Sandra Simonds: How a Book Takes Shape
Schedule
Tue Apr 14 2026 at 06:30 pm to 08:00 pm
UTC-04:00Location
University of North Florida, Department of English (Commons Room, 2nd Floor) | Jacksonville, FL
About this Event
In this talk, the award-winning novelist and poet, Sandra Simonds, will discuss how visual and linguistic patterns, forms, and shapes create the architecture of a book. She will explore the movement from writing individual poems to recognizing the emerging structure of a manuscript. Attention will also be given to ordering and pacing and how these choices guide the reader’s movement through a collection.
Simonds’ talk will be followed by a reading from her latest book, Burning Oracle (Wesleyan University Press), a Q&A, and a book signing.
This event is free and open to the public.
Where is it happening?
University of North Florida, Department of English (Commons Room, 2nd Floor), 1 UNF Drive, Jacksonville, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
USD 0.00


















