Sandra Simonds: How a Book Takes Shape

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.

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Host or Publisher English Department, University of North Florida