Open to Discussion: The Myth of Class-less-ness
Guild Complex
The American Dream has been an icon of our culture throughout its history and constant theme in U.S. literature. But is it a fact or a myth?
The American Dream has been an icon of our culture throughout its history., and constant theme in U.S. literature. But is it a fact or a myth? Two writers will read from their work and discuss how they see the boundries of our class working invisibly un American literature, and how that viewpoint is revealed in their work.
Linda McCarriston has published two books of poems, Talking Soft Dutch (Texas Tech) and Eva Mary (TriQuarterly/Northwestern Press). Her third book, Little River (Salmon Press) was published in Ireland, where because of her family?s recent immigration, she enjoys citizenship. She has been featured in Bill Moyer?s PBS poetry special The Language of Life, and Terry Gross?s Fresh Air on NPR. Linda teaches at the University of Alaska, Anchorage. Kelly Norman Ellis is an Assistant Professor of Creative Writing and African American Literature at Chicago State University. Her work has been published in Sister Fire (1994), Spirit and Flame (1997), Obsidian II, and Eclipsing a Nappy New Millenium(1998). Kelly is currently completing her first collection of poems Tougaloo Blues and is a recipient of the Kentucky Foundation for Women Creative Writing Grant. ?Open to Discussion? is supported by a grant from the Illinois Humanities Council, the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Illinois General Assembly.Performers
Linda McCarriston, Kelly Norman Ellis