Pierce Lecture with Ross Gay, October 9, 7 p.m.

Dear Members of the Campus Community,

On Monday, October 9, renowned poet and essayist Ross Gay will deliver the Fall 2023 Susan Resneck Pierce Lecture in Public Affairs and the Arts. Ross Gay is a professor of English at Indiana University whose collections of poetry have earned him PEN America’s Jean Stein Award, the National Book Critics Circle Award, and the Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award. Professor Gay’s collected essays, The Book of Delights, was a New York Times bestseller. His newest collection, The Book of (More) Delights, was released in September 2023. Following Professor Gay’s reading, there will be a book signing at the Pierce Atrium in Wyatt Hall from 8:30–9 p.m.

Susan Resneck Pierce Lecture: An Evening with Ross Gay 

Monday, October 9, 2023, at 7 p.m.

Schneebeck Concert Hall

There is no cost to attend; however, tickets are required and are available online or at the Logger Store in Wheelock Student Center.

Established in 2002 in honor of President Emerita Susan Resneck Pierce, this lecture series brings intellectuals, writers, and artists of high recognition in public affairs and the arts to Puget Sound. I’d like to extend my thanks to the Pierce Lectures in the Arts and Public Affairs Advisory Groups — faculty members Lea Fortmann, Jairo Hoyos Galvis, Lisa Johnson, Priti Joshi, Sam Liao, Janet Marcavage, and Renee Simms—for their thoughtful work in selecting engaging speakers to enrich our campus community.

I look forward to seeing you at the lecture.

Sincerely,

Isiaah Crawford, Ph.D. | President