Georgia Writers Hall of Fame induction ceremony March 23 & 24
March 19, 2009 – 10:15 AMTwo poets, including a University of Georgia professor who has gained international acclaim translating the works of a Persian mystic, will be inducted into the Georgia Writers Hall of Fame in March.
Coleman Barks, who taught poetry and creative writing at UGA for more than 30 years, and Georgia poet laureate David Bottoms, whose honors include the Walt Whitman Award, will be inducted at the ceremony along with two posthumous honorees: Raymond Andrews and Robert Burch.
The celebration will begin with an Author’s Discussion March 23 at 4 p.m. in the Reading Room of the Miller Learning Center; the ceremony will begin at 10:30 a.m. March 24 in the MLC Rotunda. Both events are open free to the public.
The UGA Libraries established the Georgia Writers Hall of Fame to recognize Georgia writers, past and present, whose work reflects the character of the state, its land and its people. A board of judges selects two or more writers for induction each year based on an open nomination process. More information on the program, including a nomination form, can be found at: www.libs.uga.edu/gawriters/.
