Thursday, November 4, 2010


The Blue Ox Reading Series takes place each fall semester and features our second year MFA students. The series was named for the murals decorating the small Paul Bunyan room in Memorial Union where these readings first took place. Almost immediately, the Blue Ox series proved so popular that we had to leave Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox behind in favor of larger venues...but the name has stuck.

At the first Blue Ox reading of the current semester the UW-Madison writing community--MFAs, undergrads, Institute fellows, faculty, proud parents of poets, and friends--packed the beautiful Gates of Heaven Synogogue to hear the poetry of NANCY REDDY, JOSH KALSCHEUR, and BRI CAVALLARO. It was a wonderful reading and a wonderful evening.

The next Blue Ox reading, featuring LOUISA DIODATO, JACQUES RANCOURT, and KAI CARLSON-WIE, will also be held at the Gates of Heaven on Thursday November 18 at 7:30.

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