June Saraceno
English professor releases new book of poems, “Of Dirt and Tar”
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 02/20/2014 - 9:16amReaders will discover “deftly-crafted narrative moments that unreel like snippets of cinema” in the poems of June Sylvester Saraceno’s new book, entitled “Of Dirt and Tar.”
The second, full-length collection of poetry by Saraceno, the English department chair at Sierra Nevada College, will be released March 1 by Cherry Grove Collections, with accolades on its jacket by some of the nation’s top poets.
Location
Sierra Nevada College
999 Tahoe Blvd
Incline Village, NV 89451
United States
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High school writing winners selected by Sierra Nevada College Winners to read alongside award-winning poets, novelists
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 01/07/2013 - 11:52am
Event Date:
January 11, 2013 - 7:00pm Sierra Nevada College professors and editors evaluated over 500 submissions to choose the top winners for the 2012 High School Writing Contest, a national competition that produced exceptional stories, poems and creative nonfiction from high school juniors and seniors.
“The level of talent was extraordinary, making it tough for the judges,” said June Saraceno, English Department chair at Sierra Nevada College, a four-year private college in Incline Village, Nev.
Location
Sierra Nevada College
999 Tahoe Blvd.
Incline Village, Nev
United States
39° 14' 41.9856" N, 119° 56' 16.9692" W
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