Lecture: "Metaphysics of the Blues"
| Date/Time: | Thursday, 26 Mar 2009 at 7:00 pm |
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| Location: | Sun Room, Memorial Union |
| Cost: | Free |
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| Phone: | 515-294-9934 |
| Channel: | Lecture Series |
| Categories: | Lectures |
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Forbes' books of poetry include The Shine Poems, From the Book of Shine,and Blue Monday. His poems have appeared in many journals and can be found in anthologies such as A Century in Two Decades: A Burning Deck Anthology, 1961-81 and New Black Voices.
His honors and awards include fellowships from the Illinois Arts Council, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Bread Loaf Writer's Conference. Forbes teaches writing, literature, and jazz history. He attended the New School for Social Research, Rutgers University, and received an M.F.A. From Brown University.