Nazareth College Welcomes Writer Piotr Sommer For Poetry Reading

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ROCHESTER, NY (02/22/2011)(readMedia)-- Poet, translator, anthology editor, and essayist Piotr Sommer will be conducting a poetry reading at Nazareth College on Wednesday, March 9, at 7:30 p.m. in the College's Shults Center Forum. This special event will involve a Q&A regarding poetry, translation, editing and international journal. There will be copies of Continued, Sommer's recently published book of poems translated into English, available that evening for a book signing with the author. This event is free and open to the public. For more information, please contact (585) 389-2635.

Sommer, of Warsaw, Poland has published eleven poetry collections, two books essays and several anthologies in Polish. He regularly gives lectures at American universities and has gained various awards. Sommer can translate from British, Irish and American literature. His anthology of work by the American poet Frank O'Hara is one of his most valued translations.

The event is sponsored by the Office of the President, the English Department and the Center for International Education at Nazareth College.

Founded in 1924, Nazareth College is a coeducational college with undergraduate and graduate studies in the liberal arts and sciences and professional programs in health and human services, education, and management. The College is located on 150 scenic acres near Rochester, New York, and currently enrolls approximately 2,000 undergraduate and 1,000 graduate students. Nazareth has a strong commitment to experience-based learning and civic engagement. In the past decade, Nazareth has produced 18 Fulbright recipients and two Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowships.