Pulitzer Prize-winning poet discusses dyslexia Feb. 22 at Elizabethtown College's Bowers Writers House

Philip Schultz shares his experience with a learning disability, offers public poetry reading

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ELIZABETHTOWN, PA (02/04/2012)(readMedia)-- One of American Poetry's longtime masters of the art, Philip Schultz, a Pulitzer Prize winner and founder/director of New York's The Writers Studio, discusses his learning disability and reads his poetry Wednesday, Feb. 22, at Elizabethtown College.

At 11 a.m. Schultz speaks on "Learning About Dyslexia" in Leffler Chapel and Performance Center. At 8 p.m. he will give a public reading of his poetry at the College's Bowers Writers House.

Schultz was diagnosed later in life with dyslexia, a learning disability that impairs a person's communication and writing skills, and last year he published "My Dyslexia," a book on his childhood struggles with the disorder.

At Elizabethtown, he will offer a frank and tender discussion of his experiences. In addition to his book, Schultz also wrote several collections of poetry, including "Failure," the winner of the 2008 Pulitzer Prize. Other collections include "The God of Loneliness: New and Selected Poems," "Living in the Past," and "The Holy Worm of Praise."

Both events are open to the public, and admission is free. Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. It is recommended to arrive half an hour early so as to secure seating.

Contact: Jesse Waters at writershouse@etown.edu or 717-689-3945

Bowers Writers House at Elizabethtown College, 840 College Hill Lane, was created with a generous gift by Kenneth L. '59 and Rosalie E. '58 Bowers to support a culture of creative curiosity and foster a new sense of excitement and enthusiasm for intellectual diversity. The Bowers Writers House is an interdisciplinary venue for presentation, performance, expression and study. The programs-from dramatic readings to interactive panels to musical performances-offer a dynamic variety of enjoyable and informative experiences. Visit www.etown.edu/centers/writershouse.

Elizabethtown College, in south-central Pennsylvania, is a private coed institution offering more than four dozen liberal arts, fine and performing arts, science and engineering, business, communications and education degrees. Through personal attention, creative inspiration and academic challenge, Elizabethtown College students are encouraged to expand their intellectual curiosity and are given the opportunity to become an important part of the bigger world through experiential learning-research, internships and study abroad. Elizabethtown College's overall commitment to Educate for Service is fulfilled as students are taught intellectually, socially, aesthetically and ethically for lives of service and leadership.

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