A Time for New Beginnings
Posted on November 28, 2010 | No Comments
November 28, 2010 marks the fiftieth anniversary of Richard Wright’s death, bringing to closure the celebration of his centennial. It marks the birth, for those who demand reason and critical thought in a time of crisis, of principled readings and rereadings of Wright’s published works. If you would like to submit your own thoughts on Wright on the fiftieth anniversary of his death, please send them to wrightconnection@ku.edu.
Richard Wright’s Haiku and Modernist Poetics
Posted on November 26, 2010 | No Comments
Below you will find an audio podcast of “Richard Wright’s Haiku and Modernist Poetics,” a online seminar conducted by Yoshinobu Hakutani on November 20, 2010. The seminar was the first online seminar of the 2010 NEH-sponsored summer institute entitled Making the Wright Connection: Reading Native Son, Black Boy and Uncle Tom’s Children. Running time – 1 hour and 11 minutes.