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10/22/07

PHILLIP LOPATE TO APPEAR IN SLU WRITERS SERIES

CANTON - Author Phillip Lopate will speak and read from recent works in an appearance at St. Lawrence University on Thursday, November 1, at 8 p.m. in the Common Room of Sykes Residence Hall. The event, part of the University's Writers Series, is open to the public, free of charge.

Lopate is the author of the essay collections Bachelorhood, Against Joie de Vivre, Portrait of My Body and Getting Personal: Selected Writings. His most recent book is the urban meditation Waterfront: A Journey Around Manhattan. He is also the author of two novels, The Rug Merchant and Confessions of a Summer, as well as two poetry collections, a memoir about teaching and a collection of film criticism, Totally Tenderly Tragically. He is the editor of The Art of the Personal Essay, the Library of America's Writing New York, and the series editor of The Art of the Essay. His film criticism appears regularly in The New York Times and other publications.

For more information, contact the English department at 315-229-5125.

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