C. K. Williams at UC

Don Bogen (pictured above with C. K. Williams): The English Department marked C. K. Williams’s concluding week as the 2014 George Elliston Poet in Residence with a reception at the home of colleagues Jenn Habel and Chris Bachelder. In the course of his visit, Williams taught the graduate poetry workshop and reviewed students’ portfolios, did a knockout reading in the Elliston Room, and gave two public lectures: one on influences and one on his own writing practices, complete with drafts and manuscripts. He also managed to dine with students and faculty at almost every restaurant in town. It’s clear the man is a dynamo, one of the most engaged and engaging visitors we’ve had in years.