"Tom Sleigh on Poetry, Journalism, and Conflict"
A free virtual event hosted by Fairfield University MFA Program's Phil Klay
7:30 PM - 8:30 PM EST
What are the ethics of writing about war and atrocity, and what can we learn from both journalistic and poetic approaches to conflict? Award-winning poet and journalist Tom Sleigh, recipient of the Kingsley Tufts Award, Shelley Memorial Award from the Poetry Society of America, John Updike Award and Academy Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, has written powerful and complex work about conflict across his distinguished career. He will discuss writing conflict with Fairfield professor and National Book Award-winning author Phil Klay.