For Immediate Release
Contact:
John M. Martino
Phone Number: (215) 895-1186
Date: 09/04/02
University
of the Sciences in Philadelphia to Host Poetry Reading By Local Poet and
Writer University
of the Sciences will host an afternoon poetry reading by John Timpane,
commentary page editor for the Philadelphia Inquirer and author
of several works, including Poetry for Dummies, It Could Be Verse,
and Writing Worth Reading. The poetry reading will take place on Wednesday, September
18, 4 p.m. in Wilson Hall 205 on USP's campus, located at 43rd
Street and Woodland Avenue. Admission
is free. For more information,
call (215) 596-8895.
Timpane
became the commentary page editor for the Philadelphia Inquirer
in August 1997 after more than 20 years as a teacher of college English
at Lafayette College, Rutgers University, the University of Southampton,
Stanford University and elsewhere. He has a PhD in English and Humanities
from Stanford. Throughout his undergraduate, graduate, and scholarly career,
he wrote op-ed and perspective pieces for magazines and newspapers, and
he had a flourishing freelance writing career that included film scripts,
interactive video scripts, books, poetry, and research articles. He was
also a writing coach at various companies and newspapers.
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