News release from the University of Saint Francis:
USF Welcomes Author Ada Limón
(March 2, 2016) — The University of Saint Francis Sullivan Reading Series welcomes author Ada Limón to the USF campus Cougar Den, 2701 Spring Street, on Tuesday, March 8 at 7 p.m.
Ada Limón is the author of four books of poetry, including “Bright Dead Things,” which was named a finalist for the 2015 National Book Award in Poetry and one of the Top Ten Poetry Books of the Year by The New York Times. Her other books include “Lucky Wreck,” “This Big Fake World” and “Sharks in the Rivers.” She serves on the faculty of Queens University of Charlotte Low Residency M.F.A. program, in addition to the 24PearlStreet online program for the Provincetown Fine Arts Work Center. She also works as a freelance writer splitting her time between Lexington, Kentucky and Sonoma, California.
For additional information, contact Angie Springer or aspringer@sf.edu.
About the University of Saint Francis
Founded in 1890 as a comprehensive university in the Catholic Franciscan tradition, the University of Saint Francis offers more than 80 undergraduate and graduate programs through the School of Health Sciences, School of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Keith Busse School of Business and Entrepreneurial Leadership and School of Creative Arts. In addition to its traditional programs, the university designs focused curricula for working adults in Fort Wayne, Crown Point and online. The university will open a Downtown Fort Wayne Campus in the fall of 2016 that will feature business, entrepreneurship and music technology programs. Currently 2,300 students from a broad geographic region attend USF for its academic excellence.