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Reexamining humanities' role

Reexamining humanities’ role

By Rio Maropis / Staff Writer March 16, 2016

What it means to be a human doesn’t warrant a black-and-white response. Monday’s “Poetry and Race: How the Humanities Engage with Social Problems” will highlight this theme by examining how African-American...

Terrence Hayes' book "How to Be Drawn" has been nominated for a National Book Award.  Heather Tennant | Staff Photographer

Pitt poets finalists for National Book Award

By Jack Trainor / Culture Editor October 14, 2015

Pitt is well represented in this year’s 20 National Book Award finalists. Pitt English professor Terrance Hayes was nominated Wednesday for his assortment of linguistic and investigative poems, “How...

Welcome Back: Terrance Hayes talks about his path to poetry at Pitt

Welcome Back: Terrance Hayes talks about his path to poetry at Pitt

By John Lavanga- A&E Editor August 18, 2013

As a winner of the National Book Award and a former Guggenheim Fellow, Terrance Hayes is one of the most successful and talented graduates of the University of Pittsburgh’s Master of Fine Arts program....

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