Spanish poetry reading at Denison

Date of Event: February 17, 2011

Posted: February 17, 2011

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Juan Armando Rojas Joo

Juan Armando Rojas Joo, professor of Spanish at Ohio Wesleyan University, will present a reading of his poetry at 5 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 17, in the auditorium of Higley Hall (100 Ridge Road). The reading, sponsored by the Patty Foresman Fund and the Department of Modern Languages, is free and open to the public.

Joo is the author of several works of poetry including “Lluvia de lunes” and “Ceremo nial de viento/Ceremonial of Wind.” He is the current poet in residence at the University of Coimbra in Portugal.


Calendar Listing:

CALENDAR LISTING, Denison University, Granville— Juan Armando Rojas Joo reading of his poetry at 5 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 17, in the auditorium of Higley Hall (100 Ridge Road). Free and open to the public. For more information, contact Liz Barringer-Smith at 740-587-6643 or visit www.denison.edu.

About Denison:

Denison University, founded in 1831, is an independent, residential liberal arts institution located in Granville, Ohio. A highly selective college enrolling 2,100 full-time undergraduate students from all 50 states and dozens of foreign countries, Denison is a place where innovative faculty and motivated students collaborate in rigorous scholarship, civic engagement and the cultivation of independent thinking.

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