German author reads at Denison

Date of Event: April 23, 2012

Posted: April 18, 2012

GRANVILLE, Ohio— Denison University’s Department of Modern Languages will host Utz Rachowski, writer-in-residence at Gettysburg College. An author and scholar, Rachowski will read from his works at 4:30 p.m. on Monday, April 23, in room 207 of Denison University’s Fellows Hall (300 West Loop). The event is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Liz Barringer-Smith at 740-587 6643 or visit www.denison.edu.

Born 1954 in East Germany, Rachowski was arrested in 1979 for “subversive agitation” for copying and distributing his own poetry as well as texts by Jürgen Fuchs, Wolf Biermann and Reiner Kunze. He has offered readings and lectures throughout Germany, the United States, Sweden, Denmark, Senegal, Lithuania and Poland.

Calendar Listing:

CALENDAR LISTING, Denison University, Granville— Author reading: Utz Rachowski at 4:30 p.m. on Monday, April 23, in room 207 of Fellows Hall (300 West Loop). 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.

For press inquiries:

Name: Ginny Sharkey
Position Title: Media Relations
Primary Email: sharkeyv@denison.edu
Business Phone: (740) 587-6266

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