Mills College Announces esteemed writer Mei-mei Berssenbrugge as guest reader in The Contemporary Writers Series

OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA–  Mills College announced today the esteemed
writer Mei-mei Berssenbrugge as a guest reader in its Contemporary
Writers Series.She will be reading at Mills College on Tuesday November 10th at 5:30p.m.

The reading will be held at Mills Hall in the center of campus and is free and open to the public. Directions can be found at:  http://
mills.edu/academics/graduate/eng/contact_us.php

Mei-mei Berssenbrugge was born in Beijing, grew up in Massachusetts, and has, since the 1970s, split her time between rural New Mexico and New York. Her poetry, known for its lush abstraction, use of collage, and exploration of the complexities of cultural and political identity, is influenced by her own experience of cultural and linguistic displacement, and deep engagement of local arts communities in New Mexico and the New York art world. Her volumes of poetry include several collaborations with artists such as ENDOCHRINOLOGY AND CONCORDANCE, both with Kiki Smith. The University of California Press published I LOVE ARTISTS:NEW AND SELECTED POEMS in 2006.

The Contemporary Writers Series at Mills College is managed by The Place for Writers, a student-run organization within the Graduate English Department. The Series will produce eleven events throughout the 2009-2010 academic year. A detailed listing of events can be found at:

http://mills.edu/academics/graduate/eng/the_scene/writers_series.php

CONTACT:
Rebecca Maillet
Project Manager, The Contemporary Writers Series Mills College
rmaillet@mills.edu