About the Event
francine j. harris
Monday, Feb. 28 at 7:00 PM
Rice Cinema, Sewall Hall #301
Event registration below
francine j. harris is a poet, writer and educator.
“francine j. harris is an associate professor in the Department of English at University of Houston. She holds an M.F.A. from University of Michigan and a B.A. in English from Arizona State University. She is the author of the poetry collections “Play Dead”, “allegiance” and ”Here is the Sweet Hand.” Harris has taught at Centre College, University of Michigan, and Washington University in St. Louis. She has received fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, Cave Canem, and MacDowell Colony. She was the 2018/2019 Rona Jaffe Foundation Fellow at the Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers at the New York Public Library. Her work has been awarded a Pushcart Prize, Lambda Literary Award and an Audre Lorde Award.”
Rice University Spring 2022 Visiting Artist Lecture Series is co-sponsored by the Center for African and African American Studies and the Department of Visual and Dramatic Arts, with support from the Center for Engaged Research and Collaborative Learning, and the Creative Writing concentration within the English department.
Discounted parking available in Founders Court Lot, $5 flat fee, credit card required.
