Whitman Wire

Terrance Hayes spellbinds audience in Visiting Writers reading

Alex Hagen • November 10, 2011

Visiting writer Terrance Hayes delivered a rich, sensory experience at his Nov. 3 reading, with excerpts from his poetry collection "Lighthead" and new unpublished works.

Literary star Carmen Giménez Smith visits campus

caitlinhardee • October 20, 2011

Visiting writer Carmen Giménez Smith discusses her dynamic lifestyle balancing roles as writer, professor, editor, publisher, wife and mother.

Juan Martinez enthralls in latest Visiting Writers event

Alex Hagen • October 6, 2011

Visiting Assistant Professor of English Juan Martinez enraptured an audience in Kimball Theatre with his dark, vivid fiction.

Author Colson Whitehead visits campus

McCaulay Singer-Milnes • November 18, 2010

"Sag Harbor" author Colson Whitehead comes for the fall semester's penultimate Visiting Writers Series event.

Pio Picks

C.J. Wisler • October 14, 2010

Each Thursday, The Pioneer highlights several events happening on campus or in Walla Walla over the weekend. Here are this week's picks: The Visiting Writers Reading Series Presents Nick Flynn: Award-winning...

Whitman alumni share memoirs at Visiting Writers Series

McCaulay Singer-Milnes • September 23, 2010

Whitman alumni Janna Cawrse Esarey and Bonnie Rough are returning to speak at the Visiting Writers Reading Series regarding their new books "The Motion of the Ocean: 1 Small Boat, 2 Average Lovers, and a Woman's Search for the Meaning of Wife" and "Carrier: Untangling the Danger in My DNA," respectively. The event will take place on Sept. 23 at 7 p.m. in the Kimball Theatre.