{"id":17532,"date":"2016-02-29T15:21:43","date_gmt":"2016-02-29T21:21:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/library\/?p=17532"},"modified":"2016-02-29T15:25:56","modified_gmt":"2016-02-29T21:25:56","slug":"bare-knuckle-warrior-poetics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/library\/archives\/17532","title":{"rendered":"Bare Knuckle Warrior Poetics"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cameron Conaway<\/a>, a former mixed martial arts fighter and award-winning writer, will talk about “Bare Knuckle Warrior Poetics: On Fighting, Writing, and the Worlds Between” at 7p.m. on Mon., Feb. 29 in the Young Auditorium. It’s part of the Contemporary Issues Lecture Series<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Conaway has written several books, including Malaria, poems<\/em><\/a>, which was on National Public Radio’s “Best Books of 2014<\/a>” list. UWW students and staff may request it from another UW campus library using the free UW Request<\/a> service (requested items arrive in 2-5 weekdays–sign in, click Get It, then click UW Request and then the Request button). You can read an excerpt in “If you think you’ll never see a poem about malaria, you’re wrong<\/a>” on the NPR website.<\/p>\n

If you’re inspired and want to know more, Andersen Library may be able to help, with book such as Reading, writing, and rising up: Teaching about social justice and the power of the written word<\/em><\/a> (3rd-floor Main Collection, LB1632 .C49 2000) and Love rise up: An anthology: Poems of social justice, protest & hope<\/em><\/a> (available via free UW Request from UWM).<\/p>\n

Please Ask a librarian<\/a> (visit the Reference Desk, call 262.472.1032, or choose to email or chat) for assistance with finding additional materials.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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