Award-Winning Poet Jan Beatty to Visit MGA

November 11 | Macon, Arts Complex Theater | 3:00pm

Middle Georgia State University's Department of English will welcome award-winning poet and memoirist Jan Beatty for a poetry reading on the Macon Campus as part of the Georgia Poetry Circuit. The event is free and open to the public.

Beatty's poetry has appeared in The Atlantic, POETRY, The New York Times Magazine, and Best American Poetry. Her latest collection, Dragstripping (University of Pittsburgh Press, 2024), continues her exploration of identity, the body, and lived experience. She is also the author of the award-winning memoir American Bastard and is Professor Emerita at Carlow University, where she directed the MFA program in creative writing.

Students, faculty, and staff are encouraged to attend this opportunity to hear from one of contemporary poetry's distinctive voices! 

Questions: hali.sofalajones@mga.edu

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Headshot of poet Jan Beatty leaning against a dark metal structure while wearing yellow-tinted glasses and a tan jacket.