Montgomery Receives NEA Grant for Big Read

Dr. Marianne Montgomery received a National Endowment for the Arts Big Read grant of $20,000 to support a community read of U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo’s An American Sunrise in advance of Harjo’s reading at ECU (sponsored by the Whichard Professorship). Other department faculty will also be involved: co-PI Gabrielle Freeman will lead classroom-based poetry and arts programming in local high schools; Kirstin Squint, Su-ching Huang, and Amber Flora Thomas will lead book discussions for various community groups; and Celestine Davis and Down East Flick Fest will host a film screening.

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