Book Benches Pay Homage to UK Authors, Artists, Including Three English Professors
By Lindsey Piercy and Whitney Hale
One of Lexington's benches portrays Crystal Wilkinson's 2016 book, "The Birds of Opulence," published by University Press of Kentucky. The bench can be seen outside Wilkinson's Wild Fig. Mark Cornelison | UK Photo.
Visiting Writers Series
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Social Staircase at Worsham Cinema at the Bill Gatton Student Center
Major in English
Lilly Bramley a Sophmore at UK pursuing an English Major. Lilly believes that an English Major opens the door to many other disciplines, "there's is just so many possibilities you can do with an English Major cause we are communication people, we are critical thinkers and they want us on their team."
Bobbie Ann Mason Stitches Together the Fabric of a Writer’s Career in Her New UPK Book
By Mack McCormick and Whitney Hale
Bobbie Ann Mason. Photo by Guy Mendes.
The Swanberg Legacy: love, family and giving
By Julie Wrinn
On both sides, it was love at first sight. Joan Swanberg (B.A. 1981) had grown up in Cleveland but was drawn to the University of Kentucky for its beautiful campus, southern charm, and affordability. During her first two years at UK she thrived in her studies but had brought home to Ohio one too many “bad boyfriends.” At the beginning of her junior year, Joan remembers her mother saying, “Why don’t you go find a nice boy at church?”
Visiting Writers Series
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Worsham Cinema at the Bill Gatton Student Center