{"id":48747,"date":"2018-03-15T03:18:37","date_gmt":"2018-03-15T07:18:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/utnews.utoledo.edu\/?p=48747"},"modified":"2019-02-06T09:54:35","modified_gmt":"2019-02-06T13:54:35","slug":"visiting-writer-to-read-poetry-march-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/03_15_2018\/visiting-writer-to-read-poetry-march-20","title":{"rendered":"Visiting writer to read poetry March 20"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jenny Molberg will read from her new book of poetry, \u201cMarvels of the Invisible,\u201d Tuesday, March 20, at 6 p.m. in Libbey Hall.<\/p>\n

The assistant professor of English at the University of Central Missouri won the 2014 Berkshire Prize from Tupelo Press, which published her debut last year.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Powerful and mesmerizing, Molberg\u2019s poetry weaves together the personal and the scientific, examining relationships and immortality, the known and the unknown. The author analyzed archival letters from 17th- and 18th-century scientists, and read new studies on biological phenomena.<\/p>\n

\u201cOne thing I love about the scientific texts I explore is their language. Centuries-old science that now may seem outdated to us was filled with moments of shock and wonder for scientists then. I love to mine these texts for diction that I may not have otherwise used,\u201d Molberg said in an interview with How a Poem Happens. <\/p>\n

The Texas native believes in inspiration and sweat.<\/p>\n

\u201cYes \u2014 sweat and tears galore,\u201d\u00a0she said. \u201cBut I live for that outpouring.\u201d<\/p>\n

Erin Adair-Hodges, UT visiting assistant professor of creative writing, invited Molberg to campus. Her debut poetry book, \u201cLet’s All Die Happy,\u201d was released last fall.<\/p>\n

\u201cRecently, I asked my introductory creative writers to list questions they had about poetry, and one student wrote, \u2018Why poetry at all?\u2019 I think this is a superb question \u2014 because most of us aren’t exposed to poetry in any significant way in today’s world, we can easily think it doesn’t have a place for us,\u201d Adair-Hodges said. \u201cBut I would argue that the value of poetry is that it looks at any and all human experiences and mines them for value. In using language in a very precise way, poetry makes our lives essential. Jenny Molberg is a poet whose work does this particularly well, saying look at the marvels inside of us.\u201d <\/p>\n

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Molberg<\/p><\/div>Molberg’s work has appeared in Best New Poets, Poetry International, Ploughshares, Boulevard, Green Mountains Review, The Adroit Journal, Copper Nickel, The Missouri Review, and other publications.<\/p>\n

At the University of Central Missouri, she teaches Advanced Poetry, Introduction to Creative Writing, and American Literature. She also is the poetry editor for Pleiades.<\/p>\n

After graduating from Louisiana State University, Molberg went to American University and received a master of fine arts degree in poetry and then continued at the University of North Texas for a doctorate in English and creative writing. She joined Central Missouri in 2015.<\/p>\n

Molberg\u2019s free, public poetry reading is sponsored by the UT Department of English Language and Literature. For more information, call 419.530.2318.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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