Poet Anthony Sutton, known for his book "Particles of a Stranger Light," will be giving a public reading at New Mexico State University on February 23. The event, part of the Nelson-Boswell Reading Series, is co-hosted by La Sociedad para Las Artes and the Department of Art.
Sutton, a fellow in the University of Houston Literature and Creative Writing Ph.D. program, will be joined by Master of Fine Arts candidate Kathy Key-Tello, who will also be sharing her thesis works during the reading. The event, taking place at the Creative Media Institute Theater in Milton Hall, Room 171, is open to the public and will be followed by a reception.
Donald Platt, poet and English professor at Purdue University, praised Sutton's work, stating, "All I know is that I want to keep reading and rereading these lovely, strange, wise and wise-cracking selves that Sutton invents for himself in 'Particles of a Stranger Light.' This virtuoso book passes like a category five hurricane through our consciousness and, if you let it, will rearrange who you are."
Sutton's poetry has been featured in various publications, and he also teaches at Grackle and Grackle, a writing organization in Houston, Texas. The Nelson-Boswell Reading Series aims to bring visiting writers to NMSU to share their work with the community, with copies of Sutton's books available for sale at the event.
Following Sutton, Diné writer and filmmaker Ramona Emerson, author of "Shuttle," will be the next guest in the series, scheduled for a reading on Friday, April 12. The public is invited to attend and experience the literary talents showcased through the Nelson-Boswell Reading Series at New Mexico State University.
