Hahn Concludes Writers-on-the-Shore Spring Literary Series

SALISBURY, MD---American Book Award winner Kimiko Hahn visits Salisbury University for the Writers-on-the-Shore Spring Literary Festival at 8 p.m., Tuesday, May 11 in the Montgomery Room of the Commons. Hahn, a native of New York, won numerous accolades including a Lila Wallace-Readers Digest Writers Award, fellowships from the New York Foundation for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts. A graduate of the University of Iowa and Columbia University, she currently teaches at Queens College/CUNY. Hahn’s poetry draws on Asian and American traditions. Works such as Of Boys in the Empty Lot and The Izu Dancer are reflective of her ability to use real life situations for creative inspiration. Her latest poetry compilation, The Artist’s Daughter, is a fantasy voyage into the darkness of humanity. Hahn’s presentation is free and the public is cordially invited. For more information call 410-543-6030 or visit SU’s website at www.salisbury.edu.