Rocking Auburn, NY...In the area, join us!

Dr. John Crowley, (photo provided)

While he continues to be active in the world of words even in retirement, Dr. John W. Crowley has rarely spoken in Auburn (though he has been a city resident.) The last time Crowley did a public talk was during the Nineties when he delivered the commencement address at Auburn Correctional Facility. So, it is safe to share that he is an undiscovered gem. And if rare books and the history behind such publications and writers like Mark Twain spark your interest, then you should be in the audience on October 12, 2017 when he will grace the podium at “word, revisited” at 6 PM at Cayuga Museum’s Carriage House Theater.

Professor Crowley taught American literature for forty-two years, all but ten of them, at Syracuse University, where he chaired the English department for three years. Dr. Crowley has published about fifteen scholarly books, a hundred or so essays and reviews, and a few of his essays have appeared in aaduna. Interestingly, he has also written an (unpublished) novel as an experiment in seeing fiction from the inside out.


 

Mark Twain's "The Innocents Abroad (1869) book cover  (photo by Lisa Brennan)

His featured presentation for “word, revisited” is titled, "You Can Tell a Book by Its Cover" -- based on his many years as a rare book collector. He will center his talk on Mark Twain's The Innocents Abroad (1869), which happens to be the only rare book from the nineteenth century that he still owns. (Crowley graciously gave his rare book collection to the University of Alabama in honor of his students when he taught at that institution.) The cover of the Twain book, which he has used for teaching purposes, is especially "telling," and John plans to build around it a brief narrative about the material properties of books and the relevance of the publishing industry.


Join us at the Carriage House Theater on October 12 at 6 PM to hear and be engulfed in the words and perspectives of John W. Crowley’s literary vision. And during his Q&A period, you may want to ask him to tell the story of how he met bill berry and Lisa Brennan!

So, here is the deal.

$3/person admission. Wine, beer, soft drinks and snacks will be available for purchase. (All proceeds solely benefit the work of the Museum.) Sign up for the open mic session is at 5:30 pm and that part of the evening starts after a brief intermission. Bring your work. Share your work in a nurturing and safe community of poets, writers, other creative folks, and appreciative audience members.


Sponsors of “word, revisited” are the Cayuga Museum of History and Art, literary print publication Olive Trees and the online literary/visual arts journal aaduna. We look forward to welcoming you on October 12th to greet, meet and engage John W. Crowley and have a rousing good time with him and the audience.


Mark your calendar!  It's a night you won't want to miss!!!  THURSDAY.  October 12th, 6PM.   

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