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‘Ladysitting’ on stage 
Nolen, Lorene Cary, and Finister speaking with each other at Kelly Writers House.

Lorene Cary (center) with actor Melanye Finister (right) and the Arden's Terry Nolen (left) at the Kelly Writers House. 

Image: Delaney Parks

‘Ladysitting’ on stage 

The new play “Ladysitting” at the Arden Theatre Co. is by Penn English faculty and alumna Lorene Cary, based on her memoir about caring for her grandmother in the last of her 101 years.

Louisa Shepard

A ‘celebrity translator’ takes center stage
emily wilson sitting in the penn museum auditorium

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A ‘celebrity translator’ takes center stage

Emily Wilson, professor of classical studies, is renowned for her English translations of Homer’s ancient Greek epic poems, first “The Odyssey” and now the “The Iliad.”

Louisa Shepard

Who, What, Why: Jo Tiongson-Perez
Jo Perez smiles and poses in Asia Gallery in museum.

Jo Tiongson-Perez inside the Asia section of the Penn Museum. 

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Who, What, Why: Jo Tiongson-Perez

Through a Sachs Arts grant, Jo Tiongson-Perez of the Penn Museum co-authored a compilation of mostly Indigenous folktales from the Philippines. 
Exploring Jane Austen and Taylor Swift
Melissa Jensen standing on a stairway

A 1989 Penn grad, Melissa Jensen has taught literature and writing at Penn for 15 years.

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Exploring Jane Austen and Taylor Swift

In a first-year English seminar taught by Melissa Jensen in the School of Arts & Sciences, students focus on the teenaged writing by now-famous authors, musicians, and artists, including Jane Austen and Taylor Swift.

Louisa Shepard

‘PoemTalk’ podcast at 200 episodes
five people sitting at a table with microphones and books in front of a wall of windows

The 200th episode of PoemTalk was filmed at the Kelly Writers House on Nov. 30. From left: Host Al Filreis and poets William J. (Billy Joe) Harris, Aldon Lynn Nielsen, and Tyrone Williams, and featured poet Evie Shockley. 

(Image: Zach Carduner)

‘PoemTalk’ podcast at 200 episodes

The 200th episode of the pioneering poetry podcast “PoemTalk” was recorded at the Kelly Writers House last week, 16 years after the first. Founder Al Filreis (left) of the School of Arts & Sciences is the creator and host of the discussion-based monthly podcast that features a “close, but not too close” reading of a poem.

Louisa Shepard

Reading recommendations from Penn experts for LGBT History Month
Various book covers of queer texts.

From left to right, clockwise: “After Sappho,” by Selby Wynn Schwartz and published by W.W. Norton; “City of Sisterly and Brotherly Loves,” by Marc Stein and published by Temple University Press; “Stars in My Pocket Like Grains of Sand,” by Samuel R. Delany and published by Wesleyan University Press; “Just Above My Head,” by James Baldwin and published by Dial Press.

(Image: Various publishers)

Reading recommendations from Penn experts for LGBT History Month

The LGBT Center, Penn Libraries, and others put forward their literary picks for LGBT History Month.
Marking a monumental death
A person is shown holding a photo of Mahsa Amini, a woman who was killed in police custody in Iran in 2022.

A portrait of Mahsa Amini held during a rally Oct. 1, 2022 calling for regime change in Iran following the death of Amini, who died after being arrested in Tehran by Iran’s morality police.

(Image: AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

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    • Marking a monumental death

    In honor of the first anniversary of the killing of Mahsa (Jîna) Amini in Iran and the subsequent outpouring of protest, Penn will host a two-day conference on violence against women.

    Kristen de Groot

    Out this week: Emily Wilson’s ‘The Iliad’
    Emily Wilson, wearing glasses and a Greek necklace, smiles.

    Emily Wilson, a professor of classical studies, recently translated “The Iliad,” which publishes Sept. 26.

    (Image: Daniel McGarrity)

    Out this week: Emily Wilson’s ‘The Iliad’

    After years in the making, Wilson’s translation of “The Iliad” will release on Sept. 26.