Jericho Brown’s raw, lyrical poetry begs to be sung
…of his appearance at Vanderbilt University on January 20. Chapter 16: A visitor to your website gets James Brown singing his excellent, excellent song “Please,” the song that seems to…
Tracy Barrett’s brilliant reimagining of the Odyssey is a treat for young-adult readers
…Odysseus, missing now for nearly twenty years? Anyone familiar with the western canon already knows the answer: with King of Ithaka, Barrett, a senior lecturer in Italian at Vanderbilt University,…
Author-physician Abraham Verghese talks with Chapter 16 about his dual career and his latest novel, Cutting For Stone
…at nights. The key is doing a little bit of something each day, and it is amazing how soon it adds up. (This interview originally appeared on February 24, 2010.)…
Marshall Chapman talks with fifteen celebrated musicians about their earliest days in Nashville
…music. A Vanderbilt education was her ticket to Nashville, and it wasn’t long before she was breaking away from campus to go to parties where some of the city’s best…
Kate Daniels talks with Chapter 16 about her new poetry collection, A Walk in Victoria’s Secret
Poet Kate Daniels recently published her much anticipated fourth collection, A Walk in Victoria’s Secret. A professor in Vanderbilt’s creative-writing program, Daniels has received numerous honors, including the 2011 Hanes…
Aimee Bender talks with Chapter 16 about her work
…lot of interest in [Roberto] Bolano. And zombies. Aimee Bender will discuss her work at Vanderbilt University in Nashville on October 28 at 7 p.m. in Buttrick Hall, Room 102….
