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Jim McMichael Poetry Reading and Retirement Reception

On Thursday, May 23 at 5 pm, James McMichael will read from his new book, IF
YOU CAN TELL. Following the reading we are hosting a reception in honor of his
retirement from UCI.

Jim is a founding member of UCI's English Department, the author of give books of
poetry, and the recipient of several awards and honors, including the 2007
Academy of American Poets Fellowship, a Guggenheim Fellowship, a Whiting
Foundation Writer's Award, the Arthur O. Rense Prize from the American Academy
of Arts and Letters, and the Shelley Memorial Prize from the Poetry Society of
America.

Please join us in honoring Jim's national achievements and his many contributions
to this department.