Jen Tynes Poetry Reading, May 18

Poet Jen Tynes will read from her own works at 4 p.m., Friday, May 18, in the Alumni Room, Old Main, Knox College, Galesburg, Illinois. The reading is free and open to the public.

A 2001 Knox College graduate, Tynes is the author of two volumes of poetry, "The End Of Rude Handles" and "See Also Electric Light," and co-author with Erika Howsare of "The Ohio System." Her poems have received two Pushcart Prize nominations, and her writing has appeared in more than 50 print and electronic journals, including Denver Quarterly, Lit, Indiana Review, Jubilat, MiPoesias, Diagram, Verse, Typo, and No Tell Motel. Tynes completed an MFA at Brown University in 2005.

While at Knox, Tynes also will announce winners of the 2007 Davenport Poetry Awards. The annual prizes for student writing are named in honor of long-time Knox English professor John Davenport.

Founded in 1837, Knox is a national liberal arts college in Galesburg, Illinois, with students from 45 states and 44 nations. Knox's 'Old Main' is a National Historic Landmark and the only building remaining from the 1858 Lincoln-Douglas debates.