The Virtual Writing University Archive

The Virtual Writing University Archive is a collection of recordings of literary readings, panel discussions, and lectures around The University of Iowa and Iowa City. You may search or browse these recordings to find those you want to hear. The Writing University Archive is a project of the School of Library and Information Science in collaboration with the writing community at Iowa.

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Panel Discussion: Landscape and Literature

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IWP participants share insights into the role of the landscape in literary production as part of the 2003 Paul Engle Day festivities.  Luvsandamba Dashnyam presents his paper “Mongolian Landscape and Literature,” which concludes with an audio-visual display featuring the Mongolian mountains, desert, forests, steppe, and rivers.  Kim Won-jung presents his essay, “Cracking the Shell: An Overview of Contemporary Korean Ecopoetry.” Anju Dhadda Misra reads “An Eyeful of Water: Language, Landscape and Form in Nan Kisore Acharya’s Hymns to the Desert: A Translator’s Notes.”

In: International Writing Program Archive

Authors: Luvsandambyn Dashníàm , Won-Jung Kim, Anju Dhadda Misra

Date Recorded: October 11, 2003

Program: --

Format: discussion

Contributors: Hugh Ferrar

Topics: Mongolian history; contemporary Korean poetry; translation of poetry; Nan Kisore Acharya

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