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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Truman Capote Award Ceremony for Seamus Heaney

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Frank Conroy is master of ceremonies, UI President David Skorton gives welcoming remarks and the reading is introduced by poet James Galvin, a faculty member of the workshop.  Nobel Prize-winning poet Seamus Heaney receives the $50,000 Truman Capote Award for Literary Criticism and then reads from his work Finders Keepers: Selected Prose 1971-2001 and a selection of poetry. 

In: International Writing Program Archive | Poetry

Authors: Seamus Heaney

Date Recorded: September 25, 2003

Program: --

Format: reading

Contributors: Frank Conroy, David Skorton, James Galvin

Topics: Literary criticism; poetry; writing process

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