From the Archive: Mark Leidner, Véronique Tadjo, Doris Kareva

This audio recording of a 2006 reading at Prairie Lights Books features Mark Leidner, Véronique Tadjo, and Doris Kareva. Mark Leidner reads selections from his recent work, Véronique Tadjo reads from her novels As the Crow Flies and The Shadow of Imana: Travels at the Heart of Rwanda, and Doris Kareva reads a selection of her poetry, including the poem " What Did I See in Estonia".

Listen: Mark Leidner, Véronique Tadjo, and Doris Kareva

About the Writers:

Mark Leidner

Mark Leidner was born in Tifton, GA. He holds a degree in Economics from the University of Georgia, and in 2007 he graduated from the Iowa Writers' Workshop. His poems have appeared in Skein and La Petite Zine. He lives in Iowa City.

Véronique Tadjo

Véronique Tadjo, a 2006 participant in the UI's International Writing Program, is a poet, author, illustrator and painter from the Ivory Coast. She has published work in fiction and poetry, as well as many volumes of children’s literature. Her most recent work includes As The Crow Flies (2001) and The Shadow of Imana, Travels in the heart of Rwanda (2002), published by Heinemann in London, as well as her latest novel, Reine Pokou, published by Actes Sud in Paris.

Doris Kareva

Doris Kareva, a 2006 participant in the UI's International Writing Program, has published thirteen poetry collections, most recently Shape of Time (2005). Kareva has edited anthologies of Estonian poetry, and translated the work of Auden, Beckett, Dickinson, and Shakespeare. She currently serves as Secretary General of the Estonian National Commission for UNESCO.

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July 12, 2007
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