A cultural link between the Campus and its diverse urban community, the Voices of the Rainbow series offers exhilarating presentations of poetry and fiction by talented and spirited writers of multiple racial, ethnic, linguistic
and national backgrounds. Since it was first hosted by the English Department in 1993, the program has featured writers such as Meena Alexander, Dorothy Allison, Amiri Baraka, Gwendolyn Brooks, Judith Ortiz Cofer, Edwidge Danticat, Junot Diaz, Cristina Garcia, Jessica Hagedorn, Chang-Rae Lee, Fae Myenne Ng, Ishmael Reed, Ntozake Shange, Piri Thomas and Yevgeny Yevtushenko.

For more information, contact Louis Parascandola at (718) 488-1109 or visit www.brooklyn.liu.edu/depts/English/voices.html. The Voices of the Rainbow program is free and open to the public.

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If you would like to support any of the programs described in this publication, please call:

Gladys Schrynemakers
Office of the Provost
(718) 488-3405