The ‘Ands’ and Ants of History: Two Authors From Eastern Europe Read Their Work

The Russian and East European Studies Program, Department of History, and the Slavic Club are presenting a literary reading featuring two authors from Eastern Europe. The event will take place at 6:30-8 p.m., Thursday, November 7, 2024, in Fahy Hall 236. It is free and open to the public.

Marek Kulig immigrated to the USA from Poland in 1992. A former basketball player and high school English teacher and current salesman, he spends his free time writing poetry and fiction. His poems can be found in Plants and Poetry, Rat’s Ass Review, Nifty Lit, Snakeskin, Orchards Poetry Journal, Change Seven, Journal of NJ Poets, Shot Glass Journal, Fish Publishing, Kelp Journal, 251, Windfall Room, VIBE, and elsewhere. See marekkulig.com for more.

Maxim Matusevich is professor of history and department chair at Seton Hall University. A native of St. Petersburg, Russia, he came to the United States in 1991. Maxim has published extensively as a historian of Africa and the Cold War. He also writes and publishes fiction and nonfiction. His short stories, novellas, and essays appeared in Kenyon Review, New England Review, San Antonio Review, Rivanna Review, BigCityLit, and many other outlets.

- Partial funding for this event has been provided by the DEI Committee

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