Mennonite poet Jeff Gundy to do reading at Goshen College April 30

 

GOSHEN, Ind. – Award-winning Mennonite poet, Jeff Gundy, will read from his new work during a poetry reading at Goshen College on April 30 at 8 p.m. in Rieth Recital Hall.

The reading, which will be followed by a reception and book signing, is free and open to the public.

A 1975 Goshen College graduate, Gundy is professor of English at Bluffton (Ohio) College and the guest teacher of the 2004 Poetry Workshop at Goshen College.

Gundy has published three collections of poetry and two collections of essays, most recently “Rhapsody with Dark Matter” (Bottom Dog Press, 2000) and “Scattering Point: The World in a Mennonite Eye” (SUNY Press, 2003). He received his master’s and doctorate from Indiana University.

Goshen College, established in 1894, is a four-year residential Christian liberal arts college rooted in the Anabaptist-Mennonite tradition. The college’s Christ-centered core values – passionate learning, global citizenship, compassionate peacemaking and servant-leadership – prepare students as leaders for the church and world. Recognized for its unique Study-Service Term program, Goshen has earned citations of excellence in Barron’s Best Buys in Education, “Colleges of Distinction,” Kaplan’s “Most Interesting Colleges” guide and U.S.News & World Report’s “America’s Best Colleges” edition, which named Goshen a “least debt college.” Visit https://www.goshen.edu/.

Editors: For more information, contact News Bureau Director Jodi H. Beyeler at (574) 535-7572 or jodihb@goshen.edu.

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