Afternoon Reading and Conversation with Danusha Laméris

Part of the Creative Writing Visiting Writers Series

Join SMC's Creative Writing Department in the Lafayette Room for an afternoon reading and conversation with visiting writer Danusha Laméris, author of The Moons of August, as she discusses her art, life, and writing process. 

Danusha Laméris is an award-winning poet and essayist. She is the recipient of a Pushcart Prize and was honored by the 2020 Lucille Clifton Legacy Award. She is the author of The Moons of August (2014), Bonfire Opera (University of Pittsburgh Press), and Blade by Blade (Copper Canyon Press, 2024). Her work has been published in The Best American Poetry, The New York Times, Orion, The American Poetry Review, The Kenyon Review, Ploughshares, Poetry, and Prairie Schooner. Her poem “Small Kindnesses” has been translated into multiple languages, and adapted into a short film.

Visiting Writer events at Saint Mary's are free, open to the public, and ADA Accessible. Visitor parking is available on campus and light refreshments will be served. All attendees are eligible for a fee waiver for the MFA in Creative Writing application—please reach out to Collin Skeen, Assistant Director of Admissions, at cas38@stmarys-ca.edu for more information.