Poet, musician, activist, and cultural chronicler Edward
Sanders will perform his work on Thursday, Nov. 14, at 8 p.m. in the Yulman Theater at Union College.
The event is free and open to the public.
Sanders' volumes of poetry include Thirsting for Peace in
a Raging Century, Hymn to the Rebel Café, 1968, and Chekov,
as well as his ongoing multi-volume project, America: A History in Verse. He is also the author of Tales of Beatnik
Glory, a collection of stories, and of The Family, an account of the
Charles Manson Group.
A founder and leader of the rock group The Fugs, Sanders
operated the Peace Eye Bookstore on New York's Lower East Side from 1964 to 1970. He is the editor
of The Woodstock Journal, a local paper dedicated to social and
environmental activism.
A graduate of New York University, Sanders has been the recipient of
fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation and the National Endowment for the
Arts. His selected poems received the American Book Award.
Sanders is well known for the power, humor, and originality
of his performances, which combine music and the spoken word. Admission to his performance at Union College is free, and the public is
invited. A reception will follow.
This event is sponsored by the Department of English of Union College, with assistance from the program
in American Studies, the Yulman Theatre, and the Honors Freshman Preceptorial.
For
information, call (518) 388-6131.