10/01/2026
๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ๐๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธWe're excited to kick off LGBTQ+ History Month by welcoming Stephanie Burt to campus tonight and tomorrow!! Please join the Creative Writing Program for the Distinguished Writers Series with Stephanie Burt TONIGHT, Thursday, Oct. 1, in the Old Champlain Atrium, 6-8pm.
A poet, editor, literary critic, and scholar, Stephanie Burt is one of the first openly trans faculty members of Harvard University, where she is the Donald P. and Katherine B. Loker Professor of English. Burt is the author of numerous published books, including her latest poetry collection, We Are Mermaids, and Taylorโs Version: The Poetic and Musical Genius of Taylor Swift. Burt's Harvard course on Swift and poetics recently sparked a viral discourse about the relationship between popular and literary culture.
TONIGHT at the Distinguished Writer Series, Burt will be reading her work, chatting with the audience, and signing books for sale. TOMORROW, Friday, Oct. 2, at the Q Center (LS-G549), 3-4:30pm, Burt will discuss her anthology Super Gay Poems: LGBTQIA+ Poetry after Stonewall. Burt will be reading, participating in an audience Q&A, and signing books. Both events are free and open to the university community and the public. We hope to see you there!!
Binghamton Center for Writers Harpur Edge Women, Gender, & Sexuality Studies Program