Welcome Jaspreet Singh! Green College’s 20th Writer in Residence.
Author of acclaimed poetry collections, non-fiction, novels, short stories, and a memoir, Jaspreet will be in residence at Green College for four months beginning in January 2025.
“Dreams of the Epoch & the Rock” is Jaspreet Singh's newest collection of poems.
In Dreams of the Epoch & the Rock, Jaspreet Singh masterfully blends the personal and planetary, crafting acrobatic, intimate poems that span deep time, hidden histories, and the Anthropocene’s pressing futures with a gaze both awestruck and clear-eyed.
A Dog in a Daisy Patch: Exploring the Recursive Playground
Explore the power of recursion in mathematics through puzzles like the Tower of Hanoi, the pirate game, and the Kakeya Needle Problem, uncovering solutions and the problem-solving process along the way. Join Andrew Alexander on December 9.
Gregorius: The Holy Sinner
Discover how Medieval German nobles indulged in epic tales of love, tragedy, and wealth through live performances by minstrels, as Sequentia brings Hartmann von Aue’s Gregorius to life with music and storytelling from ca. 1200.
Applied Critique
This panel explores the complex interplay of history, scholarship, and activism in navigating evolving frameworks of social justice while resisting regression. Join Meg Gibson, Julia Bullard, and Hannah Kia on January 21.
Marc Perez Reads Dayo
Dayo explores the struggles of belonging and identity through lyrical poetry, embodying the resilient spirit of a wanderer seeking to grow roots in a world marked by violence. Join Marc Perez in The Whole Cloth Reading Series on January 22.
Applied Critique
Margaret (Meg) Gibson, Julia Bullard, Hannah Kia
Real Stories from the Front Lines: Research with Impact Sponsored by the Neglected Global Diseases Initiative (NGDI), UBC
Richard Lester; Jason Nickerson
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