Writers on Writing: Jericho Brown and Robyn Schiff

Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Jericho Brown discusses with poet, University of Chicago professor, and Pulitzer finalist Robyn Schiff his career as a writer, with a focus on the craft of writing.

Writers on Writing is presented in partnership with StoryStudio Chicago. Perfect for readers and writers alike, these talks celebrate one author’s work—a glimpse behind the creative curtain, a chance to ask questions, and an opportunity to celebrate the art of the written word.

Writers on Writing is generously supported by Shanti Nagarkatti and Sue and Melvin Gray.

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Jericho Brown is the author of three collections of poetry: The Tradition, a finalist for the 2019 National Book Award and winner of the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry; The New Testament, which won the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award and was named one of the best of the year by Library Journal, Coldfront, and the Academy of American Poets; and Please, which won the 2009 American Book Award. He is the Charles Howard Candler Professor of English and Creative Writing at Emory University and director of the Creative Writing Program.

Robyn Schiff is the author of three poetry collections, Worth, Revolver, and A Woman of Property, which was a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, as well as the book-length poem Information Desk: An Epic, which was a finalist for this year's Pulitzer Prize and National Book Critics Circle Award for Poetry. The recipient of the 2023 Joseph Brodsky Rome Prize, she is Professor of English Language and Literature and Director of the Program in Creative Writing at the University of Chicago, and she co-edits Canarium Books.

This program originally took place May 9, 2024 at the Newberry.