Robert Lowell to Read From His Own Work

Robert Lowell '37, who will be reading from his own poetry, will replace Allen Tate in the Literary Lecture Series for next week. The date for the reading has also been rescheduled to 8:30 p.m., Monday, August 8, Allston Burr Hall B instead of Tuesday, August 9.

Lowell, whose political opinions have made him one of the most controversial American poets, received an honorary degree from Harvard in June. His most recent work is For the Union Dead. Lowell is frequently a Visiting Professor of English.