BRATTLEBORO — Dartmouth professor Nancy Jay Crumbine will share excerpts of the work of author E. B. White in a talk at Brooks Memorial Library in Brattleboro on March 2 at 7 p.m.
Her talk, “Celebrating E.B. White,” is part of the Vermont Humanities Council's First Wednesdays lecture series and is free and open to the public.
From his essays in The New Yorker to the beloved children's classic Charlotte's Web, E. B. White remains the master's master of elegant prose, sophisticated wit, and graceful irreverence. Drawing from his stories, essays, poems, and letters, Crumbine will celebrate White's versatility and enormous legacy.
Crumbine is a poet and associate visiting professor of writing and rhetoric at Dartmouth College. She holds a Ph.D. in philosophy and two master's degrees in philosophy and religion.
She has lectured widely under the auspices of the New Hampshire and Vermont humanities councils, the National Council for the Aging, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and religious and education conferences, both in the United States and the United Kingdom. In addition to her published academic articles, she is the author of Humility, Anger, and Grace: Meditations Toward a Life that Matters.
The Vermont Humanities Council's First Wednesdays series is held on the first Wednesday of every month from October through May. The program is free, accessible to people with disabilities, and open to the public.
Upcoming talks in Brattleboro include “An Evening with Poet Major Jackson” with UVM professor Major Jackson on April 6 and “What the Buddhists Teach: Finding Clarity in Everyday Life” with author Dr. Polly Young-Eisendrath on May 4.
For more information, contact Brooks Memorial Library at 802-254-5290 or contact the Vermont Humanities Council at 802-262-2626, or visit www.vermonthumanities.org.