Charleston Southern University hosts an annual Visiting Writers Series. For 2023-2024, they plan to host poets Lauren K. Carlson and Mathew Merson in November and poet Ray McManus in April. The free series is open to students and the community.
The April program featuring Ray McManus will take place on Friday, April 12, 2024 at 6:00 p.m. in Ashby Hall at Charleston Southern University (9200 University Blvd., North Charleston, SC 29486).
Ray McManus is the author of Driving Through the Country Before You Are Born (USC Press), Left Behind (Stepping Stones Press), Red Dirt Jesus (Marick Press), and Punch (Hub City Press). He teaches writing at USC Sumter, where he holds the position of Chair of the Division of Arts and Letters and the Division of Humanities, Social Sciences and Education. His newest collection of poetry The Last Saturday in America was published in April 2024 with Hub City Press.
