West Virginia University s writing community is invited to celebrate poetry, prose and art selected to appear in the upcoming edition of Calliope, WVU s undergraduate literary journal.

The Department of English in the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences will highlight the work of undergraduate writers and artists during a reading at 7:30 p.m. April 23 in the Mountainlair Gold Ballroom.

The event is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be provided courtesy of the Rudolph P. Almasy English Department Endowment.

Calliope brings together in print some of the best writing produced by WVU undergraduates,said Jim Harms, professor of English and interim director of creative writing.Nothing matters more than celebrating our own, and this reading gives us the opportunity to do so.

This years journal features poetry by Holt Barnitz, Anthony Fabbricatore, Erin Leigh Clemens, Jae Dyche, Andrew Gaiser, Keith George Harrison, Micah Hubert Holmes, Brandy Leigh Hoover, Keegan Lester, Brianna Leigh Lovell and Susan Vest.

Writers of prose include Rachel Alberico, Holt Barnitz, Nicole Bartlow, James Tyler Chadwell, Illene Funck, Jamie Kegg, Paul Miller and Daniel Levi Summers.

Artwork is by Erin Leigh Clemens, Emily Cumberland, Jae Dyche, Honor Forte, Casey Leann Layne and Sage Perot.

For more information, contact Harms at 304-293-9720 or ” James.Harms@mail.wvu.edu rel=nofollow> James.Harms@mail.wvu.edu .