Paul Nelson facilitated the visit of renowned poet and activist Brenda Hillman to SPLAB in November 2011, as part of the Visiting Poets Series. The whole interview is here. Hear a clip from the interview she did with Paul Nelson here:

Audio of the reading is here. Video here: Intro, Part 1, Part 2, Part 3. Thank you Ra’anan David for the video.

Hillman is the Olivia Filippi Professor of Poetry at Saint Mary’s College in Moraga, California. Poets & Writers states “[Hillman] reminds us that the language we use when ordering a sandwich is also the language we use to make art. Her environmental concerns prove writers can offer more than just aesthetic pleasure.” Among the awards Hillman has received are the 2005 William Carlos Williams Prize for poetry and Fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Guggenheim Foundation. She is involved with the Code Pink activist group.

Brenda Hillman City

Brenda Hillman Workshop