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This week Catherine reads at February's UniverCity Spoken Word Series in Norfolk in celebration of Romanticism.  Hosted by Scholar-In-Residence Dr. Peter Schulman, the evening will have presentations by writers Tom Yuill, Lisa Beech Hartz, Joanna Efetheriou, and Kelly Morse with scholars Dr. Lee Slater reading some love poems from Rwanda; Dr. Jana Adamitis speaking about early classical writings on love potions and spells; Manuela Mourao speaking about Portuguese-French love letters; and Elizabeth Black reading some French poems.

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