THURSDAY, MARCH 2
2:30–4pm Salon on Chinese Literature, in Chinese
Featuring Newman laureate Wang Anyi, scholars Dai Jinhua and Wang Ban, and translator Andrea Lingenfelter; moderated by Ping Zhu
(Reception 2-2:30pm)
Bizzell Memorial Library, Fourth Floor, West
7–9pm Poetry reading by Taiwanese poet Ye Mimi and her translator Steve Bradbury
Featuring His Days Go By the Way Her Years: Poems by Ye Mimi
Mainsite Art Gallery, 122 E Main St, Norman, OK
FRIDAY, MARCH 3
1:30–2:30pm Opening Ceremony for OU Libraries’ Chinese Literature Translation Archive and Special Collection
Bizzell Memorial Library, Fourth Floor, West
3–4:30pm Symposia honoring the 2017 Newman Prize laureate, Wang Anyi
Featuring Dai Jinhua (Peking University), Ban Wang (Stanford), and Andrea Lingenfelter (poet, scholar, & translator); chaired by Ping Zhu (OU)
Auditorium, Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art, 555 Elm Ave., Norman, OK
The flyer of the 5th Newman Festival can be viewed via this link:
If you would like to attend the Newman festival and need more information, please contact Ping Zhu at pingzhu@ou.edu.