ACP Works-In-Progress Colloquium: Poetry, Politics, and Place

Join Dr. Andrew Knighton and student researchers as they discuss their inquiry into the legacy of radical poet Thomas McGrath.  Unceremoniously fired from LASC (now Cal State LA) in 1954 due to his left politics, McGrath was nevertheless a leader of the L.A. poetry scene throughout the 1950s, and the recipient of considerable critical acclaim in subsequent decades. Commemorating McGrath’s centenary year, the project seeks to draw attention to the poet’s contributions to American poetry and his controversial place in Cal State LA history.