English Department Hosts Notable Writers

Webster University's Department of English has hosted many nationally known poets and fiction writers since its Visiting Writers Series began in 1986. Here is a list of notable writers who have visited Webster as part of this distinguished series.

A. Manette Ansay
Brian Barker
Lynda Barry
Richard Burgin
Ron Carlson
Billy Collins
Stephen Corey
Fielding Dawson
Stuart Dybek
Dave Etter
Beth Ann Fennelly
Kathleen Finneran
Donald Finkel
Gary Gildner
Allen Ginsberg
Albert Goldbarth
Aleksandar Hemon
David Hilton
Rodney Jones
Galway Kinnell
David Kirby
Ron Koertge
David Lee
Li-Young Lee
Philip Levine
Elizabeth McCracken
T.M. McNally
Michael Martone
Lewis Nordan
Naomi Shihab Nye
Susan Perabo
Lucia Perillo
George Saunders
Lynn Sharon Schwartz
Ron Slate
Quincy Troupe
William Trowbridge
Mary Troy
Constance Urdang
Ronald Wallace
C.K. Williams
Daniel Woodrell