'The Gift' author to speak on latest work

Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Author, scholar and poet Lewis Hyde will speak at 7:30 tonight in Woodruff Auditorium in the Kansas Union. Hyde will be the first speaker in the 2009-2010 Humanities Lecture Series, sponsored by the Hall Center for the Humanities.

Victor Bailey, director of the Hall Center, said that Hyde was a good fit for the center’s annual series.

“He’s been on our radar screen for quite a while,” Bailey said. “He’s one of the most interesting, creative writers that we have in this country.”

Bailey said Hyde recently celebrated the 25th anniversary of his most famous book, “The Gift.” He said the book was a cult classic among people doing creative work for a living.

Bailey said he expected Hyde to speak about his current work tonight.

“We’ve learned what Hyde is working on at the present,” Bailey said. “His talk will most likely cover how society can ensure that creativity continues to occur in a time of increasing laws and restrictions.”

Hyde will answer questions from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. tomorrow in the Hall Center conference hall. Both events are free and open to the public.

— — Edited by Abby Olcese

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