Tom McGrath Visiting Writers Series

Thursday, Oct. 5 | 4:30-5:30 p.m. | Library Porch The first Tom McGrath Visiting Writers Series reading of the semester will take place this Thursday, Oct. 5, at 4:30 p.m. in the Library Porch. MSUM’s own Yahya Frederickson will read from his recent poetry collection, In a Homeland Not Far: New and Selected Poems. All McGrath events are free and […]

University Archives adds four books to collection

University Archives recently added 4 books to its collection that were, in 3 instances, authored by current or emeriti faculty. The other title is by a former student and is about a legendary MSC and NDSU faculty member. From McEnergy to EcoEnergy: America’s transition to sustainable energy by Dr. Dennis A. Jacobs and Dr. Karen A. Branden In a homeland […]

Yahya Frederickson, English, keynote speaker at this year’s Student Academic Conference

Yahya Frederickson will be the keynote speaker at this year’s Student Academic Conference on Tuesday, April 14, 2015. To view the full schedule and list of presentation abstracts for this year’s Student Academic Conference, visit www.mnstate.edu/sac. Biography Yahya Frederickson teaches writing and literature at Minnesota State University Moorhead. He holds a B.A. in The Individual and Society, an individualized major, […]

Making a Scene: The power of poetry

By: Meredith Holt, INFORUM MOORHEAD – It’s been a banner year for Yahya Frederickson’s poetry. The Minnesota State University Moorhead English professor was awarded a $5,000 Lake Region Arts Council/McKnight Fellowship literary/performance grant, his collection of poetry “The Gold Shop of Ba-‘Ali” won the 2013 Idaho Prize for Poetry and was published by Lost Horse Press, and an animator friend […]