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Author Curtis Barnett
conducts book reading at FSC

LAKELAND, Fla. (March 25, 2004) - Author Dr. Curtis L.E. Barnett will visit the Florida Southern campus Friday to conduct a reading of his book, "Mid-Millenial Isles." Sponsored by the English department and the International Students Association, the reading takes place in the William H. Danforth Chapel at 3:30 p.m. 

Barnett's book of poems and stories highlights the history and culture of his native Cayman Islands. He received his doctoral degrees in Hispanic language and literature from Columbia University in New York, taught high school and college Spanish for several years in New York and Minnesota, and then returned to the Cayman Islands, where he continues his writing. Previous works include a book of poems, "Something About Us," and a book of short stories and essays, "Toes in the Sand." Barnett's son, Christoph, attends Florida Southern as a music performance major. 

For more information, contact Dr. Bernard Quetchenbach at 863-680-4221 or email bquetchenbach@flsouthern.edu; or Dr. Catherine Eskin at 680-4345 or email ceskin@flsouthern.edu. 


About Florida Southern College
Florida Southern is a four-year, private, co-educational liberal arts college affiliated with the United Methodist Church. The college offers more than 40 undergraduate majors and a master of business administration degree accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. Located in Lakeland, Fla., the college is home to the largest, single-site collection of Frank Lloyd Wright architecture in the world. 

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