Robert AtwanWednesday, July 22, 7:00 p.m.Atwanis thefounder and series editor of the annual Best American Essays. The noted editor of numerous anthologies, he has written on the ancient literature of the Near East and his critical essays and poetry reviews have appeared in many national periodicals.

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