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Saturday, November 21, 2020

Students in Prof. Staples' Class in Stoneleigh Gardens Read Their Poetry and Prose

On Monday, November 16, the students in Prof. Cathy Staples Nature Writing Workshop read selections of their poetry and prose on Zoom to an audience of students, faculty, and community members. This event was sponsored by Stoneleigh and the Natural Lands conservation organization. Professor Staples and her students have spent the semester meeting in a safe, socially distanced manner in the Stoneleigh gardens, which are adjacent to the Villanova campus.


Pictured (clockwise from left): Prof. Cathy Staples as host, and student readers Sydney Monroe, Meg Glinka, Lyndey Gallagher, Anna Connolly, Anna Keller, Alexandra Penzi, and Gabby Isola.