During the week of March 12, memoirist and poet laureate of Jersey City, Dr. Ann Wallace visited Wilkes as the second author in the Allen Hamilton Dickson Spring Writers series.

Wallace hosted three events: a visit to Eng 336: Studies in Victorian Literature, a reading, book signing and poetry workshop. Wilkes undergraduate English major and minor attendees also received “Counting By Seven,” Wallace’s collection of published poetry.

Dr. Helen Davis described Wallace as a “warrior”. She has survived ovarian cancer in her 20s, was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis before turning 40, and turned 50 with her first severe case of COVID-19, which she is still grappling with and continues to write about in her work.

The series allows for students to get hands-on workshop experience with established published authors.