{"id":280,"date":"2020-03-09T15:56:37","date_gmt":"2020-03-09T15:56:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/english\/?page_id=280"},"modified":"2026-10-29T14:32:58","modified_gmt":"2026-10-29T14:32:58","slug":"a-k-smith-scholars-series","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/english\/department-events\/a-k-smith-scholars-series\/","title":{"rendered":"A.K. Smith Scholars Series"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 class=\"x_elementToProof\"><strong data-start=\"111\" data-end=\"164\">Kyes Stevens<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-3315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2026\/10\/Keys-Stevens-Scholar-Series-FALL26-1-200x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"268\" height=\"402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2026\/10\/Keys-Stevens-Scholar-Series-FALL26-1-200x300.png 200w, https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2026\/10\/Keys-Stevens-Scholar-Series-FALL26-1-682x1024.png 682w, https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2026\/10\/Keys-Stevens-Scholar-Series-FALL26-1-768x1152.png 768w, https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2026\/10\/Keys-Stevens-Scholar-Series-FALL26-1-1024x1536.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2026\/10\/Keys-Stevens-Scholar-Series-FALL26-1.png 1333w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 268px) 100vw, 268px\" \/><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Join the English Department on December 2 in Reese Room, Smith House for a discussion with Kyes Stevens, founding director of the Alabama Prison Arts + Education Project, on the transformative power of arts and education in prisons. Food will be served!<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Kyes Stevens is the founding director of the<\/span> <span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Alabama Prison Arts + Education Project<\/span> <span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">(APAEP). An Alabama native, she holds an MA in Women\u2019s History and an MFA in poetry from Sarah Lawrence College. After receiving a joint grant from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Department of Justice to teach poetry at Talladega Federal Prison in 2001, she developed APAEP. Her honors include the Lillian E. Smith Writer in Service Award and the Alabama Governor\u2019s Award for her lifelong commitment to expanding arts opportunities. She has also advised the White House on criminal justice reform and higher education and helped develop national organizations supporting arts and education in prisons.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h5>Linked below are the profiles of the scholars we&#8217;ve invited to campus for readings and Q&amp;A sessions.<\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kyes Stevens Join the English Department on December 2 in Reese Room, Smith House for a discussion with Kyes Stevens, founding director of the Alabama Prison Arts + Education Project, on the transformative power of arts and education in prisons. Food will be served! 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