Writers in Motion: A Nation Divided (2011)

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In April 2011, the International Writing Program launched Writers in Motion, a study tour of the Mid-Atlantic and the American South, where eight international writers explored the theme of "Fall and Recovery." The writers traveled to Gettysburg, New Orleans, the Gulf Coast, Birmingham, Baltimore, and Washington, D.C. to examine the different challenges presented by historical crises and upheavals, both natural and social. - See more at: http://iwp.uiowa.edu/programs/us-study-tours#sthash.qzGK5el3.dpuf
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