A reading and conversation with essayist Passarello, whose first book, Let Me Clear My Throat, examines popular voices from Howard Dean's campaign-trail scream to Brando’s "Stella!" to the "rebel yell." Her Animals Strike Curious Poses appears in February 2017. Passarello is presented by Elizabeth Rush Mueller, who teaches creative nonfiction at Bates. Literary Arts Live is sponsored by the English department. FMI 207-753-6963 or lwardwel@bates.edu.