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The stories women inherit can shape the futures they imagine for themselves. In “Of Women and Water,” Baylor professor Sarah Ford examines how Southern author Eudora Alice Welty challenged traditional coming-of-age narratives through recurring scenes of women submerging themselves in water.

The Beall Poetry Festival will take place from Wednesday to Friday on Baylor’s campus, celebrating its 30th anniversary. This year, the special guest will be Tracy K. Smith, author of “Wade in the Water” and “Life on Mars” and 2022 Poet Laureate of the United States.