Carolyn Forché – Honorary Doctor of Letters

Carolyn Forché is dressed in yellow and orange doctoral robes. She is smiling at the camera as she is signing a book of records.

Lannan Visiting Fellow, poet, teacher, and human rights advocate Carolyn Forché, has been made an Honorary Doctor of Letters by Newcastle University.

Forché said: “It’s one of the greatest honours of my life. It was such a moving ceremony and I am so happy to be back in Newcastle, my alma mater, and to be among my colleagues and watch this class of 25 receive their degrees.

I was so impressed by people from all over the world receiving degrees here and by the young and old receiving degrees here. It is an astonishing thing. I am really happy to be permanently associated with Newcastle University.”