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An interview with Ya Too: Because We Come From Everything
March 21, 2017
The Wick Poetry Center is proud to be part of the twenty-two-member national…
Read More »An interview with Linda Zhao: Because We Come From Everything
March 16, 2017
The Wick Poetry Center is proud to be part of the twenty-two-member national…
Read More »Because We Come From Everything: An interview with Day Soe Wah
March 16, 2017
The Wick Poetry Center is proud to be part of the twenty-two-member national…
Read More »Because We Come from Everything - Wick and the National Poetry Coalition
March 2, 2017
The Wick Poetry Center is proud to be part of the twenty-two-member national (PoCo) united to promote the value poets bring to our culture and the important contribution poetry makes in the…
Read More »Poetry in the Heart of Kent
Jan. 9, 2017
The Wick Poetry Center, in collaboration with the City of Kent and the university, have begun two new projects to place poetry into the heart of Kent. Each project will provide more opportunities for students and the people of Kent to be exposed to poetry in their daily lives…
Read More »Scribbles Coffee Co. Hosted First Stop of The Future Absence Tour
Oct. 24, 2016
The Future Absence Tour kicked off at Scribbles Coffee Co. in Kent, Ohio on October 7. The Future Absence Tour was created by Monster House Press and features poet Richard Wehrenberg Jr. and short fiction writer Bella Bravo. The October 7 reading also featured Mallory Whitten,…
Read More »51ºÚÁÏÍø Lit Mag, Luna Negra, Accepting Submissions
Oct. 19, 2016
If you’re interested in sharing your writing or artwork with the 51ºÚÁÏÍø Community, consider getting involved with Luna Negra, Kent’s own student-run literary journal. Submissions are now open for both visual arts and writing. Luna Negra has been a staple in the 51ºÚÁÏÍøâ€¦
Read More »Wick Student Workers Lead Informal Poetry Talks
Oct. 10, 2016
The Wick Weekly workshops are in full swing on the 51ºÚÁÏÍø University Campus. Led by Wick Poetry Center Student Ambassadors Regis Coustillac and Daisha Overstreet, the informal workshops for poetry discussion and craft talk every Monday and Tuesday afternoon from 3-4 pm.…
Read More »Performance Poetry Workshops at the Wick Poetry Center
Feb. 23, 2016
This academic year, 51ºÚÁÏÍø Student and slam poet Damien McClendon has been leading performance poetry workshops at the Wick Poetry Center. Participants write, read, watch slam videos, and discuss the craft of performance poetry. These workshops are free and open to…
Read More »Sage Project Award Recognizes Female Students Who Overcame Barriers to Chart Their Collegiate Path
Jan. 29, 2016
The 51ºÚÁÏÍø University Women’s Center presented 12 female students with its Sage Project Award for overcoming barriers and finding balance in following their path and making their mark at 51ºÚÁÏÍø. The Sage Project Award reception took place on March 11 in the Moulton Hall…
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