The much anticipated Black Panther film opened in theaters this weekend, and it is breaking all kinds of records. Another film releasing soon and eagerly awaited by audiences is A Wrinkle in Time, directed by Ava DuVernay. In 2015, DuVernay was in consideration to […]
Poetry is the lifeblood of rebellion, revolution, and the raising of consciousness. ~Alice Walker Need something to read this weekend? We’ve compiled a list of some of our favorite poetry collections by Black poets and authors. Phillis Wheatley, Complete […]
“Sonya Renee is conviction, compassion, and fierce grace. Her work is a thunderous call to action, spoken with porch light welcome.” ~Andrea Gibson, Women of the World Poetry Slam Champion, author, activist Sonya Renee Taylor is an author, poet, spoken word […]
Lucille Clifton (1936-2010) was a prolific poet, children’s book author, and professor. Clifton’s poetry focuses mainly on the strength and endurance one must possess in order to live as a Black American, though it also explores other aspects of her identity, such […]
Jordan Ferensic English major with a Linguistics concentration and a minor in Japanese Besides your current classes, what else are you doing or have you done that we should know about? Should know about is a tricky phrase, I don’t […]
~from Katie Haggstrom The most recent Creative Writing Reading Series event took place in the Gregory Allicar Museum of Art. The venue created a powerful dynamic between the blending of visual arts with literary arts. This reading was set apart […]
Novelist and short fiction writer Ursula K. Le Guin died on January 22nd at her home in Portland, Oregon, at the age of 88. She was born in 1929 in Berkeley, California, daughter of an anthropologist and a writer. She wrote […]
It’s that time again! Advocacy Week, presented by the TEFL/TESL Student Association, is just around the corner. Mini-presentations will occur all week beginning Monday, February 26th with the week culminating in a keynote address on Friday, March 2nd. This year, […]
I think any poem, and any writer, is always breaking open the questions beneath the poem, or the writing. You’re always trying to figure out: what gives me the right to say x or y? What does that mean? When […]
Ross Gay, born in 1974, is an American writer and professor, and considered by many to be one of America’s leading poets. Gay was born in Ohio but soon relocated to Pennsylvania, where he stayed until graduating from Lafayette College […]
