Tag: Katie Haggstrom
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National Poetry Month: Danez Smith
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Read More: National Poetry Month: Danez SmithAs their biography on their website explains, “Danez Smith is a Black, queer, poz writer & performer from St. Paul, MN.” Their most recent poetry collection, Don’t Call Us Dead (2017) was a finalist for the National Book Award. This collection is a “heartrending sequence that imagines an afterlife for…
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National Poetry Month: Motivation Monday
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Read More: National Poetry Month: Motivation Monday~from Katie Haggstrom Great poets have a way with words. To help you with your Monday, we’ve found some inspiring quotes from poets. “Poetry is a matter of life, not just a matter of language.” -Lucille Clifton “We all write poems; it is simply that poets are the ones…
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National Poetry Month: Joy Harjo
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Read More: National Poetry Month: Joy HarjoToday’s poem comes from Joy Harjo. She was born in Oklahoma and received her MFA from the Iowa Writers Workshop in 1978. She is part of the Mvskoke/Creek Nation, an identity that is also reflected in her poetry, including her collections The Woman Who Fell from the Sky (1996), How…
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Women’s History Month: Motivation Monday
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Read More: Women’s History Month: Motivation MondayTo kick off the last week of Women’s History Month, we’ve compiled a list of quotes about writing from women writers. Everyone has something worth saying, and writing is a powerful way to spread that voice and create a space for others to have a voice. “Cram your head with…
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Women’s History Month: Motivation Monday
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Read More: Women’s History Month: Motivation Monday“A woman is like a tea bag – you can’t tell how strong she is until you put her in hot water.” -Eleanor Roosevelt “I hate to hear you talk about all women as if they were fine ladies instead of rational creatures. None of us want to be in…
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Motivation Monday, from famous Women Authors
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Read More: Motivation Monday, from famous Women AuthorsIn light of this year’s Women’s History month theme, “Nevertheless She Persisted: Honoring Women Who Fight All Forms of Discrimination Against Women,” we found some powerful quotes about persistence we wanted to share with you, to offer you some motivation to persevere on this windy Monday. “You may…
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Black History Month: Jesmyn Ward
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Read More: Black History Month: Jesmyn WardAuthor Jesmyn Ward is making waves with her third novel, Sing, Unburied, Sing, which was just released in 2017. This novel won the National Book Award, making Ward the first woman to win not one, but two National Book Awards in Fiction. Ward was born in 1977 in DeLisle, Mississippi.…
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Black History Month: YA Reading List
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Read More: Black History Month: YA Reading List~from Katie Haggstrom Even as college students, it’s still fun to read young adult novels. We’ve found some classic and some new must-read young adult novels, all featuring African American authors. The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas. This book made the New York Times young adult best seller list.…
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Black History Month: Shonda Rhimes
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Read More: Black History Month: Shonda Rhimes“Don’t let fear keep you quiet. You have a voice so use it. Speak up. Raise your hands. Shout your answers. Make yourself heard. Whatever it takes, just find your voice, and when you do, fill the damn silence.” -Meredith Grey, Grey’s Anatomy, ABC This year, ABC’s critically acclaimed medical…
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Black History Month: Poetry Reading List
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Read More: Black History Month: Poetry Reading ListPoetry 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 Writings, Phillis Wheatley. As the first African American poet, Wheatley…