Maya Angelou (April 4, 1928–May 28, 2014) would have been 90 years old today. We featured her last year during Black History Month, but when such a “phenomenal woman” and poet has a birthday during National Poetry Month, it’s hard to […]
Today’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 […]
We’ve loved having monthly themes here on the blog. February was Black History Month, an opportunity to profile amazing authors, scholars, educators, and speakers who enrich our studies, our understanding, and our lives. Then March was Women’s History Month, a chance to […]
We’re coming to the end of National Poetry Month. It has been a challenge to limit ourselves to just a month’s worth of influential poets and poetic forms, while including space for CSU’s own poets. We’ve barely brushed the surface. […]
As National Poetry Month comes to a close, we’ll spend the final days focusing close to home, on our very own English department poets — Matthew Cooperman, Sasha Steensen, Dan Beachy-Quick, and Camille Dungy. Professor Sasha Steensen has published numerous […]
As National Poetry Month comes to a close, we’ll spend the final days focusing close to home, on our very own English department poets — Matthew Cooperman, Sasha Steensen, Dan Beachy-Quick, and Camille Dungy. Poet, professor and essayist Dan Beachy-Quick […]
As National Poetry Month comes to a close, we’d like to spend the final days focusing close to home, on our very own English department poets — Matthew Cooperman, Sasha Steensen, Dan Beachy-Quick, and Camille Dungy. CSU professor Matthew Cooperman […]
Maybe we are biased, but we have some of the best alumni. They are a diverse group of amazing humans doing interesting and important work in the world. We miss them after they are gone, and love nothing more than to […]
“Spoken word poetry is the art of performance poetry. I tell people it involves creating poetry that doesn’t just want to sit on the paper, that something about it demands to be heard out loud or witnessed in person.” -Sarah […]
Today we are continuing our focus on spoken word poetry and poets. These are some of our favorite spoken word poems. What are some of yours? Video: “What Teachers Make” by Taylor Mali Video: Rachel Rostad – “Names” Video: Neil Hilborn – “OCD” […]
