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Poetry and Science Meet at Creative Intersection
June 9, 2023
"Poetry and science are not opposites, they鈥檙e actually allies," said David Hassler, director of 海角原创鈥檚 Wick Poetry Center. Hassler paraphrases American poet Jane Hirshfield, who, in 2017, contacted him to collaborate on a Poets for Science project, which鈥
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海角原创 English and Dance Double Major Graduates Today; Shares Her Incredible Experience with Dancing Wheels
May 12, 2023
Angelina DiFranco started dancing when she was just three years old and wearing a diaper under her leotard. 鈥淚 was terrified of my dance teacher,鈥 DiFranco joked. "No, she's great." She got her start at Starship Dance Studio in Guilford, Connecticut, about 90 miles from鈥
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Dear Ukraine Exhibit in the Washington National Cathedral
Feb. 24, 2023
In recognition of the one-year anniversary of Russia鈥檚 invasion of Ukraine, the Wick Poetry Center is pleased to announce the installation of the Dear Ukraine global community poem exhibit in the鈥
Read More »WINNER OF THE 2022 STAN AND TOM WICK POETRY PRIZE
Jan. 20, 2023
The Wick Poetry Center is utterly delighted to announce that Cornelius Eady has selected Arlene Keizer鈥檚 manuscript, 鈥淔raternal Light: On Painting While Black鈥 as the winner of the 2022 Stan and Tom Wick Poetry Prize. Dr. Keizer will read together on the 海角原创鈥
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University Libraries Receives Donation of Only Known Portrait of Ohio-Born Poet
Oct. 17, 2022
海角原创 Libraries on Monday accepted a donation of a portrait of Hart Crane, the only painting believed to exist of the 20th century American poet.
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Wick Poetry Center鈥檚 鈥楧ear Vaccine鈥 to Debut in October as Staged Theatrical Production
Sept. 21, 2022
The performance, titled
Mapping Akron: Wick Poetry Center Begins New Effort to Highlight Akron Neighborhoods Through Poetry
Sept. 20, 2022
Using poetry to explore Akron, Ohio residents鈥 sense of belonging to their neighborhoods is the goal of a new project by 海角原创鈥檚 Wick Poetry Center.
Read More »WICK WEEKLY POETRY WORKSHOPS CREATE A COMMUNITY OF CREATIVES
Sept. 16, 2022
Every Friday, the 海角原创 community can come together to create poetry and share a more vulnerable side of themselves at the Wick Poetry Center. The Wick Weekly poetry writing workshop brings the campus members together to help them develop as poets and create a community of鈥
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Recent books published by College of Arts and Sciences Faculty
Dec. 17, 2021
Have you ever wondered how Asian Americans helped win the Allied victory? What inspired Hemingway鈥檚 writings while in Paris? How has Wonder Woman impacted comics, feminism, and pop culture over the past 80 years? The diverse faculty in the College of Arts and Sciences have you鈥
Read More »Traveling Stanzas Makerspace
Dec. 9, 2021
The Traveling Stanzas Poetry Makerspace is a completely refurbished, recreational vehicle donated to the Wick Poetry Center by WKSU. The Traveling Stanzas Poetry Makerspace is the first of its kind in the country and serve as a mobile, interactive鈥
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