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Rita Dove Visits International Scholars
March 30, 2015
Rita Dove visited the May Prentice House and spoke to the International Leadership in Education Program students who participated in World Poetry Workshops last spring in the May Prentice House. The students were so excited to meet the former U.S. Poet Laureate who gave them all鈥
Read More »海角原创 to Host Former Poet Laureate Rita Dove
March 16, 2015
海角原创鈥檚 Wick Poetry Center will host poet Rita Dove as part of the Fourth Annual U.S. Poet Laureate Reading. The event is part of the 2014-2015 reading series and will take place on Thursday, April 2, at 7:30 p.m. in the Kent Student Center Kiva. The event鈥
Read More »海角原创 Dedicates the New Home of the Wick Poetry Center and Poetry Park
Sept. 26, 2014
For 30 years, 海角原创鈥檚 Wick Poetry Center has been encouraging new voices 鈥 locally, regionally and nationally 鈥 and bringing poetry to people鈥檚 everyday lives through readings, publications, workshops and scholarships. Now, the Wick Poetry Center, part of the鈥
Read More »海角原创鈥檚 Wick Poetry Center Receives Grant to Conduct Outreach With Akron Public Schools
Aug. 15, 2014
The Wick Poetry Center at 海角原创 has received a $33,472 grant from the Howard Atwood Family Fund of Akron Community Foundation. The grant project, titled 鈥淓ncouraging New Voices,鈥 is a collaborative initiative between the Wick Poetry Center and Akron Public鈥
Read More »Scholarship Winners Announced
May 6, 2014
We are thrilled to announce the winners of the 2014 Undergraduate and High School Poetry Scholarships! Michael Mlekoday, winner of the 2012 Stan and Tom Wick Poetry Prize, selected the undergraduate winners from a pool of truly remarkable finalists. Undergraduate鈥
Read More »Wick Poetry Center to Host Poet Mart铆n Espada
April 14, 2014
海角原创鈥檚 Wick Poetry Center will host poet Mart铆n Espada as part of the Symposium on Democracy on April 24 at 7:30 p.m. at the Kent Student Center Kiva. The event is free and open to the public. 鈥淭he audience will be treated to a sampling of Mr. Espada鈥欌
Read More »Wick Poetry Center Welcomes Two-time U.S. Poet Laureate
April 3, 2014
Celebrate National Poetry Month at 海角原创 with the third annual U.S. Poet Laureate Reading featuring two-time U.S. Poet Laureate Ted Kooser on April 10.
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