Wick Poetry Center
"What Does It Mean To Be Human?"
Sonia Sanchez’s visit to Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University’s campus on Wednesday, September 18, touched many members of the community, both students and visitors alike. Sanchez's visit is part of the year long 50th Commemoration of the events of May 4, 1970 at Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹. Sanchez discussed how …
Honors College
Á½ÐÔÉ«Îçҹ’s Wick Poetry Center to Receive $90,000 Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts
Nearly a half century ago, sparks from a passing train not only set fire to oil-slicked debris on the Cuyahoga River, which sent flames five-stories high, it ignited the river’s reputation as one of the most polluted in the United States. Since then, clean-up efforts have helped return the river to …
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Wick Poetry Center to Benefit From Ford Foundation's $200,000 Grant to the Poetry Coalition
The Poetry Coalition, of which the Wick Poetry Center at Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University is a founding member, will benefit from a $200,000 grant from the Ford Foundation. To be given over two years, the grant, which will be administered by the Academy of American Poets, will enable the founding members of th…
Kent Campus
The Ford Foundation to Support the Poetry Coalition With $200,000 Grant
Á½ÐÔÉ«Îçҹ’s Wick Poetry Center to benefit from grant The Poetry Coalition, of which the Wick Poetry Center at Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University is a founding member, will benefit from a $200,000 grant from the Ford Foundation. To be given over two years, the grant, which will be administered by the Academy …
Kent Campus
Á½ÐÔÉ«Îçҹ’s Wick Poetry Center Creates Science Stanzas, Participates in Inaugural March for Science
At the inaugural , a global demonstration centered in Washington, D.C., a special edition of the Wick Poetry Center's Traveling Stanzas titled Science Stanzas will provide an opportunity for participants to discover the intersection of expressive writing and scientific inquiry.
Kent Campus
Invitation to Poetry Reading and Ribbon Cutting in the Akron Art Museum
Join us this Thursday, April 13, at 6:00 pm at the Akron Art Museum for the first public poetry reading by the participants of our Traveling Stanzas: Writing Across Borders project. The project, made possible by a major grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, has allowed teaching arti…
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An interview with Ya Too: Because We Come From Everything
The Wick Poetry Center is proud to be part of the twenty-two-member national Poetry Coalition (PoCo) united to promote the value poets bring to our culture and the important contribution poetry makes in the lives of people of all ages and backgrounds. During the month of March, the Poetry Coali…
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Because We Come from Everything - Wick and the National Poetry Coalition
The Wick Poetry Center is proud to be part of the twenty-two-member national Poetry Coalition (PoCo) united to promote the value poets bring to our culture and the important contribution poetry makes in the lives of people of all ages and backgrounds. During the month of March, the Poetry Coali…
Wick Poetry Center
Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹'s Wick Poetry Center to Expand Traveling Stanzas Project With $125,000 in New Funding From Knight Foundation
The Wick Poetry Center at Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University will expand its successful Traveling Stanzas project with $125,000 in new funding from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, as part of its Knight Arts Challenge. The Knight Arts Challenge funds ideas that engage and enrich Akro…
Kent Campus
Performance Poetry Workshops at the Wick Poetry Center
This academic year, Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ Student and slam poet Damien McClendon has been leading performance poetry workshops at the Wick Poetry Center. Participants write, read, watch slam videos, and discuss the craft of performance poetry. These workshops are free and open to the public—students a…
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