Celebrate #NPM2023 by sharing your original poem for climate action with #PoetsForScience . The #AGUCommunityPoem inspires hope and action for all of us. ✍️

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The Wick Poetry center hosted their sixth annual “World Poetry Reading” on Tuesday to celebrate World Poetry Day. TV2’s Nuried Hurtado has more on the event and the meaning behind poetry for international students and faculty.

In recognition of the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, we are pleased to announce the installation of the #DearUkraine global community poem exhibit in the Washington National Cathedral 's Center for Prayer and Pilgrimage. For more: kent.edu/wick/news/dear…

The Poetic Inventory of CVNP has been updated with poems new poems! Read about the Eastern Screech Owl, Painted Turtle, Jacob's Ladder, and more. ow.ly/Kg1i50JTZTX

This week we are highlighting Angelina Colasante. Angelina is an interior design major, and her favorite poem is by Patti Smith.

Thank you to all of our amazing Wick students for an excellent semester!

Today's Wick student is Ali Weekley. Ali is a senior English literature major, and her favorite poem is 'Why She Disappeared' by Taylor Swift.

We are thrilled to invite you back to our annual Giving Voice reading, which features work created in outreach programs, including workshops led by students enrolled in Teaching Poetry in the Schools. Join us in the Student Center Ballroom on May 3 at 6:30 p.m.

This week's student highlight is Anastasia Simms. She is an English and psychology double major, and her favorite poem is 'Fuck Your Lecture on Craft, My People Are Dying' by Noor Hindi.

Tonight! on the *NewsHour, catch editor Naomi Shihab Nye Naomi Shihab Nye talking about the new book, 'Dear Vaccine: Global Voices Speak to the Pandemic.'
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Jeffrey Brown sits down with Naomi Shihab Nye, current Young People’s Poet Laureate, to talk about 'Dear Vaccine' and the outpouring of interest from people who don’t necessarily identify as poets. buff.ly/3xU8GzN PBS NewsHour Wick Poetry Center #COVID19

THIS FRIDAY! Celebrate the legacy of Maj Ragain and the vibrant poetry community in Kent. Join Michael Turle, Risha Nicole, Patrick Moorman, and Olivia Wachtel for a poetry reading.

Announcing the poets who will join us this Thursday at Stanza Bonanza: Carrie George, Benjamin Rhodes, and Michael Buebe.
Wick will lead a workshop at the Akron Art Museum at 6 p.m. A reading from our three Akron poets will follow. Free and open to the public.

We are so grateful to have received funding from the Literary Arts Emergency Fund supported by the Mellon Foundation. Many thanks to Academy of American Poets! Congratulations to fellow recipients, as well.

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Join the Wick Poetry Center and Kent State Students for a Democratic Society for an open mic poetry reading on the themes of peace and healing.

The event is free and open to all, and will take place April 29 at 7 p.m. in the Wick Poetry Center Poetry Park.

Today is the LAST DAY to apply for thousands of dollars of Wick Poetry Center Scholarships! ow.ly/GvxY50IHX2Q

Today we are featuring Joshua Tope, our Digital Media Production intern. He is a DMP major, and his favorite poem is 'Ozymandias' by Percy Shelley.

Join us for a writing workshop responding to our Poetic Inventory of CVNP. We will lead participants through an exploration of our inventory and encourage writers to use their own backgrounds to consider local species. 4/14 at 7 at the Kent Free Library.

Join the Akron Art Museum and the Wick Poetry Center for the launch of Mapping Akron: A Poetic Exploration of Home. This FREE evening will kick-off with a workshop and will wrap up with performances by local poets. This drop-in program is free and open to all.

Interested in nature writing? Curious how poetry can help us relate to the world around us? Looking for some poetic inspiration? Join us for a free generative writing workshop Thursday, 4/14 at 7 p.m. at the Kent Free Library. No registration required.