Tag: poetry
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Review: Love, Memory, and Humor in Chen Chen’s Debut Poetry Collection
NATALIE PATTERSON When I Grow Up I Want to Be a List of Further Possibilities By Chen Chen Published 2017 Winner of the A. Poulin Jr. Poetry Prize, “When I Grow Up I Want to Be a List of Further Possibilities” is a rare and forceful first collection that sets Chen Chen apart from other…
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Student Illustrates Poetry Chapbook
By Eva Andrews This semester, Sara Tolbert has illustrated a poetry chapbook, Uhaul: A Collection of Lesbian Love Poems, written by Emily Ramser. The chapbook was inspired by Ramser’s experiences with Tinder last summer and her relationships with women. Ramser reached out to Tolbert to illustrate the book during the fall semester. The two worked…
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Let’s Talk Slam
By Eva Andrews Bold. Defiant. Aggressive. Revealing. These are just a few words to describe slam poetry, an art popular in America since the 1980s. Slam poetry, spearheaded by Marc Smith, left the classroom a long time ago and stumbled into the streets, where it shed its stuffy strict diction and took on a bebop,…
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A Place For Writers in Winston Salem
With spring coming up and everyone back on campus, people are looking for things to do. In particular, most people are in search for something to do off campus. While students love campus activities, sometimes they just need to get away from it all. One way to do so is by checking out the…
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