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Dear Monarch featured at Integrative Sciences Building Groundbreaking Ceremony
Oct. 2, 2015
"Dear Monarch" is a poem written by Mrs. Vesia's Preschool Class at the Kent State University Child Development Center in collaboration with Wick Poetry Center intern, Victoria Bracher. "Dear Monarch" is part of the Traveling Stanzas project and was installed in recognition of鈥
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Wick Poetry Center to Host 14th Annual Performance of Giving Voice
April 8, 2015
Kent State University鈥檚 Wick Poetry Center presents the 14th annual Giving Voice performance on Wednesday, April 29, at 6:30 p.m. in the Kent Student Center Ballroom featuring original poetry by local students (grades 3-12), international scholars, and Kent State University鈥
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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 »Kent State to Host Former Poet Laureate Rita Dove
March 16, 2015
Kent State University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 »Kent State Dedicates the New Home of the Wick Poetry Center and Poetry Park
Sept. 26, 2014
For 30 years, Kent State University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 »Kent State鈥檚 Wick Poetry Center Receives Grant to Conduct Outreach With Akron Public Schools
Aug. 15, 2014
The Wick Poetry Center at Kent State University 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
Kent State University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 Kent State University 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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