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MŮ’s Wick Poetry Center marks its 40th anniversary this year with three days of poetry events and a gala planned for September to celebrate the program that has provided a platform for creative voices across the…
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A poetic water-harvesting project invites anyone from anywhere
to address the bodies of water that have shaped their lives.
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![Chris Wick (left) and David Hassler (right) stand in front of the Wick Poetry Center’s Poets for Science exhibition at the Association of Writers & Writing Programs’ 2023 Conference and Bookfair. Chris Wick (left) and David Hassler (right) stand in front of the Wick Poetry Center’s Poets for Science exhibition at the Association of Writers & Writing Programs’ 2023 Conference and Bookfair.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/Chris%20Wick%20and%20David%20Hassler%20-%20web.jpg?VersionId=tAbCqM3cC2G5U9vUGGc3nq9KZ4WNXWPD)
The Wick family has a long history of philanthropy at MŮ that began in 1984 when brothers Bob and Walt Wick first established scholarships to support undergraduate poets at the university. This most recent gift of $1 million brings the family’s total…
In celebration of the dedication of the Maj Ragain Poetry Park, which took place on the 14th of September, generations of MŮ’s writing community came together to celebrate the poet’s influence not only on the university’s poetic presence in the nation, but also on the…
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We are so excited to announce that has selected OPIUM AND AMBERGRIS by Colin Dekeersgieter as the winner of the 2023 Stan and Tom Wick Poetry Prize. Colin will receive $2500 and a one-week fellowship to lead a creative…
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The Academy of American Poets Awards $1.1 Million to 23 Poets Laureate Across the United States
The Academy of American Poets today that it is awarding $50,000 each to its…
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"Poetry and science are not opposites, they’re actually allies," said David Hassler, director of MŮ’s Wick Poetry Center.
Hassler paraphrases American poet Jane Hirshfield, who, in 2017, contacted him to collaborate on a Poets for Science project, which…
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Angelina DiFranco started dancing when she was just three years old and wearing a diaper under her leotard.
“I was terrified of my dance teacher,” DiFranco joked. "No, she's great."
She got her start at Starship Dance Studio in Guilford, Connecticut, about 90 miles from…
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In recognition of the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the Wick Poetry Center is pleased to announce the installation of the Dear Ukraine global community poem exhibit in the…
The Wick Poetry Center is utterly delighted to announce that Cornelius Eady has selected Arlene Keizer’s manuscript, “Fraternal Light: On Painting While Black” as the winner of the 2022 Stan and Tom Wick Poetry Prize. Dr. Keizer will read together on the MŮ…