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Dear Ukraine Exhibit in the Washington National Cathedral
Feb. 24, 2023
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…
Read More »WINNER OF THE 2022 STAN AND TOM WICK POETRY PRIZE
Jan. 20, 2023
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 Kent State…
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University Libraries Receives Donation of Only Known Portrait of Ohio-Born Poet
Oct. 17, 2022
Kent State University Libraries on Monday accepted a donation of a portrait of Hart Crane, the only painting believed to exist of the 20th century American poet.
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Wick Poetry Center’s ‘Dear Vaccine’ to Debut in October as Staged Theatrical Production
Sept. 21, 2022
The performance, titled “What We Learned While…
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Mapping Akron: Wick Poetry Center Begins New Effort to Highlight Akron Neighborhoods Through Poetry
Sept. 20, 2022
Using poetry to explore Akron, Ohio residents’ sense of belonging to their neighborhoods is the goal of a new project by Kent State University’s Wick Poetry Center.
Read More »WICK WEEKLY POETRY WORKSHOPS CREATE A COMMUNITY OF CREATIVES
Sept. 16, 2022
Every Friday, the Kent State community can come together to create poetry and share a more vulnerable side of themselves at the Wick Poetry Center. The Wick Weekly poetry writing workshop brings the campus members together to help them develop as poets and create a community of…
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Recent books published by College of Arts and Sciences Faculty
Dec. 17, 2021
Have you ever wondered how Asian Americans helped win the Allied victory? What inspired Hemingway’s writings while in Paris? How has Wonder Woman impacted comics, feminism, and pop culture over the past 80 years? The diverse faculty in the College of Arts and Sciences have you…
Read More »Traveling Stanzas Makerspace
Dec. 9, 2021
The Traveling Stanzas Poetry Makerspace is a completely refurbished, recreational vehicle donated to the Wick Poetry Center by WKSU. The Traveling Stanzas Poetry Makerspace is the first of its kind in the country and serve as a mobile, interactive…
Read More »2021 Knight Arts Challenge Winner
Dec. 9, 2021
Wick Poetry Center Named as the 2021 Knight Arts Challenge Winner Poets are the means by which a place comes to know itself We are thrilled to announce that the Wick Poetry Center is one of six winners for the …
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Art and Hope Intersect: Kent State and University of Arizona Launch Global Vaccine Poem Project
June 23, 2021
Update: The Global Vaccine Poem project is finding success with more than 1,900 submissions so far from more than 100 countries. The project is a collaboration between the Wick Poetry Center and the University of Arizona Poetry Center.
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