Tagged - poetry

National Book Award Finalist Maureen McLane Comes to UR

McLane was a National Book Award finalist for her collection “This Blue,” her work merges past and present, drawing on ancient texts — notably Sappho fragments — a contemplation of how human experiences are mediated by encounters with language and literature.

Poetry from the Publisher

These works were so moving, we felt it would complete our image as a morally emaciated, corrupt media outlet to withhold these from the public.

Formerly incarcerated poet and lawyer grapples with justice

At the end of his poetry reading, he shared a question that seems to guide his work as a lawyer and poet. “What does it mean to want to be free?” 

Poetry slam tackles race, gender, and class

The (X) Agenda tackled the intersections of race, gender, and class.