Wick Poetry Center
Wick Poetry Center to Benefit From Ford Foundation's $200,000 Grant to the Poetry Coalition
The Poetry Coalition, of which the Wick Poetry Center at 91¿´Æ¬Íø is a founding member, will benefit from a $200,000 grant from the Ford Foundation. To be given over two years, the grant, which will be administered by the Academy of American Poets, will enable the founding members of th…
The Ford Foundation to Support the Poetry Coalition With $200,000 Grant
Kent 91¿´Æ¬Íø’s Wick Poetry Center to benefit from grant The Poetry Coalition, of which the Wick Poetry Center at 91¿´Æ¬Íø is a founding member, will benefit from a $200,000 grant from the Ford Foundation. To be given over two years, the grant, which will be administered by the Academy …
Kent 91¿´Æ¬Íø’s Wick Poetry Center Creates Science Stanzas, Participates in Inaugural March for Science
At the inaugural , a global demonstration centered in Washington, D.C., a special edition of the Wick Poetry Center's Traveling Stanzas titled Science Stanzas will provide an opportunity for participants to discover the intersection of expressive writing and scientific inquiry.
Invitation to Poetry Reading and Ribbon Cutting in the Akron Art Museum
Join us this Thursday, April 13, at 6:00 pm at the Akron Art Museum for the first public poetry reading by the participants of our Traveling Stanzas: Writing Across Borders project. The project, made possible by a major grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, has allowed teaching arti…
An interview with Ya Too: Because We Come From Everything
The Wick Poetry Center is proud to be part of the twenty-two-member national Poetry Coalition (PoCo) united to promote the value poets bring to our culture and the important contribution poetry makes in the lives of people of all ages and backgrounds. During the month of March, the Poetry Coali…
Because We Come from Everything - Wick and the National Poetry Coalition
The Wick Poetry Center is proud to be part of the twenty-two-member national Poetry Coalition (PoCo) united to promote the value poets bring to our culture and the important contribution poetry makes in the lives of people of all ages and backgrounds. During the month of March, the Poetry Coali…
Kent 91¿´Æ¬Íø's Wick Poetry Center to Expand Traveling Stanzas Project With $125,000 in New Funding From Knight Foundation
The Wick Poetry Center at 91¿´Æ¬Íø will expand its successful Traveling Stanzas project with $125,000 in new funding from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, as part of its Knight Arts Challenge. The Knight Arts Challenge funds ideas that engage and enrich Akro…
Performance Poetry Workshops at the Wick Poetry Center
This academic year, Kent 91¿´Æ¬Íø Student and slam poet Damien McClendon has been leading performance poetry workshops at the Wick Poetry Center. Participants write, read, watch slam videos, and discuss the craft of performance poetry. These workshops are free and open to the public—students a…
Kent 91¿´Æ¬Íø Professor, Wick Poetry Center Earn University’s Diversity Awards
Molly Merryman, 91¿´Æ¬Íø associate professor of sociology and founding director of the Kent 91¿´Æ¬Íø Women’s Center, has been awarded the university’s 2016 Diversity Trailblazer Award. The annual Diversity Trailblazer Award recognizes diversity pioneers associated with Kent 91¿´Æ¬Íø who have …
Thank you, Wick interns, student workers, and graduate fellow!
As the Fall 2015 semester comes to a close, we have to give the warmest of thanks to our incredible student interns, workers, and graduate fellow. This year was extra special, as we were able to start the semester with two days in Millersburg, Ohio at the Young's Artist Residency. We had a wonderful…
