David Hassler

@DavidWickPoetry

Director of at Kent State University. Sharing the healing power of poetry

Kent, OH
kent.edu/wick
Joined March 2016
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    Jul 26

    Ohio Arts Council logo
    The OAC board approved more than $18.4M in grants supporting artists, arts orgs, students, educators, and public arts programming—the largest amount of grant dollars distributed to constituents applying to OAC funding programs in agency history:
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    Jul 6

    . created the Global Vaccine Poem project, to offer a sense of creative healing from the pandemic. At 9:30am, we hear how people responded, including some of the poems written by Canadians

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    Jul 3

    🤔 “Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness … What do these words mean to us today?” 📣 Call for & at ← Launched by , , , , more.

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    Jul 1

    A “call for poetry” focused on the unique culture of Ohio's Appalachian population. TEENS, EMERGING and ESTABLISHED poets, I WANT YOUR POEMS! Sponsored by the Academy of American Poets. Go to

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    Jun 30

    What is poetry which does not save Nations or people? —Czesław Miłosz, born

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    Jun 18

    Needed this today. Thanks

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    Jun 2

    Shot, meet stanza: An international poetry project with collaborative roots in Ohio and Arizona is collecting responses from around the globe reflecting on the coronavirus vaccine. Read the latest story all about the Global Vaccine Poem:

    A photo of three people wearing blue "Dear Vaccine" t-shirts standing next to a blue banner that reads "Share Your Voice" at a mass vaccination site at the Kent State University Field House.
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    May 24

    The Power of a Nurse's Voice | 2020 Year Of The Nurse

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    May 18

    The Power of a Nurse's Voice. Please share your voice at: A video of the poem "Some Days" for all the amazing Nurses, Midwives and Students I know and work with Many thanks to

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    May 18

    ➡ is participating in a Global Vaccine Poem Project that is helping Ohioans and others across the world express feelings about what the vaccine represents. More than 1,600 people have contributed to the poem. Learn more: .

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    May 13

    After a year of hard work and so much sacrifice, the rule is now simple: get vaccinated or wear a mask until you do.

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    May 11

    We’re vaccinating the nation. We’re creating hundreds of thousands of jobs. We’re delivering real results people can see and feel in their own lives. That’s the essence of America. That’s democracy in action.

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    May 12

    . Center's Director, David Hassler, is a member. The BHRI truly crosses departmental/college boundaries, with members in , , , , , , .

    May is National Photography Month and invites you to enjoy the vibrant photography and compelling stories of one of Ohio's migrant communities in “Growing Season” by Gary Harwood and David Hassler.
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    May 10

    Get infected. Spread the words not germs. No need for iambic pentameter lessons. Yes, all can find their poet 's heart/ voice. This is so healing.hopeful. Thttps://www.cbc.ca/radio/thecurrent/the-current-for-Thx

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    May 10
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    This is how the world can be the Kindness calls us to. Why I sell poetry on a dirt road.

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    May 10

    … tune in for their interview with at 9am And if you do write a verse for the Global Vaccine Poem, we’d love to see it too! Comment with your poem in the story below, tweet us or email thecurrent@cbc.ca

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    May 10

    You maybe took a selfie getting your vaccine — but could you write a poem to mark the occasion? wants you to join the Global Vaccine Poem; & Laura Wood from Owen Sound is one of 1,400 who already have... 👇

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    May 7

    what you pawn I will redeem —Lucille Clifton

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    May 4

    I'll be reading at this today with some other great poets!

    Join us today, May 4th, 4-5 pm, for Poems of Peace and Conflict Transformation. Our presentation will feature poets whose poems were selected by Naomi Shihab Nye in our call for poems on peace and conflict. This event is free and registration is required
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    May 4

    One of my big joys right now is being part of the Global Vaccine Poem. It's so beautiful bringing voices into the poem.

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