Wick Poetry Center

@WickPoetry

Located on the Kent State University campus, the Wick Poetry Center promotes opportunities for poets and poetry audiences locally, regionally and nationally.

Kent, Ohio
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    Feb 12

    Check out our online events at the link below! Join us at our next workshop and reading; we can’t wait to see you!

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    Jul 2

    Do you have a few minutes this weekend? Check out this new project we just launched, and contribute your thoughts! The goal is to build a more perfect union, including a society that is deeply inclusive and equitable.

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    Jul 2

    A collaboration between & , the Global Vaccine Poem project invites people from across the globe to use poetry as a means to promote vaccination. Check out the responses & add yours:

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  4. Jul 2

    We’re thrilled to announce the launch of the campaign, a movement to inspire & shape a stronger future for our country by bringing Americans together. In partnership with the and — coming this weekend, stay tuned!

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    Jul 2

    We are announcing the launch of the New Declaration campaign, a movement to inspire and shape a stronger future for our country by bringing Americans together. In partnership with . Join us by visiting

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  6. Jun 22

    Just posted a photo

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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

    The Global Vaccine Poem, launched in early April by ’s and the , has grown to more than 1,700 stanzas submitted by people in all 50 states and 89 countries.

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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 17

    Did you catch 's mention of the at today's press conference? "Dear Vaccine" is a community poem inviting everyone to share their voices to promote COVID-19 vaccination via the imaginative language of poetry. For more info, check out :

    We are excited to announce the project collaborating the . It offers an inclusive and participatory opportunity during the universal vaccination experience. Add your voice today at
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  11. May 17

    Thank you to Governor Dewine for sharing our Global Vaccine Poem project. Contribute a line today, and help us spread the word that the vaccine and poetry can make all the difference in the world.

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  12. May 11

    We’re so excited to announce the winners of our 2021 scholarships. We had a very difficult task this year in selecting our winners. Thank you to everyone who submitted their work, and congratulations to the winning poets!

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  13. May 4

    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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  14. Apr 28

    Join us tomorrow afternoon at 4 for the "For the Ages - The Film Poetry Project" that is a series of experimental film poems created by KSU students to bridge the generations through artistic expression and imagination.

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  15. Apr 22

    This is a truly remarkable choral arrangement and video of Jane Hirshfield's poem, "Let Them Not Say," by Scottish composer Chris Hutchings, released today in honor of the 51st Earth Day.

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  16. Apr 7

    “Poetry [is] more necessary than ever as a fire to light our tongues.” Join us TONIGHT (4/7) at 7 p.m. for a poetry reading with the incredible Naomi Shihab Nye. This virtual event is free and open to all. Register here:

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  17. Apr 6

    We are excited to announce the project collaborating the . It offers an inclusive and participatory opportunity during the universal vaccination experience. Add your voice today at

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    Apr 1

    If you're an listener, you've probably heard Kwame Alexander's community poems(I love those) But Kent's center has been doing this far longer and the Global Vaccine Poem is a mega version, gathering verses from people from India to Akron

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    Apr 1

    Thanks to the for sharing the Global Vaccine Poem, our partnership w/ at & at that aims to make poetic meaning of the experience of being vaccinated.

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    Apr 5

    Great story from about the Global Vaccine Poem, a collaboration between at and the University of Arizona Poetry Center. You can write your own verses at .

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    Apr 5

    The Center at Kent State joins with the University of Arizona Poetry Center to invite the world to share hopes for the COVID-19 vaccine. Read more about the Global Vaccine Poem project:

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