Traveling Stanzas

@travelingstanza

Traveling Stanzas brings poetry to people’s everyday lives through innovative methods and digital platforms—strengthening all sectors of our communities.

Kent, OH
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  1. 21 Sep 2019

    Celebrate the International Day of Peace by contributing a line to the Global Peace Poem in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the May 4 Kent State University shootings. In partnership with

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  2. 24 Jul 2019

    Enjoyed the company of all who attended our “Speak a Powerful Magic” reception in the Poetry Makerspace. This event followed a wonderful lecture from Shara McCallum on “The Role of the Poet.”

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  3. 23 Jul 2019

    A look inside the work produced at this year’s Poetry Makerspace in Chautauqua, NY. Plenty of hands have been crafting poems here. Enjoy “Forget” by Thea.

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  4. 26 Jun 2019

    We loved having the students from various Jamestown high schools at our exhibit in Chautauqua. Stop by our exhibit in the Hulquist Center to check out their work on our Share Wall and to add your voice as well.

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  5. 13 Dec 2018

    Take a look at our collaboration with and his students in the “Art of the Book” course featuring poems from North Hill's refugee and immigrant population. !

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  6. 17 Aug 2018

    On Wednesday we celebrated a wonderful event at the Poetry Makerspace at . Thank you to @PresBWarren , Bob Wick, and all of our Kent State (and beyond) community for visiting us at Chautauqua and the continued support of all Wick projects.

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    15 Aug 2018

    What a pleasure to be here with colleagues from . A great day to raise our voices in the spirit of true civil discourse

    We're so excited to hear Kent State President @PresBWarren speak TODAY on May 4th today (10:45 a.m. in the Amphitheater) and welcome alumni to our Makerspace. We can feel the love in the air!
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  8. 15 Aug 2018

    We're so excited to hear Kent State President @PresBWarren speak TODAY on May 4th today (10:45 a.m. in the Amphitheater) and welcome alumni to our Makerspace. We can feel the love in the air!

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  9. 14 Aug 2018

    Quote of the day: "Writers don't write from experience, although many are hesitant to admit that they don't. If you wrote from experience, you'd get maybe one book, maybe three poems. Writers write from empathy." —Nikki Giovanni

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  10. 13 Aug 2018

    As part of week 8 events in , Kent State President @PresBWarren will be speaking on Wednesday, Aug. 15 at 10:45 a.m. in the Amphitheater. Her speech is titled "Kent State Beyond the Shootings: Journey of the Wounded Healer."

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    12 Aug 2018

    Contributors to CHALLENGES TO THE DREAM, an anthology of winners of the Creative Writing Awards, are exploring the Poetry Makerspace…

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  12. 12 Aug 2018

    Stop in today and add a line to our scrolling community poem. We’re so excited to see the collection of stories we accumulate through the course of the week.

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  13. 12 Aug 2018

    It’s week 8 here in , and that calls for a new theme for visitors to reflect on here at our Makerspace—The Forgotten: History and Memory in the 21st Century. Here’s what one poet wrote at our Thread Station.

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  14. 11 Aug 2018

    Thanks to our visitors for making space for poetry on this radiant Saturday afternoon here in .

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  15. 7 Aug 2018

    Quote of the day: “Poetry is not only dream and vision; it is the skeleton architecture of our lives. It lays the foundations for a future of change, a bridge across our fears of what has never been before.” —Audre Lorde

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  16. 3 Aug 2018

    Quote of the day: "All poets, all writers are political. They either maintain the status quo, or they say, 'Something's wrong, let's change it for the better.'" —Sonia Sanchez

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    2 Aug 2018

    Fact check: poetry in the U. S. has more attention and readers than ever before. We have stats at plus there's a new report by to prove it. When we get this right it changes the stakes.

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  18. 2 Aug 2018

    Learn more about our Traveling Stanzas Makerspace here: .

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  19. 2 Aug 2018

    We invite you to come add a line to our Thread Station based on this week's theme : The Changing Nature of Work. This community poem is growing every day, and we want you to help! Here's what one visitor wrote:

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  20. 1 Aug 2018

    Thanks to the readers and listeners who came out to Stanzas on the Plaza here in Chautauqua. We love hearing your work! Keep sharing your powerful voices!

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