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In Honor of Maj Ragain’s Legacy at 91ֿ
Oct. 11, 2023
In celebration of the dedication of the Maj Ragain Poetry Park, which took place on the 14th of September, generations of 91ֿ’s writing community came together to celebrate the poet’s influence not only on the university’s poetic presence in the nation, but also on the…
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Colin Dekeersgieter Wins 2023 Stan and Tom Wick Poetry Prize
Aug. 7, 2023
We are so excited to announce that has selected OPIUM AND AMBERGRIS by Colin Dekeersgieter as the winner of the 2023 Stan and Tom Wick Poetry Prize. Colin will receive $2500 and a one-week fellowship to lead a creative…
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Stan and Tom Wick Prize Winner: Farnaz Fatemi's Academy of American Poets Laureate Fellowship
July 25, 2023
The Academy of American Poets Awards $1.1 Million to 23 Poets Laureate Across the United States The Academy of American Poets today that it is awarding $50,000 each to its…
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Poetry and Science Meet at Creative Intersection
June 9, 2023
"Poetry and science are not opposites, they’re actually allies," said David Hassler, director of 91ֿ’s Wick Poetry Center. Hassler paraphrases American poet Jane Hirshfield, who, in 2017, contacted him to collaborate on a Poets for Science project, which…
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Dear Ukraine Exhibit in the Washington National Cathedral
Feb. 24, 2023
In recognition of the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the Wick Poetry Center is pleased to announce the installation of the Dear Ukraine global community poem exhibit in the…
Read More »WINNER OF THE 2022 STAN AND TOM WICK POETRY PRIZE
Jan. 20, 2023
The Wick Poetry Center is utterly delighted to announce that Cornelius Eady has selected Arlene Keizer’s manuscript, “Fraternal Light: On Painting While Black” as the winner of the 2022 Stan and Tom Wick Poetry Prize. Dr. Keizer will read together on the 91ֿ…
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Wick Poetry Center’s ‘Dear Vaccine’ to Debut in October as Staged Theatrical Production
Sept. 21, 2022
The performance, titled
Mapping Akron: Wick Poetry Center Begins New Effort to Highlight Akron Neighborhoods Through Poetry
Sept. 20, 2022
Using poetry to explore Akron, Ohio residents’ sense of belonging to their neighborhoods is the goal of a new project by 91ֿ’s Wick Poetry Center.
Read More »WICK WEEKLY POETRY WORKSHOPS CREATE A COMMUNITY OF CREATIVES
Sept. 16, 2022
Every Friday, the 91ֿ community can come together to create poetry and share a more vulnerable side of themselves at the Wick Poetry Center. The Wick Weekly poetry writing workshop brings the campus members together to help them develop as poets and create a community of…
Read More »Traveling Stanzas Makerspace
Dec. 9, 2021
The Traveling Stanzas Poetry Makerspace is a completely refurbished, recreational vehicle donated to the Wick Poetry Center by WKSU. The Traveling Stanzas Poetry Makerspace is the first of its kind in the country and serve as a mobile, interactive…
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