National Poetry Month
April 5
Marge Piercy
Praised as one of the country's best-selling poets, Marge Piercy will read poems from Made in Detroit and The Hunger Moon: Selected Poems in celebration of National Poetry Month.
4pm
The Stoico/FIRSTFED Charitable Foundation Library Grand Reading Room
April 11
To Be Heard – Film Documentary
To Be Heard is the story of three teens from the South Bronx whose struggle to change their lives begins when they start to write poetry. The three emerge as accomplished self-aware artists, who use their creativity to alter their circumstances.
6pm
MacLean Campus Center - Main Auditorium
April 13
WORD! Poetry Slam
Join the community in a poetry slam! Performances by students from Professor Morgan James “Mwalim” Peters' ENL/BLS 200 class, as well as an open mic for anyone else who wants to perform.
6pm
Lawrence Hall, Woodland Commons
April 20
The Reading Stage Series
Two evenings of staged readings of new one-act plays. Each evening will present five new plays, written as final projects for the Advanced Playwriting class offered by the English Department and taught by multi-award-winning playwright and professor, Morgan James “Mwalim” Peters.
6:30pm
Liberal Arts Building, Rm 104
April 21
Temper Reading
Join undergraduate and graduate students in the annual Temper reading. Share a poem you’ve written or one written by someone else that you love in this community event for students, faculty, and staff.
5pm
LARTS Atrium
April 25
Claudia Rankine
Claudia Rankine will be reading from her award winning book Citizen: An American Lyric, which is a unique mixture of poetry, prose, and visual image.
4–5:30pm
Lawrence Hall, Woodland Commons
April 27
The Reading Stage Series
Two evenings of staged readings of new one-act plays. Each evening will present five new plays, written as final projects for the Advanced Playwriting class offered by the English Department and taught by multi-award-winning playwright and professor, Morgan James “Mwalim” Peters.
6:30pm
Liberal Arts Building, Rm 104