Center for Poetry intern Elizabeth Sauter says this about her choice this week: “I chose this poem by Natasha Trethewey in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. day on January 21. Majoring in political science due to Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird has led me to have a renewed passion for advocating for betterContinue reading “Poem of the Week: “Miscegenation,” by Natasha Trethewey”
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Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey visits the RCAH Center for Poetry
National Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey (left) kicked off our Spring 2014 Poetry Festival with a reading on Wednesday, April 2. On the second day of her visit, Poetry Center Director Anita Skeen facilitated a Q&A session at the MSU Main Library. Check out our Facebook and Flickr for more about Natasha’s visit! Photo by LinneaContinue reading “Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey visits the RCAH Center for Poetry”
Poem of the Week: “Incident” by Natasha Trethewey
We tell the story every year— how we peered from the windows, shades drawn— though nothing really happened, the charred grass now green again. We peered from the windows, shades drawn, at the cross trussed like a Christmas tree, the charred grass still green. Then we darkened our rooms, lit the hurricane lamps. At theContinue reading “Poem of the Week: “Incident” by Natasha Trethewey”
Looking Foward: Poets Laureate and The Spring Poetry Series
by Laurie Hollinger The RCAH Center for Poetry will be celebrating Poets Laureate in Spring 2014, with a visit by United States Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey on April 2, and Virginia Poet Laureate Sofia Starnes on April 16. A third visiting Poet Laureate has yet to be confirmed, but will be announced soon. It isContinue reading “Looking Foward: Poets Laureate and The Spring Poetry Series”
The RCAH Center for Poetry at MSU 