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From Classroom to Community: KSU Students on Teaching Poetry
April 23, 2026
Rebekah Hiles entered the basement classroom of the Wick Poetry Center and was immediately greeted by familiar faces. An Early Childhood Education major with a passion for (and minor in) creative writing, Teaching Poetry in the Schools wasn’t their first class in that room, and…
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Interviewing Our Featured Poets: Teaching Artist Kathryn Cowles
Feb. 25, 2026
Kathryn Cowles, poet and artist, will be visiting С»ÆƬÊÓƵ students this week and working with them on their craft. This is a great chance for students to open their minds to various forms of poetry, artistry, and storytelling. On top of her workshops, there will…
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The Microscope and the Metaphor: The First Poets for Science Gathering Will Take Place at С»ÆƬÊÓƵ
Feb. 24, 2026
Poets and scientists from across the country – including current U.S. Poet Laureate Arthur Sze and other award-winning authors – will converge at С»ÆƬÊÓƵ in November for the first-ever Poets for Science Gathering.
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An Interview with Featured Poets: The 2026 Ohio Poets Reading
Feb. 5, 2026
By Mercury FosterUndergraduate Student Intern
Read More »Celebrating Our Own
Oct. 30, 2025
Over the last two years, I’ve had the pleasure of helping prepare and run Celebrating Our Own. Celebrating Our Own is an annual event held in the Wick Poetry Corner on the second floor of the С»ÆƬÊÓƵ Library. Each year we gather and share our work in…
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Wick Poetry Center Kicks Off Semester with Book Launch, Reading and Exhibit
Sept. 15, 2025
The Wick Poetry Center will begin the 2025 Fall Semester with a book launch, poetry readings and new exhibit from its Poets for Science collaboration.
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Dozens of Wick Award Winners to Return for 40th Anniversary
Aug. 19, 2024
The celebration, Sept. 19-21, will be packed with panel discussions, workshops and poetry readings, culminating in a gala dinner on Sept. 21.
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Verse That Gives Voice: Wick Poetry Center to Celebrate 40 Years
Feb. 29, 2024
С»ÆƬÊÓƵ’s Wick Poetry Center marks its 40th anniversary this year with three days of poetry events and a gala planned for September to celebrate the program that has provided a platform for creative voices across the…
Read More »Dear Body of Water
Jan. 31, 2024
Press Release A poetic water-harvesting project invites anyone from anywhere to address the bodies of water that have shaped their lives. Share your voice at &²Ô²ú²õ±è;…
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