University of La Verne 2014 alumnus Kevin Tyler Norman, released his first self-published poetry book, titled “Shelter,” in October.
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Poetry fest focuses on translation
Eight poets from Cuba, Spain, the U.S. and Colombia were featured at the California Poetry Festival, the first event of its kind to be put on by the University of La Verne.
Comic lovers gather in Claremont
Art of Pop, a quarterly celebration of local comic book and pop culture artists, returned Sunday to the Claremont Packing House.
SoCal poets share work in garden
The Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden filled its fields with a myriad of poetry from authors all around Southern California Saturday.
dA hosts ‘Dope’ open mic
The dA Center for the Arts in Pomona collaborated with The Dope Spot Studios for the Dope Open Mic night Monday.
Benefits of creativity discussed
In the back of a brick-walled Pomona book shop, author and artist Simon Silva spoke about the importance of cultivating creativity in the youth to an audience of 14 guests Friday.
Students tackle novel writing
The Wilson Library celebrated National Novel Writing Month with a kick-off party Monday.
Artists translate true meaning of world poetry
The first night of International Poets and Artists at La Verne attracted roughly 50 people Thursday in the Harris Gallery for a night of Spanish to English poetry translations from two international poets. Fernando Valverde Rodriguez, from Granada, Spain, and Alí Calderón, from Puebla, Mexico, shared some of their poems and held an informal discussion […]
Kids’ minds inspire illustrations
The dA Center for the Arts in Pomona collaborated with the Society of Children’s Book Authors to present “Imagine II: The Art of Children’s Book Illustrations” exhibit opening reception Saturday.
Poetry conference turns to boycott
What should have been a weekend of self-expression through slam poetry quickly turned into a boycott of the College Unions Poetry Slam Invitational when keynote speaker Mark Smith performed a racist poem to a conference full of diverse millennials.