Hannah Schultz, University of La Verne alumna, and Hannah Cokash, junior creative writing major, were featured poets in a virtual reading via Zoom earlier this month.
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Fiction focuses on relationships, magic
Senior creative writing major Sienna Ruiz and alumna Tabitha Lawrence read their original work during the third installment of the Fall Fiction Reading Series on Dec. 4 over Zoom to an audience of 23.
Poetry and art celebrate African American identities
Evie Shockley and Camille Dungy, co-authors of “Alison Saar: Of Aether and Earthe,” shared their poetry included in the book on Nov. 12 at the Pomona College commemoration of the “Of Aether and Earthe” exhibition catalog.
Students and alumni share fiction
The creative writing program brought together current students and alumni fiction writers to share their work via Zoom during the second Fall/Winter Fiction Series event last Friday via Zoom.
ULV fiction writers take to Facebook Live
The University of La Verne’s creative writing department’s “Fall Fiction Series” kicked off last week with a Facebook Live event featuring Margo Cash and Taylor Croft, who read their original pieces before a virtual audience of 12.
Professor presents new novel in online lecture
Sean Bernard, professor of creative writing, had been scheduled for the weekly faculty lecture series on March 24. But when the lecture was canceled – with all on-campus events when the University closed and migrated online in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic – Bernard posted his slides online.
‘Bluest Eye’ pays tribute To black history
Toni Morrison’s novel “The Bluest Eye” was given a breath of new life through the staged reading presented by the theater department and the Center for Multicultural Services Feb. 27 in the Dailey Theatre in celebration of Black History Month.
Identity, climate change explored through poetry
The National Coming Out Day Open Mic event provided an open and safe environment for people to share their stories through poetry, music and monumental events in LGBTQ history Wednesday in the Campus Center Ballrooms.
Poet blends reality, fantasy through surrealism
American poet and author Chad Sweeney uses dreams and surreal experiences to channel his voice through poetry.
Cultivating a ‘Lionlike Mindset’
Treesje M. Powers, a spoken word artist and co-host, performs the opening act of “Lionlike Mindstate” Friday at the Millard Sheets Art Center at the Fairplex in Pomona.