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.
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Poetry explores revolutions in Latin America
Student performers exposed their thoughts on Latin revolutions and immigration policies through poetry for their final projects in a January performance course offered by the theater department.
Justice slam
Lady Caress of Atlanta, Georgia, combines beatboxing and spoken word in her slam poetry performance Tuesday night in the Campus Center Ballroom.
Sonnets form ‘skeleton’ of Paegle’s poetry
Poet Julie Sophia Paegle, professor at Cal State San Bernardino and author of “Twelve Clocks,” read from her poetry collections Oct. 27 in the Interfaith Chapel.
Spoken poetry slams social issues
Poets shared their work in forms of slam poetry, freestyle rap, instrumental music and singing at A Mic and Dim Lights: Open Mic Poetry Sept. 1 at the dA Center for the Arts in the Pomona Arts Colony.
Students share favorite poems
An eclectic group of some of the University of La Verne’s most diligent creative writing students gathered for the launch of the 18th annual Prism Review literary magazine Tuesday in the interfaith chapel.
Novel explores fatherly angst
Author Scott Nadelson read excerpts from his new novel “Between You and Me,” an episodic comedy that follows an ordinary character for 20 years through different stages of life, to students Tuesday in the Chapel.
Students recite poetry in ‘Prism Review’ launch
The student-edited literary journal “Prism Review” launched its 17th issue and recognized the undergraduate creative writing winner with its annual launch party Monday in the Interfaith Chapel.
Kaminsky recites poetry
Ilya Kaminsky, a poet and translator of poetry, recites and explains multiple Russian poems at the Poetry and Translation event April 17 in the Campus Center Ballroom.
Bernard pens vivid characters
An audience of more than 50 was transported from the black folding chairs set up in the middle of The Last Bookstore in downtown Los Angeles to Tucson, Arizona, as Sean Bernard read a selection from his collection of short stories, “Desert Sonorous,” Friday.