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Posts tagged as “poetry”

Poetry Center Book Launch Brings Students and Alumnae Together Through Art and Words

As community events shift to online platforms, Smith’s Boutelle-Day Poetry Center is finding new and creative ways of gathering virtually to celebrate the joy of writing. On Tuesday Oct. 6, the Poetry Center hosted a book launch via Zoom for the newly published book of poems “The Map of Every Lilac Leaf.”​ The book​ was published in conjunction with the Smith College Museum of Art, and all of the poems draw inspiration from pieces in Smith’s art collection.

SCMA and Mwangi Center Host Defiant Poetry Night

Humans throughout history have connected and emoted through the personal expression that is art. And on Thursday Oct. 10th, Smith community members and students connected with the Smith College Museum of Art exhibit, Defiant Vision: Prints & Poetry by Munio Makuuchi, through the use of poetry.

Heart-Wrenchingly Tragic and Unabashedly Gay: ‘Wild Nights With Emily’ Dramatizes Poet’s Love Life

“Wild Nights With Emily,” a dramatization of the passionate and untold love life of American poetry icon Emily Dickinson, premieres in Amherst this spring at local theaters. Initially produced as a play in 1999, the film revels in Dickinson’s unacknowledged status as an infamous gay woman.

An anonymous poet speaks out with a short volume of concrete poetry

“Banned,” a book of poems written by an anonymous poet comments and analyzes the political conditions in the U.S. and the state of the world in the most graceful way possible. Anonymous, the poet, plays around with typefaces and concrete poetry to integrate visual artwork. To read “Banned” is a visually engaging experience that will leave you nodding your head in agreement and snapping your fingers.