Poetry
Excerpting Senior Writers: Matt Aucoin '12
Matt Aucoin reflects on writing his poetry thesis and shares two poems from his work, including one set to music.
Excerpting Senior Writers: Justin Wymer '12
Justin B. Wymer reflects on writing his poetry thesis and shares an excerpt of his work.
Harvard Poets Celebrated for Arts First
On Sunday, April 29, poetic stylings as different as those of e. e. Cummings, Class of 1915, and Wallace Stevens, Class of 1897-1900, will meet during the event “Poetry at Harvard: A Love Story” in the Agassiz Theater.
Portrait of An Artist: Teake '12
Poet and acrobatic performer Teake talks about his journey into the world of spoken word poetry
Occupy Poetry
On Monday evening Filip Marinovich speaks in the Woodbery Poetry Room of Lamont Library. He is drawing the audience in by quoting Cornell West: "Don't be afraid of the revolution."
Leonard Cohen's Self-Deprecating Brilliance
“Going Home” is powerful because of how thoroughly it subverts his image not only as a rock icon but also as a poet.
Poetry Slam
Mariam Braimah ‘13 performs her poem about her “still to be found lover” at a Poetry Slam held Saturday evening in Holden Chapel. This event is sponsored by Speak Out Loud, a student organization created during OWAW 2011.
Derrida's Cinders
Cinders By Jacques Derrida University of Nebraska Press $25.00 T here is one really good joke in Jacques Derrida's Cinders.