Stanford alumnus Dana Gioia appointed Poet Laureate of California Irene Hsu December 10, 2015 0 Comments Poet Dana Gioia ’73 MBA ’77, was appointed Poet Laureate of California by Governor Jerry Brown on Dec. 5. During his two-year term, Gioia will serve as an advocate for the education and practice... Read More »
Award-winning authors Tretheway, Klay and Sagan read, discuss ‘Writing About War’ Riya Mirchandaney August 2, 2015 1 Comment Award-winning authors Natasha Tretheway and Phil Klay united poetry, war and philosophy at Stanford Live’s Writing About War event on Tuesday, June 30 Read More »
Poetry Out Loud competition offers spoken poetry Emma Johanningsmeier May 20, 2015 0 Comments “It is English, I promise,” English Ph.D. student Jon Quick joked before beginning to recite at Stanford’s Poetry Out Loud competition Tuesday evening. Then, for the next four minutes, an... Read More »
Chen: An ode to Stanford football George Chen October 19, 2014 3 Comments O, woe is Stanford football! O, woe is Stanford football! Out of the AP poll the Cardinal have tumbled. After 73 weeks, it’s an unexpected fall. Perhaps at last, Nerd Nation has crumbled. Read More »
Into the woods: Redwood Grove Summer Concerts couple poetry and bluegrass Gillie Collins July 20, 2014 0 Comments An hour’s drive and world away from Stanford’s campus, UC Berkeley's Botanical Garden is home to the weekly Redwood Grove Summer Concerts. Last Wednesday, local poets and musicians gathered at the... Read More »
Pulitzer Prize-winning poet captivates audience Caroline Chen October 11, 2011 0 Comments Despite the rain, the Pulitzer Prize-winning poet, invited by the Creative Writing department through the Jean and Bill Lane Lecture Series, drew an audience larger than Cemex Auditorium’s capacity... Read More »
Boyle turns blogging into an art form Jennifer Schaffer September 30, 2011 0 Comments In an age where everyone and their hamster has a blog, there is resistance to accept Internet writing into the world of “literature.” And, to be fair, the vast majority of writing on the Internet... Read More »
Spoken Word wows in winter showcase Eliana Carmona March 9, 2011 1 Comment The Spoken Word Collective, in short, is a beautiful outlet for anyone who has ever felt passion or rage or isolation or longing or for anyone who has ever really felt at all. Read More »