Any Other Word," Penn State York's literary E-zine, is now accepting submissions of fiction and poetry from the Penn State York community (students, faculty, and staff) for its sixth edition. Please submit essays, poetry, fiction, short stories or general prose by Saturday, March 31, 2012, for consideration in the upcoming publication. All submissions, along with any questions, should be addressed to Noel Sloboda, Ph.D., assistant professor in English and publication adviser, at njs16@psu.edu .
"Any Other Word" is a creative outlet for members of the Penn State York community and was created to showcase campus talents and unite artistic minds. Work on the first issue began in the fall of 2006. To see the publication, visit http://www2.yk.psu.edu/anyotherword . (more)
Penn State York's Cultural and Performing Artists series continues with spoken-word poet POETRI at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 4 in the Community Room of the Joe and Rosie Ruhl Student Community Center. The performance is free an open to the public. The Cultural and Performing Artists series is sponsored by the campus and MediaOnePA. (more)
The Penn State Beaver Office of Student Activities and the Office of Student Affairs will present a free program by Roderick 'Odd?Rod' Borisade, at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 6, in the auditorium of the Student Union Building. Slam poetry is spoken word poetry that is frequently politicized by drawing upon racial, economic and gender injustice as well as current events for subject manner. The public is invited to attend the presentation. (more)
John Milton, the 17th-century English author, is the subject of the final presentation in the Penn State Beaver Spring Semester Faculty Speakers Series. Kristen Olson, associate professor of English, will present "Redemptive Ambivalence in Milton's Religious Poetry" noon to 1 p.m. on Wednesday, April 20, room 16, Student Union Building. (more)
Robin Becker, the 2010-11 Penn State laureate and professor of English and women's studies at the University, is sharing several of her poems via video during the 2010-11 academic year, aiming to engage people "in the deep pleasures of poetry -- language crafted and shaped from words, the 'ordinary' material we all use every day," to explore how and why poems move us. "The Poet's Perspective" is a weekly poetry video series scheduled to appear during the fall 2010 and spring 2011 semesters on Penn State Live and in Penn State Newswires. Prior to each poem, Becker offers her thoughts about what inspired her to write the piece, then poses a question to consider. In the text and video link of "Shopping," Becker pokes fun at a cliched pastime of wounded hearts. (more)
Robin Becker, the 2010-11 Penn State laureate and professor of English and women's studies at the University, is sharing several of her poems via video during the 2010-11 academic year, aiming to engage people "in the deep pleasures of poetry -- language crafted and shaped from words, the 'ordinary' material we all use every day," to explore how and why poems move us. "The Poet's Perspective" is a weekly poetry video series scheduled to appear during the fall 2010 and spring 2011 semesters on Penn State Live and in Penn State Newswires. Prior to each poem, Becker offers her thoughts about what inspired her to write the piece, then poses a question to consider. In the text and video link of "Prairie Dogs," Becker uses imagery depicting an injured, immobilized animal to allude to the incident of a tortured, murdered college student. (more)
Robin Becker, the 2010-11 Penn State laureate and professor of English and women's studies at the University, is sharing several of her poems via video during the 2010-11 academic year, aiming to engage people "in the deep pleasures of poetry -- language crafted and shaped from words, the 'ordinary' material we all use every day," to explore how and why poems move us. "The Poet's Perspective" is a weekly poetry video series scheduled to appear during the fall 2010 and spring 2011 semesters on Penn State Live and in Penn State Newswires. Prior to each poem, Becker offers her thoughts about what inspired her to write the piece, then poses a question to consider. In the text and video link of "The Children's Concert," Becker uses a cruel joke perpetrated during childhood to reflect on an adult's regrets. (more)
Robin Becker, the 2010-11 Penn State laureate and professor of English and women's studies at the University, is sharing several of her poems via video during the 2010-11 academic year, aiming to engage people "in the deep pleasures of poetry -- language crafted and shaped from words, the 'ordinary' material we all use every day," to explore how and why poems move us. "The Poet's Perspective" is a weekly poetry video series scheduled to appear during the fall 2010 and spring 2011 semesters on Penn State Live and in Penn State Newswires. Prior to each poem, Becker offers her thoughts about what inspired her to write the piece, then poses a question to consider. In the text and video link of "Death of the Owl," Becker uses language and symbolism to help her come to terms with an accident and her grief from it. (more)
"I have no real answers other than education and exposure. The only thing we can do is provide our young people with the opportunity to hear and enjoy things other than sound bites and video games. I think if we take the time to sit and read a book, our children and our students will see us, and we can model for them a kind of literary citizenship that includes taking the time, because reading poetry does take time. So does reading a short story, so does reading a novel."
-- 2010-2011 Penn State Laureate Robin Becker, on how to influence younger generations to slow down and appreciate the words of a poet. Becker, a nationally acclaimed poet who also is a professor of English and women's studies in the College of the Liberal Arts, spoke Friday (Jan. 14) at the Penn State Forum, held at The Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel. (more)
Robin Becker, the 2010-11 Penn State laureate and professor of English and women's studies at the University, is sharing several of her poems via video during the 2010-11 academic year, aiming to engage people "in the deep pleasures of poetry -- language crafted and shaped from words, the 'ordinary' material we all use every day," to explore how and why poems move us. "The Poet's Perspective" is a weekly poetry video series scheduled to appear during the fall 2010 and spring 2011 semesters on Penn State Live and in Penn State Newswires. Prior to each poem, Becker offers her thoughts about what inspired her to write the piece, then poses a question to consider. In the text and video link of "Port-au-Prince, 1960," Becker recounts a pivotal moment in her childhood that made her aware of issues surrounding race and economic standing. (more)
