Last Friday, students packed themselves into the Loch for the ten-year anniversary of MacSlams. Formed in 2009 by Neil Hilborn ’11 and Dylan Garity ’12, who returned to the Macalester campus to facilitate the event, MacSlams allows anyone to recite their poetry in front of an audience. With seats filled and popcorn popped, the audience…
Acclaimed poet and environmentalist Gary Snyder visited Macalester last week, and, on Wednesday, Oct. 17, delivered the annual Engel-Morgan-Jardetzky Distinguished Lecture on Science, Culture and Ethics. Snyder has published 20 books of poetry and prose in total and, in 1975, won the Pulitzer Prize for poetry for his book Turtle Island. Snyder’s work centers around…
88-year-old Gary Snyder is a Beat poet, Zen Buddhist, environmental activist and Pulitzer Prize winner. This month, Snyder will leave the house he built in the Sierra Nevada mountains for an evening of poetry and discussion at Macalester. Poet and Macalester English Professor Wang Ping met Snyder while working as an interpreter for Beat poet…
Sohrab Mohebbi, a museum curator based in New York, began his conversation with artist Frances Stark at the Walker Art Center on Wednesday, September 26, by reading a poem: I think I’ll Serve some toast today Oh no, there is no butter Perhaps I’ll find some jelly or jam Amidst the cupboard’s clutter Sadly to…
On Sept. 29, MacSlams—Macalester’s slam poetry organization—hosted its first preliminary poetry competition. It was the first time this year that poets have been able to perform their work for an audience and the featured guest was poet Kyle “Guante” Tran Myhre. Typically hosted in the Loch, there are three qualifying poetry slams during the semester…
When Annie Sumpunkulapak ’19, who hails from Bangkok, Thailand, first came to Macalester, she found it difficult to be an international student. She thought that it could be challenging to connect with domestic students and that she didn’t have an outlet to express her voice. Determined to increase the visibility and recognition of students from…
The Cultural House held its 21st annual poetry slam in Kagin Ballroom on Saturday, Nov. 7. Student poets included Samia Habli ’16, Andrea Grimaldi ’16, Bo Kim ’17, Anja Swoap ’19, Becky Githinji ’18, Maddie Schumacher ’19 and Abbie Cotter ’18. Click the i in the top right corner of each photo for its caption….
Alexie places emphasis on native identity in his writing, and is best known for his novel The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian. Hershon is a co-editor of Hanging Loose Press, one of the oldest independent literary publishers still running in the United States.
At first, the number of people cramming themselves into 10K for a Friday night poetry slam seems shocking. The seats inside the small room fill quickly and many spectators must resign themselves to leaning against walls or sitting on the floor. Despite the apparent discomfort, the room buzzes with excitement, people eagerly awaiting the first…
Carlos Andrés Gómez performed on campus on Tuesday, presenting his thoughts on identity, redefining masculinity, and the culture of sexual violence. Gómez is an acclaimed poet, actor and writer who is a two-time National Slam Poetry finalist. He recently wrote a book entitled “Man Up: Reimagining Modern Manhood.” The structure of Gómez’s lecture, which was…
