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Tess Mueller 21'. Photo courtesy of Tess Mueller '21.

In the Works: Tess Mueller ’21 on how hurt fades and honoring vulnerability in her honors thesis

Dipakshi Sarma, Staff Writer
April 15, 2021
Poet Sagirah Shahid spreads Black Sufi Joy and Archival Resistance

Poet Sagirah Shahid spreads Black Sufi Joy and Archival Resistance

Libby Sykes, Staff Writer
February 11, 2021
MacSlams welcomes poet Loyce Gayo virtually

MacSlams welcomes poet Loyce Gayo virtually

Libby Sykes and Daniel Chechelnitsky
December 3, 2020
Poet Ross Gay offers inspiration to the Macalester community

Poet Ross Gay offers inspiration to the Macalester community

Kira Schukar and Alice Asch
February 13, 2020
Dylan Garity ’12 (left) and Neil Hilborn ’11 (right). Photo courtesy of Anja Beth Swoap ’19

MacSlams celebrates its ten-year anniversary

Malcolm Cooke
February 7, 2019

Snyder lectures, reads poetry in Kagin

Estelle Timar-Wilcox
October 25, 2018

Beat poet and activist Gary Snyder to speak at Macalester

Sarah Hoffman
October 14, 2018

Frances Stark & Sohrab Mohebbi Talk Art Studios and Domesticity at the Walker

Malcolm Cooke
October 11, 2018
Guante performs at the MacSlam poetry competition. Photo by Izzy Gravano ‘22

Guante Performs at Mac’s September Slam

Izzy Gravano
October 11, 2018
Annie Sumpunkulapak ’19, who created Home magazine. Photo by Summer Xu ’20.

Home magazine showcases international students’ talents

Max Harrison
April 26, 2018
Assistant Director of the Lealtad-Suzuki Center Demetrius Colvin (he/him) presents the poets for one final round of applause at the conclusion of the slam.

Photo Story: 21st Annual Cultural House Poetry Slam

November 13, 2015
Sherman Alexie addresses the crowd Monday night in Kagin Ballroom. Though his poems were viscerally emotional, the anecdotes he shared in between had the whole room laughing—sometimes at themselves. This performance seemed to be its own form of poetry; as Alexie put it,

Sherman Alexie and Robert Hershon give poetry reading

October 9, 2015
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