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…
Macalester poets have been working all semester long on writing and performing spoken-word poems, competing against one another for a spot on the Mac team going to this year’s College Unions Poetry Slam Invitational (CUPSI). After three competitive poetry slams over the past semester, 10 poets have been selected as possible candidates, and tonight, Friday…
Inaugural poet Richard Blanco is this year’s convocation speaker. Before the event, The Mac Weekly got a chance to speak with him about his work, his childhood, and his life since the poem that put him on the map.
Last Saturday night, I went to see Internet poet Steve Roggenbuck in Minneapolis. The Subterranean Café turned out to be the basement of a house and decked out with improvised furniture. I had to take off my shoes before walking in and I ended up sitting on a converted back seat from an old sedan….
