Entries tagged with ‘poetry’

On Juneteenth: 5 Questions and a Poem

On this Juneteenth, the second as an official U.S. holiday, here is a prose poem alum and retiring Gustavus professor Phil Bryant ’73 wrote 10 years ago, before the vast majority of Saint Peter and White America knew what Juneteenth was.

Poetic Professors Read and Celebrate Latest Publications

English professors Rebecca Fremo and Phil Bryant gave a reading as part of the Bards in the Arb series last week.

Poetry Reading March 10 by Professor Rezmerski

Poet and Gustavus professor emeritus John Rezmerski will return to campus for a poetry reading Thursday, March 10, 2011. He will present a reading from his new book of poetry, Breaking the Rules. at 7 p.m. in the Melva Lind Interpretive Center. This event is free and open to the public.

Author Wang Ping to Visit Campus

Gustavus Adolphus College will welcome author Wang Ping to campus Thursday, Nov. 6. Wang will read from several of her works from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Melva Lind Interpretive Center, located on the southern end of campus in the Linnaeus Arboretum. This event is free and open to the public.

Fall Poetry Classic Set for Mid-October

Gustavus Adolphus College will host a Fall Poetry Classic on Wednesday, Oct. 17 to showcase a new anthology of Minnesota women poets, To Sing Along the Way: Minnesota Women Poets from Pre-Territorial Days to the Present.

Gustavus Professor Receives Minnesota Book Award

Joyce Sutphen, associate professor of English at Gustavus Adolphus College, won the seventeenth annual Minnesota Book Award for poetry for her recent book Naming the Stars.