Category: Poetry
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Celebrate National Poetry Month
April is the cruellest month, breeding Lilacs out of the dead land, mixing Memory and desire, stirring Dull roots with spring rain. – T. S. Eliot, “The Waste Land” April is National Poetry Month. We’ve compiled some resources to inspire you to celebrate. Visit our Pinterest Board featuring just a fraction of the poetry books…
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6th Annual Printers’ Ball – Friday, July 30th 6-11pm at 1104 S. Wabash
Founded by Poetry six years ago, Printers’ Ball is an annual celebration of print culture, showcasing thousands of magazines, books, broadsides, and other print and paper media from around the world. The Ball, hosted for the second year by Columbia College Chicago, will also include book- and papermaking demonstrations, screenings, readings, live music, and fabulous…
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3rd Annual Haiku Contest – Entries due Monday, April 26th
Currently enrolled students are invited to submit up to three entries relating to: libraries, knowledge, learning, books, literacy & reading. Entries will be judged by a panel of library staff and English Department faculty. The winning entry will be displayed prominently in the library during Manifest Week and beyond. Please submit entries via email to…
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Upcoming Events in the Library – Dec. 9 and Dec. 10
Summer in Florence Information MeetingWednesday, December 9, 2009Columbia College Chicago Library624 S. Michigan, 3rd floor east5:00-6:30pmSponsored by the Academic Initiatives and International Programs Minds of Winter Student Poetry ReadingThursday, December 10, 2009Columbia College Chicago Library624 S. Michigan, 3rd floor east4:00-6:15pmSponsored by the English Department
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Come to the Largest Youth Poetry Festival in the World
Columbia College Chicago is proud to have been chosen, along with other Chicago institutions, to be a presenting partner and host-site for the 2009 Brave New Voices international youth poetry slam festival. Between July 13th and 19th, Columbia’s residence centers, lounges and performance venues will host over 500 Teen Poetry Slam Champions from 45 parts…