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Poetry

Nobel Laureate poet Derek Walcott poses for a portrait at the Boston Playwrights' Theatre in 1993

University News

Nobel Laureate Derek Walcott (Hon.’93) Dead at 87

March 20, 2017

Robert Pinsky speaks at the Alumni College of Arts and Society's FFP

Books

Robert Pinsky Up For National Book Critics Circle Award

March 15, 2017

fall leaves

In the City

Your Guide to a Fun Columbus Day Weekend

October 7, 2016

Rita Dove

Poetry

Robert Lowell Memorial Poetry Reading: Rita Dove

October 6, 2016

Mckendy Fils-Aime

Local

Nightlife: Cantab Lounge Poetry Slam

April 27, 2016

C. D. Wright

Poetry

Lowell Poetry Reading to Pay Tribute to C. D. Wright

April 13, 2016

Elizabeth Alexander

Books

When Lightning Strikes, in Love and Loss

January 13, 2016

Yusef Komunyakaa

Arts & Culture

Lowell Poetry Reading Features Pulitzer Winner Tonight

October 15, 2015

Pulitzer Prize winner Robert Hass, a former US poet laureate, draws on his lifelong observation of nature in and around the Bay area. Photo by Shoey Sindel

Poetry

A Man for All Seasons

March 23, 2015

Boston University BU, Lowell Lecture reading, Pulitzer winner Sharon Olds, Renee Emerson, poetry

Poetry

Renowned “Poet of the Personal” to Read Tonight

November 20, 2014

Robert Pinsky, PoemJazz Sessions, Boston University Digital Learning Initiative, buX, edX

Arts & Culture

Robert Pinsky’s PoemJazz Sessions

November 18, 2014

nightlife, Kings Back Bay Open Mic Night

Music

Nightlife: Open Mic Night at Kings Bowl America

November 5, 2014

poet Karl Kirchwey, Creative Writing Program director, Boston University College of Arts and Sciences

University News

Award-Winning Poet New Creative Writing Program Director

October 20, 2014

Theodore Lockhart, United Methodist minister, author, Before Blackness, Lying After Truth, In Rabbitude, and Other Poems

Racism

The Poet Preacher

October 16, 2014

things to do near Boston University BU, Boston Poetry Slam, Cantab Lounge, Cambridge

Arts & Culture

Nightlife: Boston Poetry Slam

October 8, 2014

robert pinsky, art of poetry, mooc, massive open online classroom, online education

Poetry

Pinsky Teaches Poetry…to the World

September 27, 2014

Boston University BU, Chinese author poet Ha Jin, American Academy of Arts and Letters, College of Arts and Sciences CAS professor

Awards

Ha Jin Elected to American Academy of Arts and Letters

May 27, 2014

Boston University BU, Speak for Yourself, slam poetry club, spoken word, learning how to express yourself

Students

Learning to Speak for Yourself

April 29, 2014

Boston University Robert Lowell Memorial Poetry Reading, Paul Muldoon, Rebekah Stout

Poetry

Paul Muldoon Headlines BU’s Lowell Memorial Poetry Reading Tonight

April 17, 2014

Boston University Creative Writing, Annual Faculty Reading

Literature

BU’s Literary Lions Read Tonight

March 26, 2014

BU’s Literary Lions Read Tonight