Dose of Poetry: Visiting Poet Nicole Homer Reading

Casino Ballroom - Georgian Court University 900 Lakewood Ave, Lakewood, NJ, United States

Since graduating from Georgian Court with a B.A. in English Literature, Nicole Homer ‘08 has obtained multiple graduate degrees in English Literature and Fine Arts; served as a Professor of English at Mercer County Community College; and published her first book of poetry, Pecking Order.

Nicole will return to Georgian Court this April as the university’s visiting poet. She plans to read a collection of her published poems, recite works from her next book, and participate in a Q&A with students on campus.

Read the full article here: https://georgian.edu/visiting-poet-2023/

Free

Dose of Poetry: Missing/Missed – An Arts and Advocacy Event

SMJC Library - Georgian Court University 900 Lakewood Ave, Lakewood, NJ, United States

Inspired by the journalism of Erika Marie Rivers, Our Black Girls, and Derrica and Natalie Wilson, producers of the HBO docuseries Black and Missing, Missed is a piece of participatory action research dedicated to the countless women (and their families) who go missing each year. Police reports reduce the missing person to “the last thing she was seen wearing”; somehow, in the moment of going missing, the person becomes a stereotype, label, profile that can be stapled on telephone poles: absent and obsolete. According to the National Crime Information Center, 268,884 women are reported missing each year. We turn to social media and popular culture to see which stories receive airtime, exposure, and thus, attention, and which faces do not. Please, join us on April 18th in the SMJC Library. The art project will include applying redaction to missing ads and newspaper articles to create a series of erasure poems—to find the person missing from the text and make visible the person behind the text. In this excavation of voices, writers play the role of grief doula and critical witness, but, also, peace medium and generous listener. The limits of the work are unbearable: not being able to bring the body of the person back. The reach of the work offers promise: how can we bring the essence of a person home?

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Lionpalooza

Casino Lawn 900 Lakewood Ave, Lakewood, NJ, United States

Check out the Creative Writing Club table at the New Student Orientation Lionpalooza Event!

Creative Writing Club Meeting

SMJC Library - Georgian Court University 900 Lakewood Ave, Lakewood, NJ, United States

Join Creative Writing Club President, Belynnda King, for the first group meeting of the semester. It's time to write! (Hence, the write time, right?)

Free

The World is New: A Centennial Celebration of William Carlos Williams (Doctor/Poet) — Spring and All

SMJC Library - Georgian Court University 900 Lakewood Ave, Lakewood, NJ, United States

Please, join Dr. Paul Cappucci, Department of English, Christine Stevenson, Outreach and User Engagement Librarian, and student leaders Nathalia Garica and Kayla Latendresse on Thursday, October 12th @ 3:00 PM in the SMJC Library for a celebration of the work of doctor/poet (and New Jerseyian) William Carlos Williams.

Free

Frankenstein: Revisiting Mary Shelley’s Legacy

McAuley Heritage Center

The Humanities Forum Presents: Revisiting Mary Shelley's Legacy Faculty Panelists: Dr. Pamela Rader (English), Moderator Dr. Jonathan Kim-Reuter (Religious Studies/Philosophy) Dr. Russell McDonald (English)

Praxis Preparation

Farley Center, Room 202 900 Lakewood Ave, Lakewood, NJ, United States

Hosted by Ms. Debbie Snyder from the School of Education and Dr. Anthony Brano from the Writing Center. This workshop will provide valuable tips and resources to aid in passing the Praxis! We will discuss how to study for the reading and writing portion of the test. We will also discuss tips and tricks for ... Read more

NaNoWriMo Early Morning (W)rites

SMJC Library - Georgian Court University 900 Lakewood Ave, Lakewood, NJ, United States

Join us on Wednesday mornings in November from 8:00 -9:00 AM in the SMJC library to engage in creative and reflective writing. What should I do with an idea? Incubate it! Come write your idea into being and stock up on some characters, questions, and plot twists to write out the winter!

Avoiding Plagiarism in the Digital Age

Zoom

Please join faculty in a discussion of how to avoid plagiarism in student writing. What are we already doing now to aid in student learning and to make plagiarism harder to accomplish? What are the policies currently in place? Finally, what are the latest trends in the generative AI landscape? A Flyer explaining topics for ... Read more