ETSU hosts poet Tyree Daye
This past Wednesday, Sept. 8, ETSU welcomed poet Tyree Daye to campus to host a lecture and poetry reading as a part of the Black …
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Alumni, faculty bring Black Moon literary journal to life
Alumni and current ETSU faculty members Sam Campbell and Matthew Gilbert co-founded the literary journal Black Moon Magazine to highlight out-of-the box writing. Campbell is …
Graves discusses poetry amidst adversity during ‘Dessert with the Experts’
ETSU’s poet-in-residence and English professor Jesse Graves delivered a lecture and poetry reading for the fifth installment of the “Dessert with the Experts” series on …
New literary magazine editor talks publishing during pandemic
From Dandridge, Tennessee, Abby Lewis has taken the helm as editor for The Mockingbird, ETSU’s literary magazine. Lewis graduated from ETSU in 2017 and is …
‘Three Emerging Poets’ write about their parents in published works
Students, community members and faculty filled seats at the Reece Museum to listen to three poets participate in readings of their work as part of …
Coming out in the hills of Appalachia
The final Dr. Bert C. Bach Creative Writing Initiative reading of the year was held on Nov. 12 at the Reece Museum as debut poet Savannah …
Graves serves as Poet in Residence
ETSU’s Poet in Residence is Dr. Jesse Graves, an avid reader and writer. Graves is from Sharps Chapel, Tennessee, a small town about 40 miles …
Black Affairs Association sponsors The Poetry Cafe
On Feb. 19, ETSU’s Black Affairs Association sponsored “The Poetry Café,” in association with February’s Black History Month events. The evening focused on the spoken …
ETSU celebrates Spring Creative Writing Festival
Many gathered to share stories last Tuesday morning for the first day of the Spring Creative Writing Festival. Hosted in a back gallery of the …
Dr. Jesse Graves compiles unpublished work of literary hero, James Agee
Dr. Jesse Graves, associate professor of East Tennessee State University’s Department of Literature and Language and poet-in-residence, is working to compile and edit the …