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 …
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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 Jesse Graves compiles unpublished work of literary hero, James Agee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 …
Mayhem Poets combine comedy and poetry
When the word poetry is brought up, the first thing that comes to the mind is literature studied in high school classrooms–poets like William Shakespeare …
Poets bring ‘Mayhem’ to ETSU
In high school English classes you probably had to read some poetry. You might have enjoyed it, or maybe you thought it was indecipherable and …
“The Garden of Love”: Martha Redbone performs poems by William Blake
On Thursday evening, Martha Redbone presented “The Garden of Love,” a concert which took poetry by William Blake and set the words in the poems …
‘Mockingbird’ student art and lit pamphlet extends submissions deadline to Nov. 6
Submit now, it’s not too late! “The Mockingbird,” ETSU’s student arts and literary magazine, is currently accepting submissions for its 45th issue. Published yearly, “The …
Renowned Appalachian poet returns home to Tri-Cities, performs public poetry readings
Renowned Appalachian poet Charles Wright was greeted at ETSU with open arms as a welcome back to his home in the Tri-Cities. On Oct. 25, …