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Jun
13

Poet-in-Residence Traci Evadne Currie Reflects on Poetry as Activism

  Traci Evadne Currie, Ph.D., served as the inaugural Poetry as Activism Poet-in-Residence during the spring 2024 semester. Throughout the residency, Currie spent time in Special Collections engaging with materials related to the project’s theme for research, visiting classes across ...Read More
Apr
10

A View from the Vault: The Floating Bear Newsletter

By Jeannette Schollaert, Digital Initiatives and Preservation “A View from the Vault” showcases some of the unique, notable or rare items that are a part of the Special Collections and Museums holdings at the University of Delaware. Each month, we ...Read More
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Feb
22

Exhibitions on Chicory Magazine and Baltimore’s Black Arts Activism on View in Morris Library

In partnership with the Mellon-funded Poetry as Activism Project, the University of Delaware Library, Museums and Press will host the traveling exhibition Soul of the Butterfly: Chicory Magazine and Baltimore’s Black Arts Activism, on view in Room 116 of Morris ...Read More
Text of exhibition titles that reads, "Soul of the Butterfly: Chicory Magazine and Baltimore’s Black Arts Activism. Traveling Exhibition." and "Poetry as Activism in Conversation with Chicory"
Dec
6

A View from the Vault: Manuscript Poetry Notebook of John Wieners

By Aaron Bisson, graduate assistant for the Poetry as Activism Project “A View from the Vault” showcases some of the unique, notable or rare items that are a part of the Special Collections and Museums holdings at the University of ...Read More
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Dec
5

Traci Evadne Currie Appointed Poet-in-Residence for Poetry as Activism Project

The University of Delaware Library, Museums and Press is proud to announce the appointment of Traci Evadne Currie, Ph.D., as the Poetry as Activism Poet-in-Residence. In this role, Currie will draw inspiration from our holdings in Special Collections to create ...Read More
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Aug
9

Seeking Poet-in-Residence with Passion for Art, Activism and Social Change

The UD Library, Museums and Press is actively recruiting a poet and advocate for social change to serve as poet-in-residence on the Poetry as Activism Project. The poet-in-residence will draw inspiration from our collections to create new, original work and ...Read More
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Feb
2

UD Library, Museums and Press Receives Mellon Grant for Poetry as Activism Project

  The University of Delaware Library, Museums and Press was recently awarded a $250,000 grant from the Mellon Foundation to support the curation and stewardship of poetry archives related to 20th-century poet-activists of color along with a digital publishing and ...Read More
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