Poet-in-Residence

A professional headshot of Dr. Traci Currie, Poetry as Activism Poet in Residence.

Photography credit: Ivan Thomas, DETV

Thank you to Traci Evadne Currie, Poetry as Activism Poet-in-Residence!

Thank you to Traci Evadne Currie for serving as the inaugural Poetry as Activism Poet-in-Residence.

About the Spring 2024 Poetry as Activism Residency 

You are invited to read some closing thoughts from Dr. Currie about the spring 2024 semester in residence in a Q&A. Below, we include some materials that represent the work Dr. Currie accomplished during the residency.

Poetry as Activism Events

The Poetry as Activism Festival was held on May 9, 2024. It included many activities including a Special Collections Open House.

Photos from the Poetry as Activism Festival on May 9, 2024

Emcee Richard Raw engages the audience at the Poetry as Activism Festival.

Emcee Richard Raw engages the audience at the Poetry as Activism Festival.

 

Poetry as Activism Festival speakers stand in front of a projected slide that reads: "Poetry as Activism Festival" with an image of a raised fist holding a pencil.

Poetry as Activism Festival speakers.

 

Dr. Currie leads a workshop as part of the UD Associate in the Arts Program's Spring 2024 Seminar Series on May 7, 2024. The projectors show participants joining the seminar via Zoom. The whiteboard reads: "I dream a world."

Dr. Currie leads a workshop as part of the UD Associate in the Arts Program’s Spring 2024 Seminar Series on May 7, 2024.

 

Dr. Currie emcees the Winter Nights Poetry Celebration Featuring Poetic Roots event at the Delaware Art Museum on March 21, 2024.

Dr. Currie emcees the Winter Nights Poetry Celebration Featuring Poetic Roots event at the Delaware Art Museum on March 21, 2024.