Ļć½¶Ö±²„Libraries to showcase power of poetry with National Poetry Month events
Contact: Sasha Steinberg
STARKVILLE, Miss.āĻć½¶Ö±²„ Libraries isĀ hosting various activities throughout April in celebration of National Poetry Month.
Starting April 1, students, faculty, staff and community members are encouraged to visitĀ Ā and view a fun, 15-minute presentation on Homerās ancient Greek epic poem āThe Odyssey.ā
Salvador Bartera, an associate professor in MSUās Department of Classical and Modern Languages and Literatures, prepared the lecture using the latest technology at Mitchell Memorial Libraryās MaxxSouth Digital Media Center. To view his lecture, visit the aforementioned website, hover over the āHow to Celebrate Poetry at MSUā tab and click on āCelebrate Poetry by Learning about Homer and The Odyssey.āĀ
Ļć½¶Ö±²„Libraries also will provide a link to MSUās movie database Swank, where Ļć½¶Ö±²„faculty, staff and students can log in to view āO Brother, Where Art Thou?ā at their leisure. The 2000 film by Joel and Ethan Coen is loosely based on āThe Odyssey.ā
On April 1 at 11:59 p.m., entry submission will conclude for the Undergraduate Poetry Contest. Staff from Ļć½¶Ö±²„Libraries and MSUās student-made creative arts journal The Streetcar, along with graduate students from the Department of English, will select the winning poems. Winners will be announced on April 15, and prizes will be awarded.
Throughout the month, posters highlighting Mississippi poets and poetry will be on display at Mitchell Memorial Library. Ļć½¶Ö±²„Libraries also will accept recommendations from faculty and staff across campus for poems to share on social media. Poem suggestions should be submitted by March 30 to Corinne Kennedy, Ļć½¶Ö±²„Libraries assistant professor, at ckennedy@library.msstate.edu.
Associate Dean Stephen Cunetto said Ļć½¶Ö±²„Libraries is looking forward to hosting āBullyās Bards,ā a monthlong exhibit showcasing poetic contributions of Ļć½¶Ö±²„faculty and alumni.
āThese poems highlight the personal experiences, ruminations and feelings of members of our Bulldog family and provide important cultural context to the world in which we live,ā Cunetto said. āOur Ļć½¶Ö±²„Libraries staff hopes these poems inspire and encourage everyone to celebrateĀ poetryĀ in April and throughout the year.ā
In addition to showing in the Special Collections Department on Mitchell Memorial Libraryās third floor, āBullyās Bardsā can be viewed at . For assistance or questions, contact Carrie P. Mastley, manuscripts librarian, at cpmastley@library.msstate.edu.
For more on MSUās National Poetry Month celebration, visit .
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