In Celebration of Conversation: Poet Claudia Rankine Captivates BC Students in Undergraduate Meet-and-Greet
This past week, author and poet Claudia Rankine graced the Heights with her wisdom and wit in a two-day residency made possible by the Lowell Humanities Series, a program within ..."Tombs" by Richard W. Thomas
Published in the September 1969 issue of Negro Digest/Black World, ‘Tombs’ by Richard Walter Thomas, a Black radical poet, came off the heels of a Civil Rights Movement experiencing considerable ...Sex and Power: Titian at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
The Isabella Stuart Gardener Museum briefly held a full collection of Titian's six painted poetries, which have not been seen together in over four centuries.Open Mic Night Brings BC Poets Out to the McMullen Museum
BC students shared an array of literary works at Stylus and The Laughing Medusa's open mic night at the McMullen Museum.Examining Grief, Poetry, and American Discourse with Edward Hirsch
On April 20, the Clough Center for the Study of Constitutional Democracy hosted an event entitled, “Private Grief, Public woes: Poetry and a Renewed Public Discourse.” At this event, Edward ...Clough Center Hosts Discussion on Politics and Poetry in America
On Tuesday, March 23, Boston College’s Clough Center for the Study of Constitutional Democracy hosted “The Political Life of Poetry: Reimagining the Culture of Democracy” with American poet Ed Hirsch. ...Amanda Gorman Makes History With Her Inaugural Poem "The Hill We Climb"
Recent Harvard graduate Amanda Gorman was the first National Youth Poet Laureate to speak at a presidential inauguration.A Winter Break Booklist
As a cure to combat feelings of winter restlessness, The Gavel advises you snuggle in with a book. Short attention span? On a memoir kick? We’ve got book picks for ...