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====== Poetry Center ====== | ====== Poetry Center ====== |
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Begun by funding support by Vice President Albert E. Holland '34 due to his interest in brining poetry events to campus, the Poetry Center was established in 1961. Faculty, students, and administrators with an interest in bringing poets to Trinity's campus for readings, lectures, to critique and review student written poetry, and meet with local high school students. | The Poetry Center was established in 1961 through the funding efforts of Vice President Albert E. Holland '34, who was interested in hosting poetry events on Trinity's [[summit_campus|campus]]. Faculty, students, and administrators participated in bringing poets to campus for readings and lectures, to critique and review student-written poetry, and later, to provide workshops for local high school students and English teachers. |
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In 1963, the "poet in residence" was introduced, in which the Poetry Center arranged for a poet to stay on Trinity's campus for multiple days to visit classes, give public lectures and readings, and meet with students. The first poet to participate in this program was Richard Eberhart, and others included Karl Shapiro, Maxine Kumin, John Berryman, William Stafford and W.S Merwin. In 1970, the poet-in-residence program expanded to one week. | In 1963, in conjunction with the [[hartford|Hartford]] Jewish Community Center, the "poet-in-residence" program was introduced; the Poetry Center arranged for a poet to stay on Trinity's campus for multiple days to visit classes, give public lectures and readings, and meet with students. The first poet to participate in this program was Richard Eberhart, and others included Karl Shapiro, Maxine Kumin, John Berryman, William Stafford, and W.S Merwin. In 1970, the poet-in-residence program expanded to one week. |
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In 1978, the program adopted a more formal structure and became known as the Trinity College Poetry Center, with Amelia G. Silvestri serving at its first Executive Coordinator and later, Director. The Poetry Center has continually brought nationally recognized poets to Trinity including John Berryman, Philip Levine, W.D. Snodgrass, Dabney Stuart, Lucille Clifton, and Wendell Berry, to encourage and foster undergraduates' interest in poetry. | In 1978, the program adopted a more formal structure and became known as the Trinity College Poetry Center, with Amelia G. Silvestri serving as its first Executive Coordinator and later, Director. The Poetry Center brought nationally recognized poets to Trinity including Philip Levine, W.D. Snodgrass, Dabney Stuart, Lucille Clifton, and Wendell Berry, to encourage and foster undergraduates' interest in poetry. |
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===== Sources ===== | ===== Sources ===== |
| [[https://digitalrepository.trincoll.edu/w_books/2/|Trinity College in the Twentieth Century]] (2000) by Peter and Anne Knapp, p. 414. |
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| [[https://digitalrepository.trincoll.edu/reporter/279/|The Trinity Reporter]], March/April 1978, p. 5. |
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[[https://digitalrepository.trincoll.edu/tripod/666/|Trinity Tripod]], 12/15/1964. | [[https://digitalrepository.trincoll.edu/tripod/666/|Trinity Tripod]], 12/15/1964. |
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[[https://digitalrepository.trincoll.edu/reporter/279/|The Trinity Reporter]], March/April 1978, pp. 5. | |
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[[https://digitalrepository.trincoll.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1001&context=w_books|Trinity College in the 20th Century]] (2000) by Peter Knapp, pp. 414. | |
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