It’s a Thursday morning. Swarthmore students are waking up, getting coffee from the Science Center, and yawning through their morning classes. In The Poetry Project, a research-based poetry class taught by English Professor Nathalie Anderson, students are sharing the poems they wrote
When you walk into McCabe, you’re probably thinking about all the work you’ve got to do. Maybe you’re dreading a midterm that’s coming up or a ten-page paper that’s due at midnight. But what you’re probably not thinking of are the exhibits
As part of the Black Cultural Center’s 50th Anniversary Celebration, Nikki Giovanni came to campus on October 7 to give her talk, “Grit, Grace, and Glow: Celebrating Black Excellence.” Along with recitations of her famous poems, “Ego-Tripping,” “A Bench,” and “Tennessean by
As today’s media becomes increasingly politicized, polarized, and privatized, cultural journalism has taken a step back. The Trump-era news cycle has dichotomized the reading experience into an all-or-nothing approach. Many either find themselves inundated with ever-increasing political entanglements or become so overwhelmed
On Thursday, December 6, from 4:15 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. in the Scheuer room of Kohlberg Hall, Natasha Trethewey, former Poet Laureate of the United States and Pulitzer-Prize-winner will be holding a reading of selections from her 2018 collection of poetry, “Monument:
Even the cover of “Refuse,” Julian Randall’s debut poetry collection, makes a bold statement: the title is in sharp black letters against a stormy sky, with a winged black boy in the foreground, seemingly struggling to fly. This stunning image by the
As rain falls gently upon Sproul Hall, Alok Vaid-Menon asked the audience a plaintive question: “Where do all the sad girls go?” Their voice lingers around the dome; their vocals layered by a loop station that filled the space with hypnotic charm
The resonant hum of a tenor saxophone underlies the fluctuations in rhythm and sound of a chorus of small drums, strings, and vocal expressions. Recited words trade meaning back and forth with a long-necked didgeridoo, as if emboldening each other to be
137 Mutation 12/23/2017 Remember when you debauched my mind? The leaves you saw crinkle pleasantly, the contributions they give to our eyes matter to me, at least. Even at their cycle’s end The gift of color shakes our shape-shifting cornucopia
During the week of Jan. 22, the college held a series of events to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy and build a safe, welcoming community. From a candlelight vigil on the steps of the Black Cultural Center to a campus-wide
