Saturday, June 10, 2023
Ramapo welcomed alum Carlie Hoffman to the York Room last Thursday as part of the “Readings at Ramapo” series to share her poems and insights with creative writing students. This was her first time presenting at this yearly series. Hoffman, ‘13, has authored three poetry books, one of which has […]
According to the Poetry Foundation’s website, Poetry magazine is “the oldest monthly devoted to verse in the English-speaking world.” The magazine was founded in 1912 by American poet, editor, scholar and literary critic Harriet Monroe with the mission “to print the best contemporary poetry, of any style, genre, or approach. […]
Photo courtesy of Tori D'Amico. Poet and translator Michael Bazzett visited Ramapo College for a reading and group discussion facilitated by Professor James Hoch on March 23 at 4 p.m. in the Adler Theater. The event marked the college’s first live poetry reading since 2020. Bazzett has authored four poetry […]
Photo courtesy of Peter Stevens, Flickr. Over the past few years, the world has changed from the familiar to the unrecognizable at a breakneck speed. Almost like blinking, surroundings twisted and became daunting and unfamiliar. Once a semblance of order began to return to the world, the psychological trauma we had […]
Photo by Emily Melvin On the evening of Thursday, Feb. 11, the College Programming Board welcomed poet and spoken word artist Jae Nichelle for a virtual performance. Nichelle is a young and empowering artist from Atlanta, GA. who focuses on the strength, struggle and beauty of being a Black woman. […]
Photo courtesy of Scott Laudati “Camp Winapooka” is an outstanding collection of poetry written by Ramapo alumnus, Scott Laudati. He is a fantastic poet and delivers original collections of modern poetry. No words in the poems are capitalized, but this stylistic choice does not come off as pretentious by any […]
Photo by Erica Meline Ramapo College has been putting forth efforts to further foster an encouraging environment for students to challenge themselves and showcase their talents. One of the ways the college does this is through student readings. At these readings, students have the opportunity to read aloud original work […]
Photo courtesy of Ramapo College Ramapo’s literary magazine, Trillium, is still accepting submissions for this year’s edition. From poetry to short stories and graphic design, the student editors at Trillium are eager to publish all genres of writing and forms of art. A prize of $100 will be awarded to […]
Photo by Giancarlo Sepulveda The works of Pulitzer Prize-Winning poet Peter Balakian were read aloud on Wednesday by the writer himself, who chose five poems from his book, “Ozone Journal,” in the Trustees Pavilion at 4 p.m. Balakian’s poems offer a wide realm of geographical references in New Jersey, […]
This week’s TNL featured poetry by performer, activist and educator Pages Matam. The event started off with junior Will Karney, also known as Maze, performing a rap set to warm up the crowd before Matam took the stage. In the crowd was freshman Adeline Tao, a huge fan of Matam’s. […]
