Tag: Poetry

Black History Month kicks off on campus with proclamation

With the start of February comes Black History Month celebration here at Ramapo College. To kick off the month of festivities and celebration of black history, Ramapo’s Office of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Compliance (EDIC) invited students and faculty to the Opening Proclamation for Black History Month. The proclamation was […]

New “Poetry” issue grapples with monuments

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. […]

Visiting poet Jae Nichelle engages virtual audience

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.  […]

Ramapo alum’s poetry collection is raw

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 […]

Students share their creative works at Ramapo reading

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 […]