Chloe Cooper Jones: Reading and Q/A with the author of ‘Easy Beauty’
Presented by The CCNY MFA in Creative Writing and The CCNY Department of Philosophy
Thursday, March 30, 2023
4:00 – 5:15 PM
Why Mentorship Matters: a Roundtable
Featuring the editors of ‘Feminists Reclaim Mentorship’ and other panelists
Nancy K. Miller, Tahneer Oksman, Melissa Coss Aquino, Michelle Yasmine Valladares, Sharifa Hampton, and Angela Veronica Wong
Faculty Stories: “War, Peace & Poetics” Anthology, Edited by Professor Laura Hinton, Out Now.
The issue features work by over thirty poets, visual, performance and multimedia artists, and features Cris Cheek’s “No War” image series.
Student Stories: Miguel Johnson Explores the Pitfalls of an American Education for “The Independent”
American schools didn’t prepare Johnson for a higher education, but navigating that system opened his eyes to its injustices as he transcended them.
Faculty Stories: Salar Abdoh’s Dispatch from Behind the Front Lines in Ukraine
“There’s a war far closer to your home, among people who speak your language. Why do you need to chase battle in Ukraine?”
Alumni Stories: Nicole Treska’s “Love Letter to Her Family”
A mobster father and a winding road leading from Hawaii to New York are just some of the stories MFA alum Nicole Treska explores in her interview for the “Indoor Voices” podcast.
Student Stories: Michael Montali’s “Fantastic Cat” Performs on CBS Saturday Morning
Singer-songwriter and CCNY MFA in Fiction Candidate Michael Montali’s and his band performed a song off their debut album for CBS Saturday Morning.
Exploring the City College Archives
The Archives at City College are rich in historical documents, from 15th century hand-written manuscripts to foundational magazines of the N.A.A.C.P
Faculty Stories: CCNY Poetry Outreach Center director Pamela Laskin wins prestigious award
Pamela L. Laskin is the recipient of a 2022 Freedom Through Literacy Board Option Award for her work to enable children to unload their grief and to empower voices through poetry.
Literary Community
THE POETRY OUTREACH CENTER The primary purpose of the Poetry Outreach Center is to encourage poetic activity—-the creation and appreciation of poetry—-at all levels of public education. Poets from City College’s faculty and graduate student body give readings and conduct hands-on writing workshops in NYC public schools, which culminate in students’ participation at the Annual Spring Poetry …