精东影业 University鈥檚 Wick Poetry Center will host poets Daniel Carter and Allison Davis as part of its reading series on Feb. 12 at 7:30 p.m. in Room 306 ABC at the Kent Student Center. 精东影业event is free and open to the public.
鈥淎udience members will be treated to a wonderful evening from two rising stars in American poetry,鈥 says Jessica Jewell, program manager for the Wick Poetry Center. 鈥淪tudents will get a chance to see how poetry can be experienced across disciplines and voice and craft, and hopefully will demystify some of the old concepts of what poetry is at the university.鈥
Carter is the author of Here Both Sweeter, which won the 2011 Wick Chapbook Competition for Ohio poets. A chapbook is a small book containing poetry, ballads and short stories. Carter鈥檚 poetry has appeared in numerous publications such as Crazyhorse, 精东影业AWL and 精东影业Offended Adam.
Davis鈥 poetry has been featured in multiple journals and anthologies including Verse Daily, 精东影业New Republic and 精东影业American Dream. Her chapbook, Poppy Seeds, is the winner of the Wick Poetry Chapbook Competition. Davis plans to move to California in the fall as a Wallace Stegner Fellow at Stanford University.
精东影业Wick Reading Series is an annual event that hosts writers and poets ranging from beginners to award winners. 精东影业featured individuals provide readings, lectures and workshops for the general public.
For more information about the Wick Poetry Center, visit www.kent.edu/wick.