MSU Libraries to showcase power of poetry with National Poetry Month events
Contact: Sasha Steinberg
STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥敾ㄐ阒辈 State University Libraries is聽hosting various activities throughout April in celebration of National Poetry Month.
Starting April 1, students, faculty, staff and community members are encouraged to visit聽聽and view a fun, 15-minute presentation on Homer鈥檚 ancient Greek epic poem 鈥淭he Odyssey.鈥
Salvador Bartera, an associate professor in MSU鈥檚 Department of Classical and Modern Languages and Literatures, prepared the lecture using the latest technology at Mitchell Memorial Library鈥檚 MaxxSouth Digital Media Center. To view his lecture, visit the aforementioned website, hover over the 鈥淗ow to Celebrate Poetry at MSU鈥 tab and click on 鈥淐elebrate Poetry by Learning about Homer and The Odyssey.鈥澛
MSU Libraries also will provide a link to MSU鈥檚 movie database Swank, where MSU faculty, staff and students can log in to view 鈥淥 Brother, Where Art Thou?鈥 at their leisure. The 2000 film by Joel and Ethan Coen is loosely based on 鈥淭he Odyssey.鈥
On April 1 at 11:59 p.m., entry submission will conclude for the Undergraduate Poetry Contest. Staff from MSU Libraries and MSU鈥檚 student-made creative arts journal The Streetcar, along with graduate students from the Department of English, will select the winning poems. Winners will be announced on April 15, and prizes will be awarded.
Throughout the month, posters highlighting 花秀直播 poets and poetry will be on display at Mitchell Memorial Library. MSU Libraries also will accept recommendations from faculty and staff across campus for poems to share on social media. Poem suggestions should be submitted by March 30 to Corinne Kennedy, MSU Libraries assistant professor, at ckennedy@library.msstate.edu.
Associate Dean Stephen Cunetto said MSU Libraries is looking forward to hosting 鈥淏ully鈥檚 Bards,鈥 a monthlong exhibit showcasing poetic contributions of MSU faculty and alumni.
鈥淭hese poems highlight the personal experiences, ruminations and feelings of members of our Bulldog family and provide important cultural context to the world in which we live,鈥 Cunetto said. 鈥淥ur MSU Libraries staff hopes these poems inspire and encourage everyone to celebrate聽poetry聽in April and throughout the year.鈥
In addition to showing in the Special Collections Department on Mitchell Memorial Library鈥檚 third floor, 鈥淏ully鈥檚 Bards鈥 can be viewed at . For assistance or questions, contact Carrie P. Mastley, manuscripts librarian, at cpmastley@library.msstate.edu.
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