Exhibits and Events

Virtual National Poetry Month

Studio 101 celebrates National Poetry Month virtually this year by having a number of activities that allows faculty and staff to participate in their online courses or through social media. The focus of our celebration is sharing our favorite poets and to share some creative erasure poetry.

For the first week, faculty can link a video of poets reading their work. The video is in Mediasite. In their Blackboard course, faculty can search “National Poetry Month Readings” in Mediasite and then link the video to their course.

For the second week, we are asking students, faculty, and staff to create their own erasure poem and to share the poem on social media using #tricpoetry. Poems posted on social media may be chosen and shared in Studio 101’s Virtual Gallery.

For the third week, students can go to FlipGrid and watch faculty and staff read their favorite poems.

If you have any questions about the Virtual Poetry Month, please contact Brian Hall at brian.hall@tri-c.edu

Schedule

Week 1: April 5 - April 9: Poetry Reading

Faculty can link a Mediasite video of poets reading their work in Blackboard for students to view. Faculty should search "National Poetry Month Readings" in Mediasite for the video.

Week 2: April 12 - April 16: Erasure Poetry

Students, faculty, and staff can create their own erasure poem and share it on social media using #tricpoetry.

Week 3: April 19 - April 23: Faculty/Staff Reading

Listen to faculty and staff read their favorite poems. You can find the the readng on FlipGrid. 

Week 4: April 26 - April 30: Virtual Erasure Poetry Gallery

Students, faculty, and staff can view the virtual gallery of erasure poems. 

Activities

Here are more details about the activities:

Poetry Readings: Poets reading their own poems is a video that can be added to a Blackboard course by using Mediasite. When the Mediasite link is being added to the course, search for "National Poetry Month Readings". 

Erasure Poetry: A quick reference guide was created to help students learn about and create erasure poetry. It can be viewed here. 

Faculty/Staff Reading: Faculty and staff reading their favorite poems can be viewed here.