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Readings by the Writer: Sandra Yannone

Mary Lyon Hall - Woolley Room Norton, MA, United States

Wheaton alumna Sandra Yannone’s poetry amplifies the split-second when the everyday turns into catastrophe; the moment of impact when knowing and unknowing collide; the fusion of before and after. And the aftermaths. All constellate here in Yannone’s first full-length collection, Boats for Women, to orient us toward that “choice/to turn toward a sacred face, a turn/toward your own longing to live.”

Puerto Rican Poetic Resistance(s) to Continued Colonialism: Interactive workshop with Dr. Melinda González

Watson Fine Arts - Ellison Lecture Hall Norton, MA

Poetry-based art movements have functioned as an important locus of community organizing and political discourse across both Puerto Rico and the U.S. since at least the 1930s. In this interactive workshop, scholar-activist-poet Dr. Melinda González will perform poems, facilitate a poetry writing workshop, and discuss the role of poetry spaces in disaster recovery in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria […]

Free

Creative Writing Senior Reading

Mary Lyon Hall - Woolley Room Norton, MA, United States

Graduating seniors from the Creative Writing program read from their original work. The program features all genres. Join us in congratulating these students on their outstanding writing.     Please note: Wheaton College requires masking for at all events, regardless of vaccination status. Seating is limited.

Free

Readings by the Writer: Diana Khoi Nguyen

Mary Lyon Hall - May Room Norton, MA

Diana Khoi Nguyen is a first-generation Vietnamese-American poet whose book, Ghost Of , is an elegy for her brother, and she explores the difficulties felt by parents from this culture. A brief Q&A will follow this evening event.

Free

An Evening with Artist Finnegan Shannon

Watson Fine Arts - Ellison Lecture Hall Norton, MA

Finnegan Shannon is a multidisciplinary artist whose work experiments with access and ableist assumptions.

2024 Senior Creative Writing Majors’ Reading

Mary Lyon Hall - Holman Room Norton, MA, United States

Seniors graduating with a degree in creative writing and literature showcase original works of poetry, fiction and dramatic writing.

Free

Readings by the Writers: Stella Corso & Leah Nieboer

Mary Lyon Hall - May Room Norton, MA

Poets and co-hosts of the podcast The Ritter read from their work, discuss their podcast, their decision to enroll the podcast in a VC Accelerator, and how they’ve been translating their academic training into a marketable foundation for running their podcast.  A brief Q&A session will be included in this event. 

Free