Archana Venkatesan discusses the importance of ancient poetry and her research on as the Alvars, which translates to “those who are immersed in god.” This type of "slow study" resonates with students who, in current times, don't get to do much of it anymore.
Just weeks after being named U.S. Poet Laureate by the Library of Congress, Arthur Sze visited UC Davis, sharing his love of poetry and translation with students, faculty and community members. Sze was joined by poet Carol Moldaw.
Before joining the Department of English at UC Davis last fall, Cindy Juyoung Ok was already making waves with her newly published poetry collection, "Ward Toward." She spoke with L&S Magazine to discuss the experimental work and her decision to leave teaching to pursue her writing.
Welcome to "Books of the Month," where once a month, College of Letters and Science staff select works from our Bookshelf of L&S authors. Through poetry, explore narratives that traverse hard topics such as mourning and the struggles of motherhood, as well as topics such as a young girl befriending a donkey in a lyrical fable.
As part of UC Davis' celebration of 30 years of Eggheads, Trevor Bashaw, creative writing MFA candidate and associate instructor of English, was asked to write a poem inspired by the famous public art. Bashaw shared his poem during the Robert Arneson Eggheads 30th Anniversary Launch Party at the Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art on April 4.
The Andrés Montoya Poetry Prize is open to Latinx poets residing in the United States who have yet to publish a full-length poetry collection. Submissions for the prize open Nov. 1 and close Feb. 16, 2024.
Professor Inés Hernández-Ávila, a distinguished poet, translator and artist, has gained international recognition for her scholarship on the cultural and linguistic revitalization movements of Indigenous people. With support from the Public Impact Research Initiative, Hernández-Ávila organized a historic Niimiipuu/Nez Perce delegation to Chiapas, Mexico, in August 2021 to engage with Mayan writers, artists and community activists.
