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Poets take the stage at MTSU's Urban Entertainment Society's Sneaker Ball, at the Chris Young Cafe, on Nov. 8, 2024. (Photo by Ethan Cammer)

MTSU poets speak up to benefit Soles4Souls at UES’s Sneaker Ball

Ethan Cammer, Contributing writer November 11, 2024

A hushed audience listens to a poetry reading at MTSU's Urban Entertainment Society's Sneaker Ball, at the Chris Young Cafe, on Nov. 8, 2024. (Photo by Ethan Cammer) MTSU’s Urban Entertainment...

Book review: "Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass" by Lana Del Rey

Book review: “Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass” by Lana Del Rey

CIM Digital October 9, 2020

Photo Courtesy of NME Story by Ashley Barrientos/Contributing Writer Bittersweet hues of loneliness, regret, heartbreak and wistfulness are gently colored in between the stanzas of Lana Del Rey’s debut...

Review: MTSU hosts "In Process: A Creative Writing Event Series" with John Hoppenthaler

Review: MTSU hosts “In Process: A Creative Writing Event Series” with John Hoppenthaler

Sidelines September 14, 2019

Photo and Story by Naffie Njie/Contributing Writer Author and poet John Hoppenthaler spoke about his creative process and what drives his writing, and read selected poetry to a group of students and faculty...

Photos: MTSU celebrates 50th anniversary of Collage

Photos: MTSU celebrates 50th anniversary of Collage

Sidelines April 27, 2018

Photos and story by Rachael Anne Keisling / Contributing Writer Middle Tennessee State University celebrated the 50th Anniversary of the publication Collage: Journal of Creative Expression on Wednesday...

'Spit your bars': Poets and emcees battle to see who takes the crown

‘Spit your bars’: Poets and emcees battle to see who takes the crown

Sidelines February 6, 2018

Photo courtesy of Flickr Story by Kashima Allen / Contributing Writer Five poets and five emcees used words as their weapons Saturday night in an all-out battle to see who's better. The event was hosted...

‘The Sonnet Man’ Returns to MTSU for ThesCon

Sidelines January 11, 2016

Hip-hop artist The Sonnet Man will be teaching Shakespearean workshops at MTSU as part of Tennessee State Thespian Society’s ThesCon festival on Jan. 15-16. Devon Glover, The Sonnet Man himself, is...

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