There are 4 article(s) tagged poetry:

• July 2023

  • University of Memphis professor selected for Harvard fellowship

    Fewer than 4% of people that applied received Harvard University’s 2023-2024 Radcliffe Institute Fellowship. One of those who did is a U of M professor.

    By Jada Ojii July 03, 2023

• June 2023

  • At 74, dyslexic wordsmith heads to national poetry slam

    William Hill of Southaven will represent Mississippi in a competition sponsored by the National Federation of State Poetry Societies Association.

    By Beth Sullivan June 19, 2023

• May 2023

  • Poetry contest honors Tom Lee’s heroism 98 years later

    The recipients of the second annual poetry and spoken word competition continued the theme set by last year’s winner of a broader interpretation of Tom Lee’s heroism.

    By Bill Dries May 08, 2023

• May 2022

  • New generation of poets find familiar in legacy of Tom Lee

    The story of a man who rescued 32 people from the Mississippi River 100 years ago inspires three high school seniors who won the first Tom Lee Poetry and Spoken Word Contest.

    By Bill Dries May 10, 2022