The Dream Traveler (Betty Curtis)

During each year of Poetry in Place, students flourish as they transform into poets, and this year was no exception. At one of our workshops, we had the privilege of welcoming local community leaders to come share their stories, and it was from these inspiring conversations that students of Marshall Math Science Academy created poetry

My Life Lesson (Maria Alejandra Hernandez)

During each year of Poetry in Place, students flourish as they transform into poets, and this year was no exception. At one of our workshops, we had the privilege of welcoming local community leaders to come share their stories, and it was from these inspiring conversations that students of Marshall Math Science Academy created poetry

Dig Deep and What I Think (Joseph Robinson Jr.)

During each year of Poetry in Place, students flourish as they transform into poets, and this year was no exception. At one of our workshops, we had the privilege of welcoming local community leaders to come share their stories, and it was from these inspiring conversations that students of Marshall Math Science Academy created poetry

Agitation

During each year of Poetry in Place, students flourish as they transform into poets, and this year was no exception. At one of our workshops, we had the privilege of welcoming local community leaders to come share their stories, and it was from these inspiring conversations that students of Marshall Math Science Academy created poetry

Poetry Moves

When I am overwhelmed with the world, desperately seeking the bliss of escape, or even a small hiatus from the demands of being a college student, I sneak away to the upper level of the Murray Library here on Messiah College’s campus and indulge myself in Magnetic Poetry. For those who might not know of

The Public and the Importance of Legend

In Historiography, the senior history class was tasked to read an article by Robert Darnton called the Peasants Tell Tales: The Meaning of Mother Goose. In this article Darnton explores how the folklore of everyday French men and women in late medieval ages provides the modern reader a glimpse into the difficulties and beliefs of the people in that society. The folklore, the characters within the tales, and

Envisioning Good for All

What is the common good? Of course, asking that question leads to a slew of others: what group of people does the common good encompass; how do we pursue the common good; and that timeless inquiry: what is goodness itself? We ponder these questions and more as we embark on a year of discovering what

Finding Self-Expression Through Writing

When I was in the ninth grade, I wrote my first poem. Before then, I was not much of a writer. I had already completed a few (moderately terrible) short stories, and a couple Mother’s Day acrostics here and there, but this poem was different. It was my first piece that did not start with,

Empathy in Place: Marilyn Nelson’s Poetic Tradition in Harrisburg

Poet Marilyn Nelson came to Messiah’s campus on Tuesday, April 3.  Also on Tuesday, twelve middle schoolers came to Messiah’s campus and read their poetry to a poet.  On this day, thirteen poets gifted their audience with their empathy as they brought to life historical figures from the full spectrum of American history and geography. 

Spelling Home

Many of the Fellows get to participate in the Poetry in Place workshop, where young students interact with different subjects in history and in their personal lives and produce poetry that interprets those experiences. Continue reading as Fellow Olivia McCullum reflects on this time through her own poem.    Spelling Home We sit at high, round