Your Voice

"Alkek has outstanding classical and contemporary poetry: Ovid, Rita Dove, Gwendolyn Brooks, Langston Hughes, Allen Ginsberg, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Larry Levis, and Gregory Pardlo. I enjoy coming to the 6th floor and browsing the PA, PR, and PS call number areas for hours. I usually walk away with a stack of books as large as my torso. As a graduate student of poetry, being able to check books out for six months gives me the luxury of taking home material that I can peruse at later date. I also host the Lunch Poems series with Liz King, the English Subject Librarian."

- Wade Martin,  Masters of Fine Arts, Poetry

"Only Boring People Get Bored."

When I was a little kid, and spent time with my Grandmother ("Mema"), I used to say, "Mema, I'm boooorrreeed." She let me know real quick, "Elizabeth, only boring people get bored."

Harsh words for a 7 year old? Maybe. But she had a point.

Here at Alkek Library, we've gone above and beyond with planning events to keep you from the dreaded boredom that sneaks in from time to time.

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Or maybe you never get bored, but you've got a big assignment in the back of your brain, and you wish you had some way to procrastinate just a bit more...?

(Am I the only one who gets motivated to clean out my entire closet as soon as I have something I *really* need to do?)

Without further ado, here are some of the fine happenings coming up soon at Alkek Library:

September 11 - Maker Day

  

 EVERY MONDAY - Monday Movie Night

September 20 - November 2 - Film Talks

Join the Film Talks facebook group

 

 September 7 - April 19 - Visiting Writers' Readings

September 25 - 29 - Banned Books Week 
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September 27 - Lunch Poems

September 27 - Game Night

but wait there's more...

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Lunch Poems Playlist

Our first Lunch Poems was a success! If you missed out, you can watch the playlist here:

Check our Lunch Poems web page for future events!

Celebrate National Poetry Month with Alkek Library!

April is National Poetry Month! 

How do you plan to celebrate?

Alkek Library is kicking off a new series called Lunch Poems.

Please join us on April 13, from Noon - 1PM in the Open Theater!

Light refreshments will be served, and please feel free to bring your own lunch!

Some other ways to celebrate National Poetry Month:

• Join us for Lunch Poems - either in person or check our facebook page for the live video
• Sign up for a poem a day
• Explore Alkek's poetry databases for your scholarly research or personal enjoyment
• Attend my workshop on Scholarly Research - Literary Topics for tips researching our poetry databases
• Watch videos about poetry in our streaming databases
• Go old school and check out a poetry book from our collection
• Go new school and read a poetry E-book instead
• Visit the Alkek Library on April 27 and pick out a poem for Poem in Your Pocket Day

I hope you find your own special way to celebrate National Poetry Month!

I leave you one of my favorite poems: Reading Moby-Dick at 30,000 feet by Tony Hoagland