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On Nov. 3, 2023, the Creative Writing Club held a poetry reading event. During this event, PVCC Professor Emeritus Ben Sloan read poems from his new chapbook, Then On Out Into a Cloudless Sky, published by Seven Kitchens Press. He was joined by former PVCC student La’Tasha Strother, who read a few of her own […]
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From East to West, and from ancient times to modern times, English 255 World Literature covers different types of literature from all over the world and from different periods of time. The course is taught by Professor of English Dr. Tamara Whyte. She said, “We start with Egyptian love poems, which are the oldest written […]
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Interested in getting your creative work seen? Consider submitting it to PVCC’s student-run literary journal. The Fall Line has been publishing student creative writing and art for 14 years and is still going strong, curating a selection of fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, comics, and visual art for a yearly issue every spring. Past issues are […]
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PVCC’s One Mic Stand only happens twice a semester – open mic nights can be hard to execute. The attendance all depends on the weather, the season, even other events in the area can affect how many people show up. With this unpredictable nature, open mic nights become somewhat of a unique experience. When you […]
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Michaela Courtney, staff writer PVCC hosted a One Mic Stand event featuring the local literary talents of all ages around Charlottesville on Thursday Nov. 9 at 7 p.m. The show included stories, real and fiction, essays, poems, and even comedic acts. One of the acts consisted of a woman sharing a childhood memory through a […]
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Skye Scott, assistant editor In the weeks surrounding the National Day of Writing, celebrated every Oct. 20, the PVCC Writing Center had paper out on a desk with a sign reading “Share Inspiration.” Also on the table was a basket full of tiny scrolls, which contained poems and quotes the Writing Center tutors had chosen […]
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Hanan DuVerney, staff writer On Dec. 1, Professor of English Jennifer Koster and the Creative Writing Club hosted a former United States Poet Laureate and Pulitzer Prize winner Rita Dove on stage in the Dickinson Building. There was a good turn out for the poetry reading on Thursday evening. The community was treated to a […]
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The latest edition of PVCC’s “One Mic Stand” gathered a diverse group of talents, including students as well as other members of the Charlottesville community. With comedians, singers, musicians, a novelist, and even a hip-hop artist, it was a pleasant array of different acts. The night began with two comedy acts, the first talking about […]
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