Writing Archives — The Kenyon Collegian

Section: Arts

Poets Heit, Kuppers embrace somatic expression at reading

If you had entered the Gund Community Foundation Theater on Thursday afternoon, you would’ve been greeted by the infectious excitement of writers Stephanie Heit… Read More

by Toms Russ
April 30, 2026
Section: Arts

Evelyn Reilly brings hope and resilience to poetry reading

“If you’re writing nature poetry today, you are engaging in crisis. … What’s the mood of hope, and what’s the emotional palette? Those are… Read More

by Mercer Thomas
March 26, 2026
Section: Arts

Sunset Press open mic writers present love in various forms

On Valentine’s Day, writers and poets on campus gathered in The Gund’s lobby to share their love of language at the Sunset Press Open… Read More

by Abby Jackson
February 19, 2026
Section: Arts

Pollock collapses the personal and political at reading

“The high church silence in-between poems is a lonely place to be as a poet,” Iain Haley Pollock joked to the audience in Cheever… Read More

by Chau Anh Nguyen
February 12, 2026
Section: Arts

Professor Leong shares old and new poetry at reading

As weather on campus finally made it out of the negatives, The Gund’s Community Foundation Theater housed a dynamic reading and conversation on Monday… Read More

by Toms Russ
February 5, 2026
Section: Arts

Heart the Lover: an ode to campus love and heartbreak

Returning from my semester abroad in France, I brought back with me cheap souvenirs, crinkled postcards and, ultimately, a reading slump. Maybe it was… Read More

by Julia Steinman
January 22, 2026
Section: Arts

Musicians and writers team up for “Scored Storytelling”

On Friday, the Horn Gallery hosted Scored Storytelling, a true stroke of genius by Ytamar Solomon ’29 and Evan Shafer ’27. As students packed… Read More

by Filippa Lombana
November 13, 2025
Section: Arts

Leong and Lau inspire students at joint poetry book launch

On Oct. 23, Assistant Professor of English Travis Chi Wing Lau and Robert P. Hubbard Assistant Professor of Poetry Michael Leong of the Department… Read More

by Maeve Reichert
October 30, 2025
Section: Arts

Ravinthiran relates Sri Lankan Tamil strife to Keats’ poetry

On Oct. 16, the Department of English welcomed Sri Lankan poet and Harvard professor Vidyan Ravinthiran to campus. As The Gund’s Community Foundation Theater… Read More

by Toms Russ
October 23, 2025
Section: Arts

Comitta discusses authorship and artificial intelligence

What do some of the best books have in common? The worst? Can an entire first chapter be written solely using the first lines… Read More

by Lex Kelly
October 16, 2025