Writers at Lawrence have gathered under organizations like Tropos and the Creative Writing Club (CWC) to showcase their work and to help each other improve. While CWC does have workshops and while Tropos does hold tri-annual poetry readings, there are always more ways for writers to express and perform their work. One such way is…
Students diversify arts at LU: Malina and Masupha found Slam Poetry Club
This winter, Lawrence University sophomores Mary Malina and Tierra Masupha founded Lawrence University’s first Slam Poetry Club. The club, which is open to all students, is a student-run organization that celebrates the art of slam poetry. Unlike conventional poetry, slam poetry does not place a particularly high premium on meter or rhyme schemes, but…