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Events

Ongoing in April

• Historic poetry display from Archives and Regional History Collections at Zhang Legacy Collection Center.
• International poets posters presented by WMU international students of poets from their home country. Display is rotated between Waldo Library, Swain Education Library, and Maybee Music and Dance Library.
• Study abroad poster display, WMU students present their experience with study abroad, and posters are displayed and rotated between Waldo Library, Swain Education Library, and the Maybee Music and Dance Library.
• Poetry table games, poetry composing, snap it, post it with #WMUlibNPM2015. Each of the four libraries will have tables with different themes where visitors can create poetry or see what others have written.
• Poetry broadsides displays, poetry art pieces on display from the Kalamazoo Book Arts Center in the Waldo Library Atrium and Maybee Music and Dance Library.

Wednesday, April 1

• Kick‐off poetry and music, graduate wind quintet and six poetry readers and writers, 1 p.m., third floor, Waldo Library Meader Room.
• Beat poetry, poetry of Allen Ginsberg and Gary Synder, 3:30 p.m., Music and Dance Library, third floor, Dalton Center.

Thursday, April 2

• Collegiate Singers, the poetry of song, 2 p.m., Waldo Library Atrium.

Monday, April 6

• Poetry study break, surrealist poetry activities, 2 to 4 p.m., first floor, Waldo Library.

• Woodwind poetry, woodwind quintet, 4 p.m., Swain Education Library, Sangren Hall.

• Poetry of Piano, Michael Zutis, piano, 10 a.m., Lee Honors College Lounge.

Tuesday, April 7

• University Chorale, multi song pop-up sing, 11 a.m., Waldo Library Atrium.
• Poetry study break, dadaist poetry, cut up poetry, 2 to 4 p.m., first floor, Waldo Library.

Wednesday, April 8

• Poetry study break, poetry open microphone, reading of original work, 3 to 5 p.m., first floor, Waldo Library.
• Poetry pop up, Danielle Snow reading, 11 a.m., Maybee Music and Dance Library.

Thursday, April 9

• Poetry study break, structured poetry activities, 2 to 4 p.m., first floor, Waldo Library.
• Woodwind poetry, woodwind quartet, Vizcarra, 3:30 p.m., Maybee Music and Dance Library.

Friday, April 10

• Poetry of piano, Somi Yoon, piano, 2 p.m., Lee Honors College Lounge.
• Poetry of horn, Lin Foulk, associate professor of horn, and students, 2:30 p.m., Education Library, Sangren Hall.

Tuesday, April 14

• Spanish poetry readings, 11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m., first floor, Waldo Learning Commons.
• Hyakunin Isshu poetry game, noon to 1 p.m., Maybee Music and Dance Library.

Wednesday, April 15

• Spanish poetry readings, 11 to 11:50 a.m., Music and Dance Library.
• Canceled: CELCIS poetry readings, international poetry in its native language read by WMU Center for English Language and Culture for International Students. Translations provided. 1:30 to 2:30 p.m., lower level, Waldo Library.

• Poetic closing reception, readings by World Languages and Literature, Jeff Abshear of Kalamazoo Book Arts Center, 3 p.m., third floor, Waldo Library Meader Room.

Thursday, April 16

• Poetry of piano, Michael Zutis, piano, 10 a.m., Lee Honors College Lounge.

Friday, April 17

• Poetry of tuba, Chance Trottman‐Huiet, 11 a.m., Education Library, Sangren Hall.

For more information, visit or call (269) 387‐5202.

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