Poetry

Claremont Graduate University Reveals Finalists for 30th Anniversary Kingsley and Kate Tufts Poetry Awards

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Tuesday, January 30, 2024

Claremont, California, Jan. 30, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE- January 30, 2024

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  • Claremont, California, Jan. 30, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE- January 30, 2024
    Claremont, CA - Claremont Graduate University proudly announces the finalists for the 30th annual Kingsley and Kate Tufts Poetry Awards.
  • The Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award, a prize of $100,000.00, is bestowed annually upon the most exceptional book of poetry published in the preceding year by a poet in "mid-career."
  • Finalists for the 2024 Kingsley Tufts Awards:
    Finalists for the 2024 Kate Tufts Discovery Awards:
    2.
  • Short Film Featuring My Beloved’s Red Bronco (Milkweed Books) by K. Iver
    As Claremont Graduate University celebrates the 30th anniversary of the Kingsley and Kate Tufts Poetry Awards in 2024, the anticipation builds towards the announcement of the winners on February 3, 2024.

DigitalC Celebrates Launch of Revolutionary Citywide Network in Cleveland

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Tuesday, January 30, 2024

Cleveland, Ohio, Jan. 30, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In a sold-out event on January 26, 2024, DigitalC celebrated the launch of its state-of-the-art, citywide network and introduced a collection of bold brand elements.

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  • Cleveland, Ohio, Jan. 30, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In a sold-out event on January 26, 2024, DigitalC celebrated the launch of its state-of-the-art, citywide network and introduced a collection of bold brand elements.
  • This four-year plan is supported by public, private, and philanthropic partners to bridge the digital divide in Cleveland - for good.
  • HybridX6: Signifying the innovative coupling of technologies employed to power the network, HybridX6 represents a cutting-edge network infrastructure.
  • DigitalC has deployed the first two sites of the citywide network in the Glenville and Fairfax neighborhoods, connecting over 200 households to date.

Kara Walker: Back of Hand Exhibition Opening at the Poetry Foundation

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Wednesday, January 31, 2024

CHICAGO, Jan. 31, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Poetry Foundation announces the exhibition Kara Walker: Back of Hand, on display for the first time since its 2021 debut at the University of Georgia's (UGA) Lamar Dodd School of Art in Athens, Georgia. The exhibition will be open to the public from February 15–May 18, 2024.

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  • CHICAGO, Jan. 31, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Poetry Foundation announces the exhibition Kara Walker: Back of Hand , on display for the first time since its 2021 debut at the University of Georgia's (UGA) Lamar Dodd School of Art in Athens, Georgia.
  • The exhibition is curated by Katie Geha and organized by Katherine Litwin and Fred Sasaki of the Poetry Foundation.
  • "This exhibition presents a unique opportunity to read Kara Walker's visual art as poetry and provocation," said Fred Sasaki.
  • Admission to the opening event and the exhibition are free; guests are encouraged to register for the opening event.

Shortlist announced for the 2024 Ruth Rendell Award, presented by ALCS and NLT

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Wednesday, January 31, 2024

The award was launched in 2016 by ALCS and the National Literacy Trust in honour of the best-selling crime author literacy advocate Ruth Rendell, who passed away in 2015.

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  • The award was launched in 2016 by ALCS and the National Literacy Trust in honour of the best-selling crime author literacy advocate Ruth Rendell, who passed away in 2015.
  • The winner of the 2024 Ruth Rendell Award will be announced at a reception at Goldsmiths' Centre in London on 22 February 2024.
  • Greg is the host of The Radio 1 Breakfast Show, the loosely cricket-based podcast Tailenders and Radio 4's Rewinder.
  • Chris has worked as a newsreader and presenter on radio stations including BBC Radio 1, where he met Greg.

60% of Australian English teachers think video games are a ‘legitimate’ text to study. But only 15% have used one

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Tuesday, January 30, 2024

Are you worried about how much time your child spends playing video games? Do they “hibernate” for hours in their room, talking what seems like gibberish to their friends? Fresh air and life away from gaming are undeniably important. But it may help to know our research shows many English teachers are thinking seriously about how gaming applies in their classrooms – even if there are divided opinions about how to approach it. Video games and English educationWhile many gamers are over 18, we know video games are very important to young people’s culture and identity.

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Are you worried about how much time your child spends playing video games? Do they “hibernate” for hours in their room, talking what seems like gibberish to their friends? Fresh air and life away from gaming are undeniably important. But it may help to know our research shows many English teachers are thinking seriously about how gaming applies in their classrooms – even if there are divided opinions about how to approach it.

Video games and English education

  • While many gamers are over 18, we know video games are very important to young people’s culture and identity.
  • It found 93% of 5-14 year-olds and 91% of 15-24 year-olds surveyed in Australia play video games.
  • From an English teachers’ perspective, many video games have complex narrative scripts and plots and clear character development.


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Our research


To better understand how teachers value digital games in their classrooms and how they use them, we surveyed 201 high school English teachers around Australia. They came from all school sectors. More than 60% of those surveyed had been teaching for at least ten years. Our research found:
58.6% of teachers surveyed believed digital games are a “legitimate text type”. This means they thought they can be taught in English programs alongside other texts such as plays, books and poetry. A further 27.4% were unsure and 14% of respondents said digital games were not legitimate texts
85% had not used digital games as a main or “focus” text for classroom study, with 74% having no plans to do so in the future
teachers with less experience were more likely to think they could use video games as a text for classroom study. For example, teachers who had used digital games with their students were 260% more likely to have 15 years or less experience
of those not using digital games as a focus or supplementary text, 23% reported limited knowledge of, and time to explore, how to use them in the classroom
80% of teachers had not received professional development on how to use digital games but 60% had independently read articles, books, or chapters about them.

Read more:
Video gaming can bolster classroom learning, but not without teacher support

What does the curriculum say?

  • While digital games are indeed multimodal texts, the curriculum does not overtly name digital games (or video games) as an example of a multimodal text.
  • Perhaps unsurprisingly, only 30% of our respondents felt digital games were mentioned in the curriculum.

Teachers in their own words

  • In open-ended questions, teachers revealed strong and in some cases, polarised views about video games in their classrooms.
  • Students do not read books ‘en masse’ anymore, yet we as English teachers insist on dragging them kicking and screaming through texts they detest, whilst penalising them for playing the digital games they love.
  • Teachers also spoke of the rich, complex nature of some games.
  • But some teachers also said video games hampered students’ creativity:
    I am so over this stupid fixation.

What does this mean?

  • This suggests there needs to be clearer curriculum guidelines about their use in the classroom (rather than general references to “multimodal” texts).
  • We need students to be able to think critically when engaging with all types of texts.
  • Read more:
    Vacuuming, moving house, unpacking are boring in real life – so why is doing them in a video game so fun?


Laura Scholes has received funding from The Australian Research Council, Catholic Education, Qld, The Department of Education, Qld, and the Young and Well Cooperative Research Centre. Amanda Gutierrez, Kathy Mills, and Luke Rowe do not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article, and have disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.

EQS-News: DEAG acquires HOW TO ACADEMY and strengthens dynamically growing Spoken Word & Literary Events segment

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Tuesday, January 30, 2024

Berlin, 23 January 2024 – DEAG Deutsche Entertainment Aktiengesellschaft (“DEAG”) is further expanding its strong market position in the area of the Spoken Word & Literary Events.

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  • Berlin, 23 January 2024 – DEAG Deutsche Entertainment Aktiengesellschaft (“DEAG”) is further expanding its strong market position in the area of the Spoken Word & Literary Events.
  • DEAG is growing very dynamically in the Spoken Word & Literary Events segment, which includes theatre performances, author readings and poetry slams, and now occupies a leading position throughout Europe.
  • Detlef Kornett, Co-CEO of DEAG: “The Spoken Word & Literary Events segment has been growing dynamically for years.
  • We see considerable growth opportunities in the Spoken Word & Literary Events segment and will unlock further added value through the acquisition of How To Academy.

Schiaparelli's Daniel Roseberry Named 2024 Recipient of the Neiman Marcus Award for Creative Impact in the Field of Fashion

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Monday, January 29, 2024

DALLAS, Jan. 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- On the heels of Spring 2024 Couture Week, Neiman Marcus announces Daniel Roseberry, Creative Director of Schiaparelli, will receive the 2024 Neiman Marcus Award for Creative Impact in the Field of Fashion. Roseberry receives the award for the unrivaled creativity and craftsmanship he has brought to Schiaparelli. He is being recognized for bridging art with fashion to successfully embody the surrealist and whimsical house codes the brand is known for through a modern lens. The Texas-born designer has captured the attention of the fashion industry and the world's most influential celebrities carrying on the legacy of founder Elsa Schiaparelli, who was also recognized in 1940 by Stanley Marcus.

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  • DALLAS, Jan. 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- On the heels of Spring 2024 Couture Week, Neiman Marcus announces Daniel Roseberry, Creative Director of Schiaparelli, will receive the 2024 Neiman Marcus Award for Creative Impact in the Field of Fashion.
  • Since its inception in 1938, the Neiman Marcus Awards has sought to connect fashion's most important designers with the American luxury customer.
  • Maria Grazia Chiuri, Creative Director of Women's Haute Couture, Ready-To-Wear and Accessories Collections for Dior, was recently named the 2024 recipient of the iconic Neiman Marcus Award for Distinguished Service in the Field of Fashion.
  • The retailer will soon announce the third and final 2024 class honoree, the recipient of this year's Neiman Marcus Award for Innovation in the Field of Fashion.

Schiaparelli's Daniel Roseberry Named 2024 Recipient of the Neiman Marcus Award for Creative Impact in the Field of Fashion

Retrieved on: 
Monday, January 29, 2024

DALLAS, Jan. 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- On the heels of Spring 2024 Couture Week, Neiman Marcus announces Daniel Roseberry, Creative Director of Schiaparelli, will receive the 2024 Neiman Marcus Award for Creative Impact in the Field of Fashion. Roseberry receives the award for the unrivaled creativity and craftsmanship he has brought to Schiaparelli. He is being recognized for bridging art with fashion to successfully embody the surrealist and whimsical house codes the brand is known for through a modern lens. The Texas-born designer has captured the attention of the fashion industry and the world's most influential celebrities carrying on the legacy of founder Elsa Schiaparelli, who was also recognized in 1940 by Stanley Marcus.

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  • DALLAS, Jan. 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- On the heels of Spring 2024 Couture Week, Neiman Marcus announces Daniel Roseberry, Creative Director of Schiaparelli, will receive the 2024 Neiman Marcus Award for Creative Impact in the Field of Fashion.
  • Since its inception in 1938, the Neiman Marcus Awards has sought to connect fashion's most important designers with the American luxury customer.
  • Maria Grazia Chiuri, Creative Director of Women's Haute Couture, Ready-To-Wear and Accessories Collections for Dior, was recently named the 2024 recipient of the iconic Neiman Marcus Award for Distinguished Service in the Field of Fashion.
  • The retailer will soon announce the third and final 2024 class honoree, the recipient of this year's Neiman Marcus Award for Innovation in the Field of Fashion.

SLAM! Students to Share Their Talents at School Choice Week Film Festival

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Thursday, January 18, 2024

Next week, a film festival with live performances featuring videos of charter school students in four states will be streamed live from SLAM!

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  • Next week, a film festival with live performances featuring videos of charter school students in four states will be streamed live from SLAM!
  • Tampa, highlighting students' gifts and celebrating school spirit during National School Choice Week.
  • A $500 award for a School Choice Week party at the winning student's school.
  • Film Festival, there will be more than 2,500 celebrations of School Choice Week across Florida.

Visionlink Media: A Magnificent Art Exhibition About The Yangtze River In Nanjing To Visit Right Now

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Wednesday, January 17, 2024

How was the Yangtze River defined in the past?

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  • How was the Yangtze River defined in the past?
  • The Yangtze River is the poetry of the earth, the pivot of time, the vessel of imagination and the bond of emotions.
  • This map portrays the geographical latitude of the Yangtze River from Qiu Zhijie's exploration into avant-garde art.
  • In the era of electronic civilization, radio, film and television works represented by "Story of the Yangtze River" have shaped the Yangtze River into a geographical textbook of patriotism, allowing us to experience the diverse forms and flourishing lives along the Yangtze River.