Open Mic Night in Sunset Village

UCLA Sunset Village Courtside

Professor Amber West will be reading poetry and discussing the UCLA Common Book at the Open Mic in Sunset Village on Mon. 5/14 from 6-7pm

POETRY AT THE CLAREMONT LIBRARY

233 W. Harrison Ave., Claremont 233 W. Harrison Ave, Claremont, CA, United States

THE FRIENDS OF THE CLAREMONT LIBRARY PROUDLY PRESENT A READING BY - AMBER WEST AND WARREN LIU. AMBER WEST is the author of two books of poetry: Daughter Eraser and Hen & God , as well as a variety ofplays and “puppet poems” that have been performednationally. Her poetry and scholarship have appeared in journals and anthologies...

“Until We’re Fish” Virtual Book Launch

Writing Programs faculty member Susannah Rodriguez Drissi’s new book Until We're Fish investigates the complicity between Cuba’s Americana and the 1959 Cuban Revolution to reckon with the emotional, psychological, and historical forces that drive Cubans away from their island. The novel has been nominated for the National Book Award, the National Book Critics Circle Award,...

XR in Arts and Humanities Webinar

Virtual

This FREE webinar showcases the UCLA XR Initiative (XRI), and projects by its associate faculty in the Arts and Humanities. Working with XR technologies of virtual (VR), augmented (AR), and mixed (MR) realities, their work spans research, performance, app development, and classroom pedagogy. Individual speakers and teams will give lightning talks on the following topics:...

Free

Undergraduate Research Week

Virtual

Undergraduate Research Week is a week-long celebration of undergraduate research and creative inquiry at UCLA. It will be hosted on the Undergraduate Research Week website from May 24-28, 2021. Several Professional Writing Minor students created short videos highlighting their research. Click here to view their presentations.

UCLA DIVEtalks: “Speaking Up and Standing Out: The Power of the Embodied Classroom” — A Talk by Lauri Mattenson

Virtual

"Speaking Up and Standing Out: The Power of the Embodied Classroom" A Talk by Lauri Mattenson Tuesday, April 26, 2022 6:00-6:30 PM PST Online via Zoom (Names Required) The Office of General Representative 1 presents UCLA DIVEtalks. Please join us and DIVE into the topics of Diversity, Inclusivity, Vulnerability and Ethics in Higher Education. This...

Free

“Where we might begin”: Professional Writing Minor Capstone Seminar Colloquium

“If we are lucky, the end of the sentence is where we might begin. If we are lucky, something is passed on.” -Ocean Vuong, Poet, Essayist, Novelist About The Event The UCLA Department of English and UCLA Writing Programs invite you to a special colloquium organized as part of Undergraduate Research Week 2022. In this...

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