Published in Lines+Stars
On November 19 my poem Buffalo 3 was published in the fall 2013 “Circus” issue of Lines+Stars Journal. This is the first […]
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My poems are published!
I’m now a published poet! Two of my poems were published in this year’s issue of Stylus and one won First Place in […]
Read moreDesigning “a decade of scribblers”
This year I was hard at work as the Social Media Manager for the Writers’ House. One of my projects this semester […]
Read moreWearing words for a week
A literary journal’s method of spreading stories, poems Marlena Chertock, Editor-in-Chief of The Writers’ Bloc Dylan Bargteil, a Writers’ House alumnus and now […]
Read moreChanging careers for the love of poetry
Once a civil engineer, Zein El-Amine made a career switch 5 years ago By Marlena Chertock First published in The Writers’ Bloc. […]
Read moreRetaining Your Voice: Gowri Koneswaran Performs at Semester’s Final TerPoets
By Marlena Chertock First published in The Writers’ Bloc. “This next poem has an attitude problem. I have trouble reeling her in,” […]
Read moreReclaiming D.C.’s history: new online resource lists famous local writers
By Marlena Chertock First published in The Writers’ Bloc. This is the first part in a series on the D.C. Writers’ Homes […]
Read more‘Come up here, the stage is yours, share your story’
By Marlena Chertock First published in The Writers’ Bloc. It was his fourth time hosting the open mic night at the Busboys and […]
Read moreStruggling with words: Four poets read about displacement
By Marlena Chertock Published first in The Writers’ Bloc. Being exiled or facing obstacles that keep you from returning to your country […]
Read morePoets discuss tension between page and stage poetry
By Marlena Chertock Published first in The Writers’ Bloc. Poets are constantly trying to define what poetry is and what type of […]
Read moreYellow Rage spreads activism through poetry
By Marlena Chertock Published first in The Public Asian. Poetry has always been a form of activism for Yellow Rage, a two-person […]
Read moreAlumnus hosts bilingual open mic to eliminate borders
By Marlena Chertock Published first in The Diamondback. Before the Jan. 15 Borderlines open mic even started, Henry Mills chose random audience members to […]
Read moreA teller of all stories: Patricia Smith reads poems about Hurricane Katrina
By Marlena Chertock First published in The Writers’ Bloc. Poet Patricia Smith realizes the power language has to transport you from one […]
Read moreDistinguished author reveals his ‘Poe-etic’ language
by Marlena Chertock, March 3, 2010 The winner of the 2008 Hugo Award for Best Novel asked the audience Wednesday night at […]
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