Last Friday, Oct. 23, I had the distinct pleasure of meeting with Assistant Professor of English and Creative Writing Ciaran Berry, a new addition to Trinity's English department as of this semester. Berry, who grew up in Ireland and relocated to the United States as an adult, previously studied and taught creative writing at New York University before coming to Trinity, where he currently teaches Contemporary Irish and American Poetry, American Dystopia (a First-Year Seminar), and will teach Advanced Creative Writing in the spring.
0 CommentsThe annual Musical Theater Revue (MTR) took place this weekend, despite a number of cast members falling prey to the H1N1 epidemic. Unfortunately, Will Yale '12 and Kat Lawlor '10 were both unable to perform in several productions, resulting in one cancellation and a last-minute redistribution of parts.
0 CommentsThose present for the Writers on Writing event, "Alone and Palely Loitering: Some Romantic Myths," on Wednesday, Oct. 21, were treated to a relaxed lecture with Visiting Assistant Professor of English Manu Chander. A talented poet in his own right, Chander is a new member of the English department faculty.
0 CommentsThe best way to understand Mika is to recreate those middle school years when your angst-filled, emotionally chaotic, and perplexing life was as straightforward and sensible as a mohawk. His tendency to redesign the conventional outlook on pop by merging it with other genres has given him a large fanbase, selling over 5 million copies of his debut album Life in Cartoon Motion.
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