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The University of Utah's Independent Student Voice

The Daily Utah Chronicle

The University of Utah's Independent Student Voice

The Daily Utah Chronicle

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Past University Professor of Poetry Dies, Celebrated for Talent

December 7, 2014

  Mark Strand, a former professor at the U and a poet laureate, died recently at the age of 80. Strand taught creative writing and literature at the U from 1981 to 1993. During his time teaching,...

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Changes May Be in Store for English Department

November 23, 2014

  Students may be in for a surprise with possible upcoming changes in the English degree curriculum. Rumors are going around that English major requirements may change and that these changes would...

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Poetry Club Encourages Speaking Up and Speaking Out

November 17, 2014

  Students across the U are speaking out and speaking up in a way that is close to their hearts. The YouSpeak poetry club, a student group at the U, focuses on how to write poems, but also on how...

USpeak breathes life into poetry

November 13, 2013

Every Thursday at 7 p.m., the U’s spoken word poetry club, USpeak, puts on a writing workshop in the Carolyn Tanner Irish Humanities Building. The meetings are open to all students and are not exclusive...