The English Suite podcast Widener English Suite

Ken Pobo’s been writing for more than 50 years. What keeps him going and how has his work grown and stayed vital? Ken shares poems from his latest chapbooks Lavender Fire, Lavender Rose (Brickhouse Books) and Gold Bracelet in a Cave: Aunt Stokesia (Ethel) and gives advice for budding poets on how to discover your voice and find a community of supportive writers.

Widener students, alumni, and faculty read creative writing by themselves and others. The event was held on Zoom in October 2022. 

Author Asali Solomon reads from her novel, The Days of Afrekete, which the New York Times calls "a feat of engineering...a reverie, a riff on Mrs. Dalloway and a love story...in prose as clear as water." Solomon was visiting writer at Widener University in October 2022. For more information, see https://www.asalisolomon.com/ 

Join us for a conversation with Professors Jayne Thompson and Andrea Zittlau, who talk about their work on collaborative community writing workshops and publishing projects in schools and prisons.

We celebrate National Poetry Month by sharing some original poetry and favorite poems, presented by members of the Widener University community. 

Is the English major worth it? Are any of the myths about studying English and Creative Writing true? Widener undergraduate student Gabby Norris hosts. We hear stories and insights from alumnae Taylor Blum and Josh Schneider, current student Ashley Serrano, and professor Christine Woody.