By Anna Albrecht, Arts & Community Editor
• April 7, 2024
Poet Selma Asotić visited the Pardee School of Global Studies for a reading and discussion of her debut poetry collection that emerged from a cross-cultural life between Bosnia and the United States.
Emily’s ability to indulge her emotions are of course, rich in imagery, metaphor and color. I think at times it may feel intimidating to try to articulate the extent of your feelings. What conveys too little? What precisely conveys what I feel? Does this sound pretty enough?
Happy Election Day! Today on East to West, we cover Halloween festivities around campus, the kickstart of BU’s poetry reading series, BU StuGov and BIG hosting the Boston mayoral forum and more.
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Dozens of protesters gathered before 1 p.m. at Peters Park two days before the trial of Derek Chauvin, who has been charged with second-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in the killing of George Floyd last May.
The Boston Ujima Project kicked off its 2021 Citywide Assembly, “We Be Knowin’: A Boston Ujima Project Celebration of Everyday Democracy” Sunday — a series of cultural events and collective community planning designed to honor local communities.
The new CAS seminar “Direct Action and African American Literature” differs from a typical class structure by having students design a project that supports communities of color, in line with what assistant professor Ianna Hawkins Owen said is the course theme: “Black direct action over time.”
