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Character and Fiction Writing Panel
by Ali Cahill
"The general sense of the panel was that perhaps writing is not merely a choice that writers make; it is something they feel they have to do. All three panelists admitted finding a certain amount of therapy in writing. “You have to be a little mentally ill to become a writer,” Cohen affirmed."
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An Evening of Literature and Music
by Teresa Lepak
"On Thursday, May 17, 2007, the literary magazine Painted Bride Quarterly, in unity with the 2007 Week of Writing, held its second annual fundraising party at World Café Live."
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What it Means to be a Poet in Modern Times
by Jack Belli
"With the last of the freshmen composition classes ending, the young scholars of Drexel University may be feeling woefully displaced within their own time period. “I like poetry,” they seem to say, “but how can I be a poet if I’m stuck in this uncultured information age?” After all, would Shakespeare still believe in love if he tuned in for an episode of “I Love New York”?"
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1st Place - The Price of a Prodigal Life
by Madeline Olsen
2nd Place - The Effects of Japanese and Indian Immigration on Youth...
by Michael Brandon Harris-Peyton
3rd Place - The United Nations Misses its Mark, Blinded by Violence
by Shrey J. Carpenter
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Week of Writing’s Poetry Slam
by Ali Cahill
"'I love bacon!' exclaimed Post Midnight, a spoken word artist and slam poet."
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Performance Art Workshop
by Herb Shallcross
"You can bring the most abhorrent quotes to light, but if you do it a little off center, maybe with a smile, you can get away with it,” Post Midnight said. “I’m a big fan of left field. I like blindsiding the hell out of you."
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Writing Outside of the Box
by Theodora Marcantonis
"God is my assignment editor,” Sims joked. “I have found that the most ordinary people live extraordinary lives."
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