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from ‘Easter’ by Galway Kinnell
. Easter . To get to church you have to cross the river, First breadwinner for the town, its wide Mud-colored currents cleansing forever The swill-making villages at its side. The disinfected voice of the minister For a moment is one of the clues, But he is talking of nothing…
Read More »‘East Merrimack St. Bridge’ by Richard Marion
“East Merrimack Street Bridge” by Richard Marion (c) 2013 See more artwork at www.richardmarion.net This image was created in response to the visionary urban beautification plan called “Lowell: The Flowering City,” published in the mid-1990s. Readers may have seen the logo of the project on a large sign at the…
Read More »‘A. G. Pollard’s, Middle St.’ by Richard Marion
Poets Kate Hanson Foster & Matt Miller @ UMass Lowell
Presented by the UMass Lowell English Department, Matt and Kate will read at 6 pm on Wednesday, March 27, in the auditorium of O’Leary Library (Learning Commons) on the South Campus of UMass Lowell (Wilder Street—parking in the lot at Wilder and Broadway). Free and open to the public.
Read More »UMass Lowell to Launch Center for Portuguese Partnerships
From UMass Lowell University Relations: UMass Lowell Center for Portuguese Partnerships: Kick-Off Reading & Reception March 28 03/20/2013 By Julia Gavin With its global focus and strong community support, the University will soon launch a new Center for Portuguese Partnerships. The Center, supported in part by a generous gift from…
Read More »Poets Matt Miller and Kate Hanson Foster @ UMass Lowell
From UMass Lowell University Relations: Award-Winning Poets Explore Lowell Roots When: Wednesday, March 27, 6 p.m. What: Writers with Lowell roots Kate Hanson Foster and Matt Miller will discuss and share their work as part of UMass Lowell’s Writers on Campus Series. Hanson Foster, a UMass Lowell graduate, was honored…
Read More »‘High Bridge on Broadway’ by Richard Marion
“High Bridge on Broadway: Jumping Off Point” by Richard Marion (c) 2013, from the Venice of the North Series. Here’s the painting by Richard Marion that was referenced in a comment on Tony Sampas’s photo of the same bridge. See more artwork by Richard Marion at www.richardmarion.net
Read More »UMass Lowell Prof. in NYTimes on Drones and War
John Kaag, professor of philosophy at UMass Lowell, published an essay in the online edition of the NY Times on March 17. His topic is the use of drones in warfare. Read the essay here. To be sure, the question of what new responsibilities soldiers have is not the only,…
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