Poetry: A Vaccine for Pain & Suffering
As we all struggle to cope with the realities brought about by our current global pandemic, join Wick Poetry Center Director David Hassler of Kent State University broadcasted for a discussion about the healing power of poetry and how we all can unlock it in our everyday lives.
(Recorded Live on May 19, 2020, at 2 pm AZ time)
Some days you’ll reach for the stars, wishing you had longer arms
You’ll break into a million pieces and call yourself confetti
or look at another and feel for just that moment
everything is right with the world
Contribute to the community poem, “Some Days,”

Wick Poetry Center at Kent State University in Ohio.

David Hassler, Director of Wick Poetry Center
Sculpture by Robert J. Wick at Kent State University
About Wick Poetry Center
The Wick Poetry Center encourages new voices by promoting opportunities for individuals and communities locally, regionally and nationally. Wick engages emerging and established poets and poetry audiences through readings, publications, workshops and scholarship opportunities. READ MORE