‘The Nature of Things,’ Odilia Rodríguez’s Poetry of Resistance
Story By: Alfredo Rodriguez, Reporter
September 30, 2019
On Sept. 14 Odilia Galván Rodríguez came to Fresno City College and gave a keynote about her poems, sharing the importance of literary work to spark a conversation about current world issues. Rodríguez is not only a poet. She is an editor, educator, writer and activist. As an activist she has worked...
Poetry Instructor Celebrates Release of Third Book
Story By: Blake Evans, Reporter
January 31, 2019
Fresno City College poetry instructor and former Poet Laureate of Fresno is celebrating the release of “Scar and Flower” on Jan. 31 in Room 251 of the Old Administration Building, from 9:30 a.m. to 10:45. Lee Herrick describes the book as a compilation of poems he’s written individually in resp...
Former Rampage Editor Launches Poetry Book
Story By: Ashleigh Panoo, Editor-in-chief
October 24, 2017
Joseph Rios, a former Rampage editor-in-chief and Fresno City College student, returned to Fresno Oct. 19 for a poetry reading, launching his first book, “Shadowboxing: Poems and Impersonations.” The unique reading took place inside a ring at the Heartbeat Boxing gym in southeast Fresno. Dozens...
Poetry Reading at BitWise Slams Hate
Story By: Marco Rosas, Entertainment Editor
August 29, 2017
Fresno Poet Laureate, Bryan Medina, refuted recent racial incidents in Charlottesville during “Words Against Hate,” a reading he organized at BitWise Industries on Monday, August Aug. 21. “Being a biracial man of color, and seeing the events that transpired in Virginia on TV,” Medina sai...
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