Students,
staff, and faculty tutor children, write cards to service men and women, serve
at Gleaner’s Food Bank, or participate in other service projects during the MLK
Week of Service. Sponsored by the Office of Student Life, MLK Week rolls around
every January.
On one
afternoon during this week, the Writing Center stakes out the southwest corner
of the Take 5 Lounge to offer a Diversity Poetry Writing event. We supply examples
of different types of poetry as well as prompts that address Martin Luther
King, Jr., and diversity issues.
This
year, Writing Center Tutors Tess Wenderski and Justin Micallef staffed the
poetry table and drew a number of prose and poetry writers. Many of them wrote
about the lasting legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr.; others hoped for an end to
racial discord; and others shared stories of finding hidden treasures behind
familiar faces.
Enjoy
the following submissions, written on Monday, January 18, in honor of Martin
Luther King, Jr., and all that he stands for. You’ll be gratified to see that hope
and idealism still thrive at Madonna University.-- Frances E. FitzGerald
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