Several WSU Pullman Campus Civic Poets awardees will be featured at “Writers Give Voice,” a reading and open mic taking place at the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art on Jan. 16, 1:45–2:45 p.m. as part of the 2nd annual WSU National Day of Racial Healing.
The award, co-sponsored by the WSU MLK Program and the Department of English, celebrates a student committed to poetry and civic engagement.
Presenting in person will be this year’s awardee, Danny Dudarov. Dudarov, a Senior majoring in English, has a strong record of working toward to a more just and inclusive society through volunteering, teaching, and the arts, including STAGE student theatre and Open Mics.
Presenting poems via video in the livestreamed event are incoming awardee for the 2024–25 academic year, Jada Rome, a Junior majoring in Comparative Ethnic Studies and a member of the WSU Black Student Union who has served as MC of the English Department Open Mic (now Open Mic at Brused Books) since 2022. Past Campus Civic Poets Ally Pang (BA ’21) and Joel Kemegue (BA ’23) will also share video performances.
“Writers Give Voice” is co-hosted by the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art and the Department of English/Visiting Writers Series and will stream on the WSU Global Campus YouTube channel.
The Campus Civic Poet Award is open to graduate and undergraduate students enrolled at WSU Pullman. The next submission period is during the 2025 spring semester.
For more information contact lrusso@wsu.edu or bryanfry@wsu.edu.
