Tag: juan felipe herrera
The 44th annual writers’ week festival celebrates achievements in literature
The Writers Week Festival event is an annual literary event that features readings from many different published authors. Entering its 44th year, the festival...
U.S. invited to contribute to epic poem
On Sept. 17, the U.S. Poet Laureate and former UCR creative writing professor Juan Felipe Herrera opened the “La Familia,” (The Family) poem as...
Juan Felipe Herrera named U.S. Poet Laureate
Juan Felipe Herrera, a former UCR creative writing professor, has been named the United States Poet Laureate for 2015. During the two-year tenure as...
Our happiness is your happiness: Unity for a community
Happiness was a contagious condition at UC Riverside’s Unity Poem Fiesta. Taking place on Oct. 9, the event sprawled over the grounds outside the...
Helping Hands for Haiyan
On Nov. 7, the Philippines were struck by Typhoon Haiyan, the fourth-strongest tropical cyclone ever recorded, and the strongest storm to ever hit land....