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The Vermont Cynic

The University of Vermont's Independent Voice Since 1883

The Vermont Cynic

The University of Vermont's Independent Voice Since 1883

The Vermont Cynic

Limón addresses a full Ira Allen Chapel, Nov. 4.

Morning and evening with Ada Limón

Maya Surrenti, Culture Editor November 11, 2025

Fresh off being the 24th Poet Laureate of the United States and the publishing of her new book “Startlement,” Ada Limón brought several people to tears while also craving churros at her reading on...

Zoё's illustration for the poem media review.

Letting the mind feel like a spring morning

Carolyn Kelly, Culture Staff Writer April 4, 2024

These days, the world around me is waking up from a long—albeit warm—winter, and A. A. Milne’s poem “Spring Morning” has never resonated more. It’s true that birds and blooms are beginning...

Junior Harmony Edosomwan poses with her new book, Aug. 22. The book, titled “Sad Black Girl,” is an interactive poetry book filled with Edosomwan’s words, places to write or draw the reader’s own feelings and art made by friends and strangers.

Student releases book of poetry

Sarah Robinson, Culture editor September 1, 2019

The poet sat in a vegan bakery, Kneads, in the North End. The blank walls contrasted the color of her newly published book sitting on the table. Junior Harmony Edosomwan published a book of poetry...

Poet explores migraines, childhood

Sarah Robinson, Staff Writer March 7, 2018

Migraines entail nausea, auras and sensitivity to light, sound and scent. Poet Michael Dickman’s most recent publication, “Green Migraine,” derives from the images brought on by symptoms of migraines....

UVM Professor Major Jackson discusses his collaborative project with professor Jane Kent, Feb. 6. The artistic project aims to blend text and image.

Words and images blend in art

Addie Beach, Assistant Arts Editor February 15, 2018

Two figures sat on plastic folding chairs. Behind them, a brightly colored image was projected in the dark room. On Feb. 6, award-winning UVM professors Jane Kent and Major Jackson gathered to discuss...

Ode to a government shutdown

Henry Mitchell February 3, 2018

‘Twas the day before Trump’s next year; there was a chore: Pass a bill, allow the government to spend more; But while Republicans wanted a big wall, Democrats just wanted DACA, that was all!   To...

Latino poet speaks at the Fleming

Sarah Robinson October 5, 2017

It wasn’t the honks and shouts of the busy New York City streets that inspired the accomplished poet, it was the silence in between them. Poet Willie Perdomo read to a group of students, faculty...

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