(Photo courtesy of Eurochannel) “Dacia Maraini has had a long and successful career writing about her experiences and more.” Aaron Preziosi Connector Editor Renowned Italian writer Dacia Maraini visited UMass Lowell to discuss her most recent book, Vita Mia. Released in 2023, Maraini’s Vita Mia is a deeply personal memoir that explores her childhood experiences…
January 2024 Untitled Open Mic Featuring Mill City Speaks Qualifying Slam
(Photo courtesy: Nicholas Ewing) “Writers shared all sorts of poetry.” Nicholas Ewing Connector Staff The Lowell Poetry Society hosted the January 2024 Untitled Open Mic Featuring Mill City Speaks Qualifying Slam to bring together the Lowell community for a night of poetry at the Coffee and Cotton. It began with an Open Mic in which…
Steve Almond talks writing at UMass Lowell
Steve Almond is the author of “Against Football: One Fan’s Reluctant Manifesto.” (Photo courtesy of Jesse Costa/NPR) Jacob Boucher Connector Staff Kerouac Writer-in-Residence and celebrated author Steve Almond hosted a reading of his work in O’Leary 222. Almond is best known for his works “Candyfreak: A Journey through the Chocolate Underbelly of America,” the Paterson Prize-winning…
Brewing up some poetry
Mariah Alix Connector Contributor Hiding within the streets of Lowell are an assortment of the arts, spoken word and competitive poetry being one of them. Downtown Lowell itself holds the wonderful Brew’d Awakening on Market Street, which holds an open mic and poetry slam every first and third Tuesday of each month from 6 to…