The conception of this anthology began with collaborations between TSU’s English and Art Departments and was inspired by an exhibition organized by and presented at the Frist Art Museum. The Frist partnered with Vanderbilt University Press to co-publish an accompanying book We Shall Overcome: Press Photographs of Nashville in the Civil Rights Era. The publication features 100 photographic plates from the archives of The Tennessean and The Nashville Banner. The collection is complete with contextual essays, an informative timeline, comprehensive captions, a biography, and a foreword from Congressman John Lewis. Many of the images and captions included this poetry anthology were drawn from the Frist publication.
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Join us in celebrating a successful year of I Want to Write initiatives. This anthology represents a snapshot of I Want to Write events during the 2016-2017 academic year. It includes poetry, artwork, and images created by event attendees and TSU students.
Projection of Truth: A Dramatization of Ars Poetica
Legacies Unpacked: The Women of Schrader Acres in Poetry was a service learning initiative inspired by interviews with residents and volunteers of the David Jones Jr. Assisted Living Center. In this semester-long engagement, TSU students interviewed residents and volunteers at the area Schrader Acres Assisted Living Center. Those interviews were molded into poetry by English Majors and into visual text by Art majors.