Arts & Culture
![Poet Kimberly Blaeser sits in the audience during her Q&A](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/BlaeserBanner.jpg?VersionId=6CnomIqrFXx1jeqBHCGKbhA4nTydwz7U&itok=BiNSk8wr)
The gentle voice of indigenous poet Kimberly Blaeser filled the room of the Wick Poetry Corner in Â鶹ӰԺ’s Library on Wednesday, March 6. Jessica Jones, associate lecturer of English at Â鶹ӰԺ at Stark, led a Q&A session touching on Blaeser’s new poetry collection, initiatives and inspiration.
![Shared Sky is a Wick Poetry Center project for the April 8, 2024 Eclipse Shared Sky is a Wick Poetry Center project for the April 8, 2024 Eclipse](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/SharedSky-KSU_1.jpg?VersionId=YqOBoYbGgW23SFq_1CUKzgWzOD4e6IjT&h=76390fa3&itok=Z3Ti1_Xo)
The April 8 total solar eclipse has sparked a new opportunity for interactive poetry from Â鶹ӰԺ’s Wick Poetry Center.
![Religions in times of conflict. Religions in times of conflict.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/AdobeStock_554662270.jpeg?VersionId=hEGub3BLKYgEGXlx9zaBsE61o4tGC1X3&itok=-WlnSd_f)
As part of Â鶹ӰԺ State's Dialogue and Difference: A New Understanding" initiative, faculty members from diverse backgrounds came together in an online panel to share their personal insights in navigating the impact of conflict and cultural and religious identity.
![Sonia Karkare, program director for the Â鶹ӰԺ State Women's Center, introduces the discussion panel for International Women's Day. Sonia Karkare, program director for the Â鶹ӰԺ State Women's Center, introduces the discussion panel for International Women's Day.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/sonia%20corrected.jpg?VersionId=MXmIRrjT3o7loIthlaKO197nhAzj_ynF&itok=zNOUw-K7)
Â鶹ӰԺ celebrated International Women’s Day on March 8 with a poster presentation to allow international students the chance to highlight women in their home countries and a service project to aid Days for Girls.
The poster presentation was followed by a panel discussion of students, faculty and staff talking about women’s issues and successes across their globe.
![Map of the Connecticut Western Reserve Map of the Connecticut Western Reserve](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/1280px-Western_Reserve_Including_the_Fire_Lands_1826.jpg?VersionId=YQ0SeFo9uoAUqICbtjkzv_9boPY53IPE&itok=isLQiEoB)
There was no media coverage. There were no websites teeming with information. Not a single pair of paper eclipse glasses were handed out for safe viewing.
The last time Â鶹ӰԺ experienced a total solar eclipse was nothing like the lead up to this year’s April 8 event.
![Sukeina at the Â鶹ӰԺ Museum Sukeina at the Â鶹ӰԺ Museum](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/Museum%20-%201%20of%2020.jpeg?VersionId=Gvty_0P6x.OWwmkrGygbc6YCT6Xgvuz9&itok=uRNuouJ_)
Named for the designer's mother, Sukeina features stunning fashions by Â鶹ӰԺ School of Fashion and Merchandising Hall of Fame inductee Omar Salam.
![The Truth is Out There (No, Really...) art exhibition, KSU Downtown Gallery The Truth is Out There (No, Really...) art exhibition, KSU Downtown Gallery](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/429324488_1345440349496276_4763476288505214173_n.jpg?VersionId=FJRpMH_8Gzfg0D2_cVxMiu46MNdWkKXB&itok=NTb5Nmdv)
An art exhibition in the Â鶹ӰԺ Downtown Gallery uses images of UFOs to evoke questions about reality in a world where truth is often reframed.
![A red-orange moon rises over the Â鶹ӰԺ Airport. A red-orange moon rises over the Â鶹ӰԺ Airport.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/429786825_10113710845348044_7996697060029404007_n.jpg?VersionId=X2jfyQRYgbJt5ym2NMUxGhWIWNbVS4wh&itok=bxxI2Dzd)
A Â鶹ӰԺ State staffer captured spectacular views of a red moon over the Â鶹ӰԺ Airport.
![Flasher Brass Day 2024 Flasher Brass Day 2024](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/428664240_18413445376058600_1264351014251870157_n.jpg?VersionId=E8n_cipeZaACyP3zomyF7We2INMa8I5b&itok=ficU4CLo)
Local high school student musicians came to Â鶹ӰԺ State to rehearse and perform with the Flasher Brass Pep Band.
![The Maj Ragain Poetry Park at Wick Poetry Center the Maj Ragain Poetry Park at Wick Poetry Center](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/WickPoetryHouse_MN02.jpg?VersionId=ZezzHwgWZ8k9PtkMtgOUqzLgqgNF3z2v&itok=JgOe6e0q)
Â鶹ӰԺ’s Wick Poetry Center marks its 40th anniversary this year with three days of poetry events and a gala planned for September to celebrate the program that has provided a platform for creative voices across the globe.