Students at St. Petersburg College recently celebrated National Poetry Month, held every April. The event is the largest literary celebration in the world involving schools, publishers, libraries, booksellers and poets. On Tuesday, students, faculty and passersby at the Seminole Campus “Let Poetry Lead the Way” by reproducing poetic snippets – both their own and their favorites … Continue reading Chalk one up for Poetry Month
SPC student Erik Durneika was recently named a 2015 Coca-Cola Community College Academic Team Bronze Scholar. He will be honored on April 9 in Tallahassee as part of Florida College System Month. Below is a post he wrote about himself and what the award means to him. About Me My name is Erik Durneika, and … Continue reading Erik Durneika, Coca-Cola Scholar for 2015, in his own words
Graduates from St. Petersburg College’s Sign Language Interpretation program recently traveled to Gallaudet University in Washington, D.C., the first college established for the Deaf in the United States. Graduates learned about the history of the university, now celebrating its 150th anniversary. Read about the trip and get more information about SPC’s Sign Language Interpretation program … Continue reading DC trip for SPC Sign Language Interpretation graduates
Daniel Lawless, Professor of English at St. Petersburg College, recently spoke at The American University of Paris on the subject of founding and editing an online/print journal. Lawless is the creator and editor of Plume: A Journal of Contemporary Poetry. Now in its third year, Plume has garnered nation and international praise for its elegant … Continue reading SPC professor lectures, reads at the American University of Paris
Congratulations to Kathy Bryson, a communications adjunct at SPC’s Seminole Campus. Her first book, Feeling Lucky, received the 2014 National Excellence in Romance Fiction Award – Best First Book from the First Coast Romance Writers Chapter 108 of the Romance Writers of America. “This is a great affirmation for a lot of hard work,” said … Continue reading Bryson wins Best First Book award for ‘Feeling Lucky’
Eighteen students in the St. Petersburg College Sign Language Interpretation program are working in the community as interns in the Fall semester, the largest number since the program began more than 20 years ago. Dedicated, certified faculty help prepare students in the program for this 240-hour, four-credit internship course, which is the culmination of one … Continue reading Sign Language Interpretation program has largest intern class ever
Empty streets Sleeping traffic lights pulse yellow Two parked police cruisers Vomit red and blue incandescence upon the convenient store’s walls and windows A discarded hammer lying in shattered glass Jagged shard showcasing a chunk of misplaced flesh. Security system shrieks electronic distress Echoing out into the vacant night Ricocheting down acoustic neighborhood streets Darkened … Continue reading Poetry – 3 AM – Student Work
The Writer Deep concentration pulls words from thin air, arm connecting thoughts with actions, forming something once not there gripping firmly the object of translation. Ink seeps into a pure sheet of white as poisonous onyx blots out innocence. Insidious darkness snuffs out light, dutifully creating swirls of lace. Discombobulate Fluid motion, sharpest knife, flames of heat, frigid … Continue reading Poetry – Two Pieces – Student Work
At times, time swallows itself, and the second-hand sweeps unnoticed as the door hinge of this jewel-box of a world hushes open. It is then my water glass fills with diamonds. I thirst, and into me they pour. My face and neck glisten. Carats spill everywhere. Through lids closed my eyes shine. The glass never … Continue reading Poetry – Waking Up – Student Work
You can tell a lot about a man by the kind of britches he wears. Me? I prefer the workingman’s blues. All-American denim. Hell, the only time I ever wore trousers was on my wedding day. I even wear jeans to church. And why not? Pastor’s always having us sing “Come As You Are” and … Continue reading Composition – Shiny New Pants – Student Work