English-Department-Events
All events listed below will be held virtually this year! Please use the contact information provided below to email with the event organizer in advance so you can get the link to attend
English Department Open Houses
February 24th to March 11th
The Common Read is a high-impact practice that sponsors cross-disciplinary events in support of a campus-wide, shared reading of a selected text. These events provide participating faculty and students additional opportunities to engage socially and academically across the campus, while supporting the learning in each individual class.
Events will be held from February 24th to March 11th. Please check out the Common Read website for more information about all the events.
Gratitude Journaling Event
Wednesday, March 3rd from 12PM to 1PM
Sponsored by the Creative Writing Club and the Mindfulness Club;
Please Contact Alison Cimino: ACimino@qcc.cuny.edu
What is gratitude practice? How do I journal and create a gratitude journal, and why might I want to? These are questions we will explore in this Gratitude Journaling Event. Please join us as we practice different ways of creating gratitude journals and share our thoughts in a friendly space. We will explore some approaches to gratitude practice and read poems that touch on gratitude as well. Please join The Creative Writing Club as we explore this practice and share our thoughts in this community event.
Honoring Haiku
Wednesday, March 10, 2021 from 12PM to 1:30PM
Sponsored by the Creative Writing Club
Please Contact Alison Cimino: ACimino@qcc.cuny.edu
Join the Creative Writing Club for a discussion and creative writing event exploring haiku. Haiku, a 3 line, Japanese form of poetry that relies on a syllable count of 5/7/5 syllables in each line, is a beautiful and historic form—very much alive today. Usually, the focus of a haiku ends with an element of surprise, as in the famously translated poem by Basho:
The old pond
A frog jumped in,
Kerplunk!
We will read examples of haiku and discuss haiku created by poets in Japanese internment camps. In addition, we will write our own haikus! We hope you can join us!
See more translations of the Basho poem.
Learn more about the form of haiku: https://poets.org/glossary/haiku
Let’s Renga! Creating Community Through PoetryWednesday, April 14th from 12PM to 2PM
Sponsored by Creative Writing Club and the Transformative Learning in the Humanities (Mellon Foundation) Grant; Please Contact Alison Cimino: ACimino@qcc.cuny.edu
Please join the Creative Writing Club as we celebrate Asian Heritage Month through Japanese poetry. In this interactive event, we will write a renga, collaborative poem. While renga began in the 10th century, it developed further in 15th century Japan, linking three line and two lined stanzas together. Poets linked haiku as an activity at parties. The renga, a Japanese form that relies on haiku and verse about the seasons, encourages community building through attention to the environment and to language. Please join us as we read renga poetry and learn about this iconic form, prior to writing. The simplicity of the format encourages group participation and success while encouraging participants to play with language and explore self-expression.
The Power of Reading and Writing: English Courses Paving Career PathsWednesday, April 21st from 1pm to 2pm
Sponsored by the Transformative Learning in the Humanities (Mellon Foundation) Grant
Please Contact Beth Counihan, BCounihan@qcc.cuny.edu or Ilse Schrynemakers, ischrynemakers@qcc.cuny.edu
Join us to learn more about your options after graduating from QCC. We will have a panel of QCC graduates who have entered a variety of career fields and gone on to get their bachelor or graduate degrees, share their experiences with you and answer your questions.
This interactive forum provides a great opportunity for shared conversations with alumni (who have been in your shoes) and can provide a booster of encouragement during this remote learning semester. The QCC Transfer Resource Center will also be present to assist students and answer questions about moving beyond QCC. All students who attend will be entered in a raffle to get a free face mask!
From the Page to the Stage: Engaging with QCC Writers Live Event
Thursday, May 13th from 3:30PM to 5:30PM
Sponsored by the Transformative Learning in the Humanities (Mellon Foundation) Grant;
Please Contact Susan Lago: slago@qcc.cuny.edu
Join us for a live interactive literary event on Zoom, featuring Queensborough Community College English Department faculty, including Irvin Weathersby, who will read from his forthcoming book, IN OPEN CONTEMPT, and three QCC students nominated to read by the English Department Creative Writing Committee. Attendees will actively participate by collaborating on a group poem, posing questions, and meeting with the writers for intimate break-out room sessions. The event will conclude with an open mic where attendees have the opportunity to volunteer to share their own creative work with the audience.
