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Shertok shares debut poetry collection 'No Rhododendron'

Shertok shares debut poetry collection ‘No Rhododendron’

Sydnie Orgeron, Contributing Writer November 5, 2025

For Samyak Shertok, Mississippi State University’s newest poet and professor in the English department, poetry is a tapestry in which every small design is just as equally important as the more prominent...

Kwame Dawes performed poetry readings and spoke to students and faculty about his literary life.

Writer-in-residence Kwame Dawes reflects on a life of poetry

Megan Gordon, Life Editor March 6, 2024

Kwame Dawes stood at the podium of Mississippi State University's Taylor Auditorium, stroking his beard as he read a poem about his memories tied to purple flowers to an audience of over 60 students, professors...

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