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Academia by Talon McKendree

Academia by Talon McKendree

The spring 2024 issue of “Hard Freight,” Penn State Altoona's literary arts magazine, is now available online. The magazine's cover art is "Academia" by Talon McKendree.

Academia by Talon McKendree

Academia by Talon McKendree

The spring 2024 issue of “Hard Freight,” Penn State Altoona's literary arts magazine, is now available online. The magazine's cover art is "Academia" by Talon McKendree.

National Poetry Month

National Poetry Month

Penn State Altoona Professor of English Erin Murphy is among a quartet of women poets who will present a virtual reading of their works at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 24, via Zoom.

“The Badass Bluettes: An East Coast – West Coast Poetry Reading” will feature Lynne Thompson of Los Angeles, Susan Rich of Seattle, Mary Lou Buschi of New York, and Erin Murphy, professor of English at Penn State Altoona. Their respective new poetry book titles are “Blue on a Blue Palette,” “Blue Atlas,” “Blue Physics,” and “Fluent in Blue.”

National Poetry Month

National Poetry Month

Penn State Altoona Professor of English Erin Murphy is among a quartet of women poets who will present a virtual reading of their works at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 24, via Zoom.

“The Badass Bluettes: An East Coast – West Coast Poetry Reading” will feature Lynne Thompson of Los Angeles, Susan Rich of Seattle, Mary Lou Buschi of New York, and Erin Murphy, professor of English at Penn State Altoona. Their respective new poetry book titles are “Blue on a Blue Palette,” “Blue Atlas,” “Blue Physics,” and “Fluent in Blue.”

Altoona students visit Harpers Ferry

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Students enrolled in ENGL 469: Slavery and the Literary Imagination at Penn State Altoona visited Harpers Ferry, WV, on Saturday, April 13.

Pictured left to right: Kathryn Maille, Emera Gregor, Sandy Petrulionis, Levi Custer, Lucia-Mary Howard, and Abby Auerbeck.