El mito revisitado en The World doesn't end, de Charles Simic

Este artículo realiza un acercamiento al libro de poemas en prosa The World Doesn’t End, del poeta serbio-norteamericano Charles Simic. En el poemario se advierten dos rasgos fundamentales que contribuyen a configurar la visión del mundo que Simic desarrolla a lo largo de su extensa producción: por un lado, la creación de un universo de ribetes surrealistas y, por otro, una nostalgia por el pasado como tiempo perdido, recuperable solamente a través de la imaginación. The World Doesn’t End, publicado en Estados Unidos en 1990, fue traducido al español por Mario Lucarda en España, y ha llegado nuestro país solamente mediante versiones de algunos de los poemas en prosa en publicaciones periódicas. Es por eso que se propone, al final del artículo, una breve selección de textos traducidos al español, para contribuir a la difusión de este autor que manifiesta, con su obra, una de las múltiples voces de la poesía norteamericana contemporánea.

La crítica editada. Juan María Gutiérrez y la América poética

La aparición de la América poética -primera colección de poesía hispanoamericana- entre febrero de 1846 y junio de 1847, constituyó un evento singular para la cultura letrada latinoamericana. En efecto, la antología configuró por primera vez un mapa americanista de la poesía en lengua hispana, encumbrándose como patrimonio cultural y capital simbólico diferenciado de la cultura española. A su vez, la antología marcó un hito en la producción crítica e historiográfica de Juan María Gutiérrez. Las lecturas de la América poética, en general, estuvieron orientadas a indagar en su capacidad representativa. Este trabajo, en cambio, propone una lectura centrada en la figura de redactor (figura autoral, aunque diferida), y una revisión de las prácticas de edición a partir de las anotaciones manuscritas que realizó Gutiérrez al volumen original, que hoy se conserva en la Biblioteca del Congreso de la Nación

Poética y variantes del mito : Venus en Julián del Casal, Rubén Darío y José Lezama Lima

Este trabajo indaga las resemantizaciones del mito de Venus en tres poetas latinoamericanos: Julián del Casal, Rubén Darío y José Lezama Lima teniendo en cuenta la intertextualidad y las poéticas correspondientes

La crítica editada. Juan María Gutiérrez y la América poética

La aparición de la América poética -primera colección de poesía hispanoamericana- entre febrero de 1846 y junio de 1847, constituyó un evento singular para la cultura letrada latinoamericana. En efecto, la antología configuró por primera vez un mapa americanista de la poesía en lengua hispana, encumbrándose como patrimonio cultural y capital simbólico diferenciado de la cultura española. A su vez, la antología marcó un hito en la producción crítica e historiográfica de Juan María Gutiérrez. Las lecturas de la América poética, en general, estuvieron orientadas a indagar en su capacidad representativa. Este trabajo, en cambio, propone una lectura centrada en la figura de redactor (figura autoral, aunque diferida), y una revisión de las prácticas de edición a partir de las anotaciones manuscritas que realizó Gutiérrez al volumen original, que hoy se conserva en la Biblioteca del Congreso de la Nación

Poética y variantes del mito : Venus en Julián del Casal, Rubén Darío y José Lezama Lima

Este trabajo indaga las resemantizaciones del mito de Venus en tres poetas latinoamericanos: Julián del Casal, Rubén Darío y José Lezama Lima teniendo en cuenta la intertextualidad y las poéticas correspondientes

La crítica editada. Juan María Gutiérrez y la América poética

La aparición de la América poética -primera colección de poesía hispanoamericana- entre febrero de 1846 y junio de 1847, constituyó un evento singular para la cultura letrada latinoamericana. En efecto, la antología configuró por primera vez un mapa americanista de la poesía en lengua hispana, encumbrándose como patrimonio cultural y capital simbólico diferenciado de la cultura española. A su vez, la antología marcó un hito en la producción crítica e historiográfica de Juan María Gutiérrez. Las lecturas de la América poética, en general, estuvieron orientadas a indagar en su capacidad representativa. Este trabajo, en cambio, propone una lectura centrada en la figura de redactor (figura autoral, aunque diferida), y una revisión de las prácticas de edición a partir de las anotaciones manuscritas que realizó Gutiérrez al volumen original, que hoy se conserva en la Biblioteca del Congreso de la Nación

Poética y variantes del mito : Venus en Julián del Casal, Rubén Darío y José Lezama Lima

Este trabajo indaga las resemantizaciones del mito de Venus en tres poetas latinoamericanos: Julián del Casal, Rubén Darío y José Lezama Lima teniendo en cuenta la intertextualidad y las poéticas correspondientes

Elaine M. Aber

Elaine M. Aber was the first white student to graduate from Lincoln University. She later joined Alpha Kappa Alpha, becoming one of the first whites in Jefferson City to join a predominately African American sorority. She graduated with a Master’s degree in Education from Lincoln University and later a Master’s degree in Guidance and Counseling from the University of Missouri-Columbia. Aber worked as a counselor for the Missouri State of Employment Services until she retired in 1985. One of her greatest professional accomplishments was being published in the Journal of Educational Sociology February 1959 for her article, “A Reverse Pattern of Integration”. She achieved much success due to her ability to work in a diverse environment.

Althea Gibson

One quote from the famous Venus Williams sums up what Ms. Gibson did for this world, “For players like myself and a lot of other African American players on the tour, Althea Gibson paved the way for us”. Ms. Gibson was the first African American woman to win the Wimbledon and U.S. Championships in 1957, and the French Open and three double titles at Wimbledon in 1958. She worked as the Athletic Director at Lincoln University and, after retiring from tennis, toured with the Harlem Globetrotters.

Yvonne D. Stark - Wilson

Yvonne Wilson is a woman of achievement, accomplishment, and ambition. It all started when she enrolled in Lincoln University; the only public institution for higher education in Missouri that admitted African Americans. She later went on to become a teacher, principal and systems director in the Kansas City School District. Mrs. Wilson was involved in many civic/social activities including the Metropolitan Community Colleges and the Bruce Watkins Cultural Heritage Center. She had many accomplishments including her positions as the President of Lincoln University Board of Curators and the first African American President of the Missouri Association of Elementary School Principals. Finally, one of her top accomplishments was being appointed to the Missouri House of Representatives.

An Evening with Michael Eric Dyson, Best Selling Author, Scholar, and Cultural Critic

Dyson, an author and scholar, has been listed by Ebony magazine as one of the 150 most powerful African Americans. His works, including Reflecting Black: African American Cultural Criticism; Come Hell or High Water: Hurricane Katrina and the Color of Disaster; and Is Bill Cosby Right? Or Has the Black Middle Class Lost Its Mind? have provoked national conversations on race and class. Written in 1994, Dyson's Making Malcolm: The Myth and Meaning of Malcolm X is considered one of the most important African-American works of the 20th century, while his I May Not Get There with You: The True Martin Luther King, Jr. is written to unveil the true radical nature of a man whom most remember or are taught was the ultimate peacemaker.

An Evening with Richard Claxton “Dick” Gregory, Civil Rights Activist, Nutritionist, Comedian, and Author

Gregory, Richard Claxton “Dick” (Born, October 12, 1932, St. Louis, Mo.), African American comedian and civil rights activist whose social satire changed the way white Americans perceived African American comedians since he first performed in public. Gregory’s autobiography, Nigger, was published in 1963 prior to The assassination of President Kennedy, and became the number one best-selling book in America. Over the decades it has sold in excess of seven million copies. His choice for the title was explained in the forward, where Dick Gregory wrote a note to his mother. “Whenever you hear the word ‘Nigger’,” he said, “you’ll know their advertising my book.” In 1984 he founded Health Enterprises, Inc., a company that distributed weight loss products. In 1987 Gregory introduced the Slim-Safe Bahamian Diet, a powdered diet mix, which was immensely profitable. Economic losses caused in part by conflicts with his business partners led to his eviction from his home in 1992. Gregory remained active, however, and in 1996 returned to the stage in his critically acclaimed one-man show, Dick Gregory Live! The reviews of Gregory’s show compared him to the greatest stand-ups in the history of Broadway.

Film Screening: ‘The Barber of Birmingham’

Time: 6 PM – 7:30 PM | Location: Page Library, Room #100 | RSVP via Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1562714160720394/ Synopsis: In this 2012 Oscar-nominated short film, Alabama barber and civil rights veteran James Armstrong experiences the fulfillment of an unimaginable dream: the election of the first African-American president. An Official Selection of the 2011 Sundance Film Festival. Produced in association with American Documentary | POV. A co-presentation with the National Black Programming Consortia.

Celebrate Black History Month at Inman E. Page Library

All Events Begin at 6 PM – 7:30 PM February 3, 2016 ART_Talk: “Opening Doors: Contemporary African American Academic Surgeons” Page Library Room#100 February 10, 2016 Film Screening: “The Barber of Birmingham” Page Library Room #100 February 17, 2016 Thought Leaders Discussion: “Race Together” Page Library Room #100 February 24, 2016ART_Talk: “Black Vintage & Contemporary Photography” Location: Page Library Room #100

1925 Lincoln University Yearbook

Yearbook of Lincoln Institute and its later name Lincoln University (Jefferson City, Mo.) for the academic year 1924-1925. Includes photographs of students, faculty, staff, campus buildings, class notes and histories.