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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


Poetry in a heartbeat: Rachael Zisk

Poetry in a heartbeat: Rachael Zisk

May 1, 2019

ALEXIS WHITE: From The Daily Northwestern, this is Alexis White. Thanks for tuning in. The Daily is collaborating with a selection of poets from The Slam Society, a performance poetry group on campus....

Kourtni McNeil, who helped organize the open mic event, delivers one of her original poems. Nine other students performed at the open mic, which was held to raise awareness of mental illness on campus.

Open mic creates platform for students to perform, raises mental health awareness

February 25, 2019

Northwestern students demonstrated the intersection of mental health awareness and art at an open mic event co-hosted by Northwestern Active Minds and The Slam Society on Saturday. The event featured...

Students to showcase slam poetry in Say Word performance

February 18, 2016

A&E For a soft-spoken person like Mahalia Sobhani, slam poetry provides a means to express herself and speak about sensitive topics. Sobhani, a Weinberg junior and administrative officer for The...

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