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More than 40 poets who have won acclaim from ������’s Wick Poetry Center are expected to return to the Kent Campus in September to celebrate the center’s 40th anniversary. The group of poets has won either the Ohio Chapbook Prize, sponsored by the ������ Press and the Wick Center, or the Stan and Tom Wick Poetry Prize.“This anniversary will be a celebration of the power of poetry and will be a great reunion for the ever-expanding Wick family of poets,” said David Hassler, the Bob and Walt Wick Executive Director of the center.“What’s exciting is we now have 4...

Michele McCombs, a second-grade teacher for Kent City Schools, believes the Becoming a Brave Teacher workshop came at just the right time for her to be that ‘teacher/leader’ who develops a support system of inclusiveness for marginalized communities.“Being a brave teacher means harnessing strength and courage to show up and do the best that I can,” said McCombs. “On different days that may mean different things for meeting the needs of students and families. Sometimes that can be a challenging situation.”Whatever their reasons for attending, local teachers collaborated with colleagues to devel...