Saturday, October 31, 2009
Poet Laureate praises College of Marin and other CCs
A New Yorker column discusses Poet Laureate Kay Ryan's championing of community colleges in our country, including College of Marin, where she has taught for many years.
Ryan has just announced her "Community College Poetry Project," a much-needed program aiming to highlight the country’s community colleges as vital educational institutions. “I simply want to celebrate the fact that right near your home, year in and year out, a community college is quietly—and with very little financial encouragement—saving lives and minds. I can’t think of a more efficient, hopeful or egalitarian machine, with the possible exception of the bicycle.”
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Ryan has just announced her "Community College Poetry Project," a much-needed program aiming to highlight the country’s community colleges as vital educational institutions. “I simply want to celebrate the fact that right near your home, year in and year out, a community college is quietly—and with very little financial encouragement—saving lives and minds. I can’t think of a more efficient, hopeful or egalitarian machine, with the possible exception of the bicycle.”
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Labels: Bay area, California community colleges
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