While many Western authors are familiar with traditional and highly regimented poetry forms, such as villanelles, pantoums and rondeaus, poetry is not limited either to the western world or to strict formats. Below are a handful of poem types that may not be familiar to most people Landay Afghan women have been composing and chanting… Read more »
Month: March 2025
New Graphic Novels
The library has recently added substantially to its graphic novel collection, and they have been moved to right by the circulation desk, in the front of the library. Many titles in many genres have been added – if you like comics, now would be an excellent time to browse for something to read. New volumes… Read more »
Celebrating Open 2025: The CMT Fellowship
At the time of writing this blog, it is Open Education (OE) Week 2025. OE Week is a worldwide celebration held the first week of March that connects and inspires practitioners, educators, students, and communities that support and promote open educational practices. Open educational practices are teaching and learning methods that use open technologies and… Read more »
The delights of French yé-yé pop
From 1962 to 1968, some of the most vibrant popular music in the Western world stemmed not from the US or the UK, but France. Dubbed the yé-yé movement, in part after the syllables “yeah yeah yeah” in the then-current Beatles’ hit “She Loves You,” this music combined French chansonwith British and American rock and… Read more »