Student guest post by Taylor Breckles Merhaba! As you might have guessed, that greeting wasn’t Polish. A surprise, I know. The reasoning behind this bold, creative choice stems from my most recent adventure outside of the classroom: my trip to Turkey. Well, my trip to Izmir to be precise. Izmir is a region of Turkey […]
Archive | March, 2017
Every Day English–World Poetry Day
By Andrea MacPherson I often recommend poetry collections, and often get a look of bafflement in return. Then, a meek, “I don’t really read poetry.” I firmly believe everyone should read poetry, regardless of whether you have any interest in actually writing poetry. And, I equally firmly believe that people only think they don’t like […]
Every Day English–World Rare Disease Day
Student guest post by Jessica Milliken Unless you are deep in the savanna or at the Greater Vancouver zoo, zebras are hard to come by. But I bet you see a zebra more often than you realize. In the late 1940s, Dr. Theodore Woodward told his med students, “when you hear hoofbeats, think of […]
Literary Artier Week–Workshops, Writers Fest, Raiseberry, and A Full House
Last week was Literary Arts Week at UFV, but the fun’s not over–we’ve got so many events happening in the next few days that we should be calling it Literary Artier Week! There’s something for everyone . . . March 2nd, the UFV CreWri Club delivers a workshop to help writers keep doing what they […]