Reading the Fine Print: Poetry and Community on Campus
Date of Award
Spring 5-2-2025
Document Type
Honors Project
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Department
English and Linguistics
Department Chair or Program Director
Levin, Jonathan
First Advisor
Rafferty, Colin
Major or Concentration
English
Abstract
This capstone presentation is the culmination of a creative project that aimed to promote poetry through Fine Print, UMW’s poetry club on campus. The goal was to make poetry accessible for all on campus and build a specific community that celebrates it. Beyond spreading love of poetry, the purpose of this capstone was to leave Fine Print in a good place by building the club’s long-term engagement and participation, which grew exponentially throughout the semester. Although still a tight-knit community of poets, Fine Print encourages casual attendance to both events and meetings by anybody who finds it intriguing. Through regular bi-monthly meetings and events, other poets on campus have become engaged in Fine Print’s writing community and have found poetry in the mundane. This project explores three main takeaways: Even your worst poetry is worth writing, even your worst poetry is worth reading aloud, and any project is worth it when there is a community of people supporting you throughout.
Recommended Citation
Edwards, Logan, "Reading the Fine Print: Poetry and Community on Campus" (2025). Departmental Honors & Graduate Capstone Projects. 645.
https://scholar.umw.edu/student_research/645