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Reading Banned Books: Then and Now
Book censorship has been around since the creation of written materials. Dating back to 212 BCE, when Chinese emperor Shih Huang Ti burned all books in his kingdom, keeping just one copy of each book for the Royal Library—book bans have always been a tactic for those in power. If the ruling body objects to content, ideas, themes, or symbols represented in certain texts, they may restrict, remove, or even burn books. <More>
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Shannon Reed on Reading
Shannon Reed’s love for reading was ignited at just two years old, when her grandmother taught her how to read. From that point forward, reading became “a way for [Reed] to be in the world.” As a hearing-impaired individual, Reed remembers being “frustrated” when people didn’t accommodate or understand her capabilities; naturally, reading became her safe haven.
“Reading was never frustrating for me,” Reed said. “The information was on the page. I might not know a word, but I knew how to look words up, or to just sort of read past it. So [reading] became a big way for me to entertain myself.” <More>
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Winners: Garbage Poem Contest
Though we lost MFA alumnus and longtime Writing faculty member Jeff Oaks during the past academic year, dozens of us in the Pitt English community carry his memory with great feeling. What we most remember about Jeff was the sense of play he brought to the act of writing. In this spirit, the Fall/Winter 2023 issue of T5F put out a call for "garbage poems," which former students and writing pals of Jeff remember well. We asked Writing Assistant Professor Diana Khoi Nguyen to contribute specifications for the contest as well as to select what she saw as the top two poems submitted. We're pleased to present to you the winning poems and authors. <More>
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Issue 28
Spring / Summer 24
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