Tod Marshall: Washington's Poet Laureate, My Professor

by Alex Baker Tod Marshall is Washington State’s new Poet Laureate. And my professor. I was first in Dr. Marshall’s Writing for Poetry class in Spring 2015. We were a tight knit group— able to joke around, but also critically discuss each other’s work. Dr. Marshall played the role of mediator, observing and occasionally speaking, … Read more

Manuel Gonzales Comes to Spokane!

Novelist and short-story writer Manuel Gonzales is coming to Gonzaga on Wednesday, January 27th. He’ll be reading at the Cataldo Globe Room at 7:30 as part of the Gonzaga Visiting Writers Series. I’ve already marked my calendar, and you ought to mark yours too. Gonzales used to co-own the Clarksville Pie Company in Austin, Texas, … Read more

SpoYo Recap

A Reflection On Our First Annual Spokane Youth Book Festival Written by Lydia Mulligan   As a first year intern, I was really excited that the first big event for Get Lit! happened in my first month of working with this internship. The Spokane Youth Book Festival (or SpoYo as we affectionately call it) was … Read more

Poetry Out Loud: Engaging high-school students with poetry through the thrill of competition

Teachers, are you looking for new ways to introduce your students to poetry? Then consider joining Poetry Out Loud this fall. Poetry Out Loud is a national program that uses the thrill of competition to engage high school students with classic and contemporary poetry. Poetry Out Loud offers teachers an easy-to-use, standards-based program to help students discover … Read more