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advanced literature nov 17

advanced literature nov 17

Our second book of the semester is Mike’s choice: Ernest Hemingway: The Old Man and the Sea. I have to say: Hemingway is the kind of author I think of as another “man’s” writer. Like Steinbeck, it’s all externals, action, physical details. This is another book I’m going to be suffering through. I hope everyone […]

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advanced literature nov 10

advanced literature nov 10

I’m writing this paper while lying in a hospital bed in the Emergency Room at MedStar Memorial Hospital, where I was sent this morning after consulting the doctor about my knee. It’s not an injury, she said, but an infection, which makes sense now I think about it. Let’s hope they don’t have to amputate. […]

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Warren “Renaissanz Rzen” Hynson: Art Show at MICA

Warren “Renaissanz Rzen” Hynson: Art Show at MICA

Warren Hynson, who works under the name Renaissanz Rzen, began painting after being inspired by the work of his fellow prison artists. His vibrant acrylic portraits of inmates help tell the story of his own struggle and the struggles of his comrades in exile. The exhibition took place in the Rosenberg Gallery, 2nd Floor of […]

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RenaissanZ Rzen Art Exhibition

Our talented artist Renaissanz Rzen will be having a one-man show at the Rosenberg Gallery, Brown Center, Maryland Institute College of Art in the first week of October 2014. Stay tuned for more details! “Now and Later,” 24″x30″ acrylic on canvas.

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About our favicon image

About our favicon image

The photo used in our favicon image and elsewhere on the website is from a painting created by one of our student scholars, an accomplished painter and poet, Warren “Renaissanz Rzen” Hynson, titled “The Struggle.” Here it is in its full form.

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