Poem published: Brook Bhagat
June 6, 2025
Author: nearbyuniverse
Another Delicious Write-in: Spring 25
May 21, 2025
Between semesters, Nearby Universe members love to engage in parallel play! Richard, Amber, Madeline, and Brook attended our spring write-in, where they worked on memoirs, poetry, a novel, fiction, and a hazelnut latte, respectively.
Event Recap: PPSC Authors and Colorado Poet Laureate
May 21, 2025
A lovely time was had by all at the literary reading and grand opening of the Pikes Peak State College Authors Collection, a special collection in the college library of books by PPSC students, staff, and faculty. Nearby Universe members Brook Bhagat and M.R. Hyde were honored to read alongside Colorado Poet Laureate Bobby LeFebre … More Event Recap: PPSC Authors and Colorado Poet Laureate
Double Phoenix Rising Friday, April 25: The Triumphant Return of the PPSC Authors Collection and Colorado Poet Laureate Emeritus Bobby LeFebre
April 16, 2025
The first phoenix is the PPSC Authors Collection, a sparkly brainchild that came to Brook Bhagat seven years ago in the stellar nursery of the Nearby Universe, the employee writers’ group she had just created at Pikes Peak State College. The collection would feature not only faculty writers, like other universities, but also staff, making … More Double Phoenix Rising Friday, April 25: The Triumphant Return of the PPSC Authors Collection and Colorado Poet Laureate Emeritus Bobby LeFebre
Heart the Size of a Car published on A Story in 100 Words- Brook Bhagat
April 16, 2025
Brook Bhagat began this 100-word prose poem on a sticky note. She revised it to become a Nearby Universe email invitation; she revised it again before sending it out. Then she practiced it to read at the Spring Reading, planning a palm-to-podium for the boom boom boom. Yesterday, A Story in 100 Words got back … More Heart the Size of a Car published on A Story in 100 Words- Brook Bhagat
Spring Art and Poetry Events Featuring M.R. Hyde in April
April 15, 2025
It’s a busy month in April for M.R. Hyde, also known as ReeAnn Hyde, who is thriving this spring with several events and shows: Cottonwood Center for the Arts Friday, April 5, 5-8 pm be one of the first to see her latest work in this juried exhibition for the month of April featuring works in response … More Spring Art and Poetry Events Featuring M.R. Hyde in April
Fire, Beauty, and Advocacy: 2025 PPSC Spring Reading feat. Jozer Guerrero Flies and Sings
April 14, 2025
Las canciones están vivas! After a right-on-time Know Your Rights and Advocacy workshop and refreshments courtesy of Student Experience and Equity and Latino Alliance, the Spring Reading was alive and kicking in three languages at once, thanks to our sign language interpreters and real-time Spanish captions. Several PPSC poets and writers continued the advocacy theme, … More Fire, Beauty, and Advocacy: 2025 PPSC Spring Reading feat. Jozer Guerrero Flies and Sings
Join M.R. Hyde at Cottonwood’s March Art Exhibition
February 26, 2025
M.R. Hyde, also known as ReeAnn Hyde, was privileged to be invited to submit and had two pieces accepted into the Purple Colorado Show at Cottonwood Center for the Arts. This invitational exhibition is for the month of March. Purple Colorado asked creatives for artwork exploring Colorado on a micro level – depicting flora and fauna that … More Join M.R. Hyde at Cottonwood’s March Art Exhibition
The Creative Writing Program and Latino Alliance present Spring Reading 2025: The Nearby Universe, Students, Faculty, and Colorado Poet Laureate Bobby LeFebre
February 18, 2025
The Creative Writing Program Visiting Writers’ Series and Latino Alliance are thrilled to welcome Colorado Poet Laureate Emeritus Bobby LeFebre to PPSC on Thursday, March 20, at the Downtown Campus’s Studio West, 22 North Sierra Madre St. in Colorado Springs, for a multicultural night of poetry and prose. The evening begins with a Know Your … More The Creative Writing Program and Latino Alliance present Spring Reading 2025: The Nearby Universe, Students, Faculty, and Colorado Poet Laureate Bobby LeFebre
Prose Poetry from Brook Bhagat featured in Red Ogre Review
February 1, 2025
Brook Bhagat is proud to share the publication news of a tough little poem for the girl next door who was not ok. “I Remember It Was Called An Ash, the Baby Tree That Was” woke up today in the beautiful Red Ogre Review. Read and hear it here.
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