TSU's Soul Fire, Poetry & Spoken Word Organization

Time out for Humanities | LLP poetry students were challenged to write an Ars Poetica, a form that explores the purpose and function of poetry. This week's poem in the series was written by recent graduate, Brighton Gillum. Enjoy!

Time out for Humanities | LLP poetry students were challenged to write an Ars Poetica, a form that explores the purpose and function of poetry. This week's poem in the series was written by Symone Allison. Enjoy!

Time out for Humanities | LLP poetry students were challenged to write an Ars Poetica, a form that explores the purpose and function of poetry. This week's poem in the series was written by recent graduate, Filmore Varner III. Enjoy!

Time out for humanities | The final puzzle of the year is framed and will hang on an LLP wall near you. "There was one of two things I had a right to: liberty or death. If I could not have one, I would have the other," Harriet Tubman

Time out for Humanities | LLP poetry students were challenged to write an Ars Poetica, a form that explores the purpose and function of poetry. This week's poem in the series was written by recent graduate, Peyton Tripp. Enjoy!

Opportunities for Student Writers!

As another year closes, reflecting on Soul Fire Wins in puzzles and poetry! Special Congrats to 2026 grads Trinity Brown and Olivia Whitmore. Keep your pencil sharp and your voice ready!

Time out for Humanities | LLP poetry students were challenged to write an Ars Poetica, a form that explores the purpose and function of poetry. The first poem of the week in this series was written by recent graduate, Gabrielle Williams. Enjoy!

Congrats to Spring 2026 LLP Creative Writing Poetry Students for winning the Collaborative Oral Presentation in which they wrote and performed poems inspired by primary research regarding life in the 1960s Civil Rights Era! Cheers to Nicole Mireles, Brighton Gillum, and Symone Allison!