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  New Poetry in Motion collection launched
  Two Dallas poets were among writers featured in a new set of poems for Poetry in Motion, presented by Richland College and Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART).
  The new 15-poem collection was unveiled Friday at Richland College's Garland Campus. The series features Farid Matuk and Susan Briante, both of Dallas, as well as literary greats Henry David Thoreau, William Shakespeare and William Wadsworth.
  For 10 years, Richland College and DART have collaborated on Poetry in Motion, a celebration to support the love of literature featured in public transportation.
  DART started Poetry in Motion to North Texas in 1998 as a way to give riders a chance to take a mental break from their day. The colorful posters appear in DART buses and light rail vehicles. In 1999, Richland College partnered with DART in support of this national program coordinated by the Poetry Society of America.
  Since its founding in 1992, the national Poetry in Motion program, inspired by a similar program in the London Underground, has expanded to more than 20 cities across the nation.
  This entry was posted in Arts, DART, Garland Campus on December 5, 2009 by Jenni Gilmer.
  Alert: Richland and DART unveil new poems for Poetry in Motion
  Richland College and Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) will host a kickoff event to launch a new set of poems in the Poetry in Motion program.
  Place: Richland College Garland Campus, 675 W. Walnut Street in Garland
  Poetry in Motion features poems on DART buses and trains. The program was started in 1998 and Richland College has has been supporting Poetry in Motion since 1999.
  This entry was posted in Arts, DART, Events, Garland Campus, News on December 2, 2009 by Jenni Gilmer.
  This week's RLC update – RLC poet featured in DART Poetry in Motion series
  Community and Economic Development – Richland Poet Laureate English Professor Jerry McElveen and approximately 22 Richland colleagues and friends, including President Steve Mittelstet, recently boarded a DART bus to travel downtown to view and celebrate the featured appearance of one of Jerry's poem excerpts, A Trip Home, appearing as part of this year's Richland/DART Poetry in Motion series. His poem is displayed among the other colorful, boldly designed posters featured in more than 600 buses and 60 rail cars for the more than 300,000 daily DART riders to enjoy each day and to draw attention to liberal arts offerings at Richland.
  This entry was posted in Community and Economic Development, DART, Employee Success on August 29, 2008 by Jenni Gilmer.