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Mercer’s inaugural Anya Krugovoy Silver Poetry Prize announces winner, honors legacy of late professor

The inaugural Anya Krugovoy Silver Poetry Prize, a newly established award that invites students at Mercer University not just to compete, but to celebrate poetry as an art form, was awarded to Isabella Ragsdale '26, who penned the poem "Semelparous." The award was created, its organizers said, to remember the life and legacy of Anya Krugovoy Silver.

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Starting anew: Lucas Meinberg's journey as a flautist

After being told to switch instruments in middle school, Lucas Meinberg ‘26, playing the tuba at the time, attempted the sousaphone, which can weigh around 30 pounds and must be carried on the player's shoulder.  But at the start of his high school career, Meinberg discovered his love for an instrument outside of the brass family.  Meinberg, a little less laboriously than the sousaphone, picked up the flute as a freshman.


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