The reading was located at 600 South Michigan Ave. in the Ferguson Hall, which I can honestly say I had no idea existed.
The event had some what of an insiders crowd feel, everyone seemed to know everyone, so needless to say I was excited to see a few familiar face from class.
Much like every Columbia affiliated event it started a little later then intended, but once it did start it hit the ground running.
There were 21 readers, mainly Columbia students with maybe 3 faculty readers. Each reader read only one poem.
The reader that stuck out to me the most was Kayla Sargasso, and it wasn’t only because of her outfit and tattoos. She was very confident, and sure of herself. She laughed along with the audiences as she read her poem. Her poem spoke of going to a new therapist, and how she preferred her old one because she wasn’t afraid to call her father an SOB.
The featured reader was D.A. Powell. He read a few poems from his new upcoming book and closed with his poem Once and Future Houseboy (poem linked). He to was very out going with his readings and treated the audience like old friends (some of them were).
Overall it was a very enjoyable experience. I found it very interesting to hear all the different types of poems, and approaches people took to get their messages across.
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