I attended the Columbia Poetry Review release reading in Ferguson Hall on May 5th. The event was a little over an hour long, and included poets from Columbia's student body which was pretty exciting. Here were some of my favorite parts of the reading.
"The CIA didn't used to read poetry/ but thats all changing now."
"and then there's the American in me who just craves a greasy cheeseburger."
"Dad didn't call once... his voice, a text box and double chime."
"The earth is harder than it was, but I expect that it shall soften soon."
"I miss the therapist in Pittsburgh/ who gave me warm water in a styrofoam cup,/ spoke gently, but called my father an S.O.B."
"Didn't you say you always wanted a child? I can be that too."
There were over 20 poets who read their work (just one poem), and a guest poet - D.A. Powell - who finished the event with a few of his pieces. I really enjoyed the whole event, it was nice to here the voices of young poets. The style of the students poetry was usually easy to connect with, and our shared experience of college often made the themes relatable to my life. I'm really happy with the readings I attended this year, both Columbia events, our school has a strong poetry department.
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