Shoutin' Rosebuds shout it out at Social Justice Center
Students perform at Third Thursday Poetry night
Cecelia Martinez
Issue date: 4/23/08 Section: Entertainment
Last year as part of the Oral Interpretation of Literature class, Nester brought down the entire class to sign up and read for the open mic as part of the Third Thursday Poetry Night.
"This year, I said, why don't we just make them the feature," said Wilcox.
Nester then read a poem about his first kiss entitled "Barbaric Classical" which was very well-received. He then explained the unusual group-style of the featured poets, saying "you'll get it when you see it."
The first group performed a piece entitled "Dancers," and included appropriate choreography for the title of the poem.
Next up was a four-piece group, performing a piece called "Inspiration" that played off motivational cliches to make social statements.
The third group performed a political anti-Bush piece entitled "The Governmenty One," which received thunderous applause from the packed house.
"Real Beauty," the fourth group's piece, was an entertaining performance about advertising, self-image, and the products sold in late-night infomercials.
The last group performed "Superman Without the Phone Booth," a geek power anthem that finished off the featured poets' performance perfectly.
After the performance, a short break was taken to collect donations and to allow the audience to stretch their legs before moving on with the open mic list. Donations collected help to pay for featured poets, as well as cover printing costs for flyers advertising the Third Thursday Poetry Night.
During the break, each of the featured poets was paid one dollar for their performance, and each student swiftly donated back the dollar to Wilcox and the poetry series. Students mingled outside with other poets, taking pictures and discussing the event.
After the break, the audience was treated to an encore performance by Vermilyea of her "AC/DC cento" comprised of rock band ACDC lyrics into a feminist anthem, complete with fists in the air and squeaking vocals.
At the end of the night, Wildermuth and Vermilyea had nothing to be worried about. The performances all went off without a hitch, and Saint Rose now officially has eighteen new paid, professional poets.
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All performances can be found on Youtube. Subscribe to "thestrosechronicle" for future videos:
Sisters 4 Ewa - "Dancers"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWSi2CSmNPM
S***, I Crashed My Land Speeder - Inspiration
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kRssxldk2c
Group 5 - The Governmenty One
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_rFtFXR6aU
Four Easy Payments - Real Beauty
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gV87QmyOQMM
the Saint Rose Difference - Superman Without the Phone Booth
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQ5Yl5Ac1LM
Katie V. - "AC/DC Cento"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNVkL2eHciY
"This year, I said, why don't we just make them the feature," said Wilcox.
Nester then read a poem about his first kiss entitled "Barbaric Classical" which was very well-received. He then explained the unusual group-style of the featured poets, saying "you'll get it when you see it."
The first group performed a piece entitled "Dancers," and included appropriate choreography for the title of the poem.
Next up was a four-piece group, performing a piece called "Inspiration" that played off motivational cliches to make social statements.
The third group performed a political anti-Bush piece entitled "The Governmenty One," which received thunderous applause from the packed house.
"Real Beauty," the fourth group's piece, was an entertaining performance about advertising, self-image, and the products sold in late-night infomercials.
The last group performed "Superman Without the Phone Booth," a geek power anthem that finished off the featured poets' performance perfectly.
After the performance, a short break was taken to collect donations and to allow the audience to stretch their legs before moving on with the open mic list. Donations collected help to pay for featured poets, as well as cover printing costs for flyers advertising the Third Thursday Poetry Night.
During the break, each of the featured poets was paid one dollar for their performance, and each student swiftly donated back the dollar to Wilcox and the poetry series. Students mingled outside with other poets, taking pictures and discussing the event.
After the break, the audience was treated to an encore performance by Vermilyea of her "AC/DC cento" comprised of rock band ACDC lyrics into a feminist anthem, complete with fists in the air and squeaking vocals.
At the end of the night, Wildermuth and Vermilyea had nothing to be worried about. The performances all went off without a hitch, and Saint Rose now officially has eighteen new paid, professional poets.
---
All performances can be found on Youtube. Subscribe to "thestrosechronicle" for future videos:
Sisters 4 Ewa - "Dancers"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWSi2CSmNPM
S***, I Crashed My Land Speeder - Inspiration
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kRssxldk2c
Group 5 - The Governmenty One
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_rFtFXR6aU
Four Easy Payments - Real Beauty
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gV87QmyOQMM
the Saint Rose Difference - Superman Without the Phone Booth
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQ5Yl5Ac1LM
Katie V. - "AC/DC Cento"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNVkL2eHciY
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