Spoken arts project

Sometime it's hard to keep up with everything going on in Karmadale these days. Like last night's poetry reading in the Student Center Auditorium, as I snored on a couch after supper. Well, I have two more chances to hear out-of-town bards read their stuff:

This Thursday night's poet, Jon Pineda, teaches in Norfolk, Virginia. He won the 2003 Crab Orchard Series open competition, resulting in "Birthmark," his first book. Next week's poet, Lee Ann Roripaugh, teaches at the University of South Dakota. She won the 2003 Crab Orchard Series open competition with "Year of the Snake." The readings will be well attended by students and faculty in the English Department, especially the Creative Writing program, which is sponsoring the readings. I wonder if these poets would mind reading a poem to me over the phone to record and upload. Why not? Poor audio quality is one reason why not. Otherwise, it may be worth a try. Stay tuned.