Monday, April 29, 2013

International Multilingual Poetry Reading

Sunday afternoon was the semi-annual International Multilingual Poetry Reading in Patterson Lounge sponsored by the Spanish Department, the Spanish club and Music Club.

There was a great turn out to hear poetry read in 14 different languages including Latin, Urdu, Nepali, Irish and Punjabi. There were also wonderful musical interludes brought to us by the newly formed music club.

The Labyrinth Project was represented in Bea Sanford’s reading of Sharon Erby’s poem, ‘Indiangrass’. This poem was awarded first place in the staff/faculty division of the Bottom Shelf Review creative writing invitational and can be read at the April 9 entry on this blog.

It is amazing to me how language (both spoken and musical) communicates in a way that transcends our ‘understanding’ of a particular language. Perhaps being community together is our ‘first' language.

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