Poetry Night offers a time to enjoy the arts
Posted by The Skyliner on November 4th, 2009Kyra Alexander
Staff Writer
This past Thursday at 8 p.m. in Hayes Ministry Center, Poetry Night was held. This was actually the seventh year of Poetry Night. There were more than 29 participants who shared poetry, music, art and improv.
Three alumni reappeared to show their new works. Tim and Betsy Hendrix played the mandolin and the bass and shared a song, and Matt Martinez and Matt Huff contributed two poems.
The new improv troop, Start Wearing Purple, put on its third performance at Poetry Night. The team consisted of Will Daniel, freshman theatre; Thomas Sieberhagen, freshman undecided; Karla Neves, senior theatre; Lindsay Ross, senior theatre; Paul Conner, junior interdisciplinary studies; Zach Cady, sophomore media ministry; and Nathan Baker, junior theatre. They played three games with the audience and seemed to get a good quality response.
Brandon Nelson, senior studio art, showed a couple of paintings he had done for class and will be showing them in an art show at North Point Baptist Church soon.
A different thing at Poetry Night this year was the talent of two different students being able to sing or recite a poem in a different language. Spanish and Swahili were used to bring across God’s meaning and message.
The night ended with Nelson, Brittany Dail, senior health promotion and wellness, and Michael Smith, senior church music, playing and singing the song “Lord of Lords.” It ended the night on a very spiritual note.
Do not miss the next Poetry Night coming up! There will be more fun, art, songs, poems, and lots of coffee!
Tags: Fall 2009, Vol. 109 - Issue 8