2008 Woodie Awards
Poets cover variety of topics in reading
Cortney Wimsatt
Issue date: 3/6/08 Section: Campus Life
"This poem was written as a part of my sabbatical, just in case you thought I was goofing off," said Meats as he introduced his poem "Driving US 36." "It was a two-poem sabbatical."
DeAnthony Nelson, senior in music and international business, says he enjoyed Meats' reading.
"I really liked his first poem, 'Coastline.' It was so short, but I was there, you know."
Meats says the audience was excellent.
"I would like it if students were actually appreciating poetry, but certainly I'd like students to read enough poetry and be familiar with poetry so that one would move them so they could go back to it," he said.
Washburn has previously described her poetry as in "sharp contrast" to that of Meats.
"Tonight in some ways we complemented each other," said Washburn. "We both had references to our dogs, and sometimes we had the same sense of humor."
Meats also encourages students to come to the next speaker in the Distinguished Visiting Writers Series.
Fiction writer Amanda Ward will read on Thursday, March 27, in the Governors Room of the student center. Ward has written the books "Sleep Towards Heaven" and "Forgive Me."
"She's an up-and-coming fiction writer, and I think she would speak to students, be entertaining and enlightening," said Meats. "Students may not have a sense of literature as a vital, ongoing enterprise. And anytime you have a chance to see a working artist you should take it."
DeAnthony Nelson, senior in music and international business, says he enjoyed Meats' reading.
"I really liked his first poem, 'Coastline.' It was so short, but I was there, you know."
Meats says the audience was excellent.
"I would like it if students were actually appreciating poetry, but certainly I'd like students to read enough poetry and be familiar with poetry so that one would move them so they could go back to it," he said.
Washburn has previously described her poetry as in "sharp contrast" to that of Meats.
"Tonight in some ways we complemented each other," said Washburn. "We both had references to our dogs, and sometimes we had the same sense of humor."
Meats also encourages students to come to the next speaker in the Distinguished Visiting Writers Series.
Fiction writer Amanda Ward will read on Thursday, March 27, in the Governors Room of the student center. Ward has written the books "Sleep Towards Heaven" and "Forgive Me."
"She's an up-and-coming fiction writer, and I think she would speak to students, be entertaining and enlightening," said Meats. "Students may not have a sense of literature as a vital, ongoing enterprise. And anytime you have a chance to see a working artist you should take it."
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