Parting words
Who knows? The next Edgar Allan Poe could be the guy sitting in front of you in your international relations or environmental science class.
From Poe to William Faulkner, the University has a long tradition of literary inspiration that is still alive today. Evidence of this tradition will be showcased in the first annual Fourth Year Writers' Reading tomorrow night.
"We have a remarkably talented class as far as writing goes," said fourth-year College student Tim Roscoe, who is organizing the reading. The event will take place at 9 p.m. in Jefferson Hall and is open to everyone.
With sponsorship from the Virginia Literary Review, 3.7 and Rag and Bone magazines, as well as the Class of 2001 Trustees and the creative writing department, the evening promises a diverse stylistic sampling of poetry and prose from 13 graduating fourth-year students.
Roscoe, a foreign affairs student who described creative writing as his "backbone," said he wanted to include writers with a variety of backgrounds and styles within and outside the English department who are "talented and passionate about writing."
"Readings are great," said Kevin Clouther, a fourth-year College student and fiction writer who will get the chance to read from the podium in Jefferson Hall tomorrow night. "You get a chance to put your own voice behind your words."
The Fourth Year Writers' Reading is different from the annual Fourth Year Poetry Reading because it incorporates poetry along with works of fiction.
"I would like this to become a new celebratory tradition" for fourth years at the University, Roscoe said.
Poe and Faulkner may have departed Grounds long ago, but "we still have a vibrant [literary] community," Roscoe said.
-Julie Hofler
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