Poet on Campus
Poetry Reading
All the way from North Philadelphia by way
of The University of Vermont
Come check out the urban literary mechanics of
Critically Acclaimed Poet
Major Jackson
7:00 p.m. Friday, September 21, 2007
Thomas Recital Hall
Carson-Newman Campus
Jefferson City, TN
All the way from North Philadelphia by way
of The University of Vermont
Come check out the urban literary mechanics of
Critically Acclaimed Poet
Major Jackson
7:00 p.m. Friday, September 21, 2007
Thomas Recital Hall
Carson-Newman Campus
Jefferson City, TN
“By a falling, Cyclone chain-
link fence, a black rush streaks
for netted hoops, & one alone
from a distance breaks
above the undulant pack, soars—
more a Sunday Skywalk,
he cups the ball, whirling his arm
swoops down a Tomahawk.” --from Hoops
Sponsored by Harambee, C-N English Department, Appalachian Steeple, and Concert Lecture Series
Free and open to the public!
link fence, a black rush streaks
for netted hoops, & one alone
from a distance breaks
above the undulant pack, soars—
more a Sunday Skywalk,
he cups the ball, whirling his arm
swoops down a Tomahawk.” --from Hoops
Sponsored by Harambee, C-N English Department, Appalachian Steeple, and Concert Lecture Series
Free and open to the public!
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