By:
Georgia Trevor
Roses are red, violets are blue, if you weren’t at
the Open Mic Night at Avila, the person that missed out was you! That’s right,
Avila Univwersity's Black Student Union Committee held Open Mic night March 20th which was the date reset due to
all of the terrible weather and boy was it worth the wait!
“It was very entertaining! Elijah who was one of the
poets really stuck out to me. He was the host of the whole event and through
his poem gave a phenomenal story. There was one that was like a cliff hanger
where you held onto it until the end to figure out the whole story. I would
love to see this again. Even the campus security staff worker recited, It was
great!” said student, Shakaila Wright.
Poetry is a form of expressing who you are and in
many ways lets people see you and hear your story. It’s a gateway to escape
whatever you may be dealing with and an awesome way to open eyes of others to
what they may have been too blind to see.
I see poetry as a way to express what I can’t say
just flat out. It sometimes even tells me what I was feeling without realizing
it. I feel like nowadays, rap is commercial and people are really sleeping on
poetry as a raw form of rap. Fake poets want the passion but not the pain.
Host of the event, Elijah Ming really had a nice,
intimate turn out and hopes to try again sometime in May and to continue on
with it next year. “More people interested in the committee would be nice too,”
he says. “I wish more talent came out but regardless, it was very nice. A nice
amount of people came out and enjoyed themselves.”
“One of the poems recited called Jalapeño Peppers
was very deep. It even touched a girl in the audience. It was very emotional. I
hope we have more Open Mic Nights; it was a great experience and opportunity.” Student,
Ricki Dunigan explained.
Look out for the next Open Mic Night and don’t
hesitate to sign up if you’re a fellow poet that wants to share with others
what’s on your mind and in your heart!
