by Rebecca Doverspike

For our Spring Formal Reading, we gathered in Colson 130 with a music theme and had a fun, relaxing time at the end of the semester. Thank you to Sadie Shorr-Parks for MCing with such a wonderful blend of humor and insight for each of her introductions. Thank you to Nathan Holmes for the fantastic poster and CD creation. Thanks to Jesse Kalvitis for remembering the key (!), as well as to all our readers and audience members. Enjoy the photos below, courtesy of Jesse Kalvitis!

Melissa Ferrone reading from a gorgeous essay titled “Beneath the Cedars.”

Mari Casey, reading a flirtatious scene from a short story.

Featured Reader Jessi Lewis reading from her newly completed thesis.

Maryann Hudak, illuminating her history with Beets.

Featured Reader Troy Copeland, reading from the middle of his newly completed thesis.

MC extraordinaire Sadie Shorr-parks dives into her own material for a spell.

Claire Fowler, reading wonderful, carefully crafted lines.

Poet Travis Mersing delivers the quiet atmosphere of his poetry.

Rebecca Doverspike shares her figure skating daydreams.

Featured Reader Nathan Holmes makes us laugh with his short story involving graffiti in a bathroom.

The audience listens pensively.

Poet Xin Tian delivers her eloquent, clear poems nearly memorized!

Faculty member, Kevin Oderman listens to students on a Friday evening.

Featured Reader Jesse Kalvitis holds our attention with a piece from her newly finished thesis.

Program CD Cover

Reading List.

Group Picture with Poster.

Readers!