Maureen, Michael, Carly, Lindsay and Christa win prizes, many share personal work at Poetry Festival
Michael '08, Carly '09 and Lindsay A. '10 won their respective classes' laurels at the competition, judged by visiting poets Josh Exoo and Sarah Rose Exoo. Stewart Herbert, the chair of the Foxcroft English Department, and colleagues Paul Bergan, Glenn Kantz, Ruth Marshall, and Mia Noffsinger organized the event, a beloved Foxcroft tradition.
In the morning, Christa '07 was named the 2007 Poetry Slam Champion after bringing the house down in the second round of the competition with a poem entitled, “Tuesdays and Thursdays.” A last-minute entry after another student withdrew due to illness, Christa won $100 in the student-judged, let-your-hair-down contest. Amelia '09 placed second and defending champion Shannon '07 took third prize. Sarah Hope '07, Yejin '08 and Nell '08 were the other finalists, who advanced from among 18 brave students that shared original compositions in performance.
In a special session reflecting the diversity of the Foxcroft community, 15 students and one teacher read in languages other than English, ranging from French and German to Chinese, Krygis and Hindi.
On Friday evening, songwriter/performer Jason LeVasseur gave a lively performance in Currier Library that featured a unique mix of music – some original, some not. LeVasseur, who is a popular performer on college campuses around the U.S., also shared stories, laughs and insights into the song-writing process with a wildly enthusiastic audience.
In the formal reading competition Saturday afternoon, Maureen, who plans to attend The Catholic University of America next fall, read “The Great Slob” to edge out Cameron and Cathleen in the Senior Class. Michael captured Junior Class honors with a stunning reading of “Mirror” by Sylvia Plath, triumphing over Amy and Adrienne.
Carly earned Sophomore Class laurels with her reading of “Into My Own” by Robert Frost, and Lindsay A. was the top freshman, with a reading of “Barbie Doll” by Marge Piercy. Ashley L. and Gabby D. were the other sophomore readers while Devon and Grace M. rounded out freshmen finalists. All the readers had qualified for the final competition through a two-step process that consisted of reading for their peers and then for a panel of faculty judges.
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