Goof: Faculty exclusive poetry slam leads to rally
DaeQuan Fitzgerald, Pen Sniffer
March 30, 2018
Disclaimer: This story is a part of out April Fool’s edition, The Goofordian. This story was created by Guilfordian Staff and is not based in fact. Chaos erupted at the English and Creative Writing Department poetry slam Tuesday night in room 203 in Duke Hall. The department held the poetry s...
Students share insights at poetry slam
December 1, 2017
A crowd of students gathered in chairs, on pillows and along the wall. A podium stood at the front of the room made of three stacked crates. 10 students prepared to recite and perform their poetry at the Greenleaf Coffee Co-op’s annual poetry slam on Friday, Nov. 17. All of the poets performed two...
Poetry Slam gives voices to students
Shania Lao, Staff Writer
September 29, 2017
“I’m simply the tree that went unheard,” said first place winner Phillip Williams as he read his own work titled “Revelations” during the Poetry Slam. The event was held Thursday, Sept. 21 at 7p.m. in the Community Center Lounge. Previous Poetry Slams have been hosted by the Guilford College...
Poetry event brings our creativity on campus
Hannah Shoemaker, Staff Writer
December 2, 2016
Audience members were encouraged to snap instead of clap at the second poetry slam hosted by Guilford College’s Greenleaf Coffee co-op on Friday, Nov. 18 in Milner Hall. “For poetry slams, just do snaps,” said junior and Events Clerk for the Greenleaf Emma Ross. “You can do snaps even while...
Greenleaf’s poetry slam a snappy success
Harris Billings, Staff Writer
April 22, 2016
The scent of roasted coffee beans hung in the air, like the words of each poem that each poet brought to share. Snapping intertwines, showering praise beyond belief, all of this, of course, in Guilford’s own Greenleaf. Please, please, hold your snapplause. Friday April 15, the Greenleaf...
