At a glance
"The creativity on display is a delight to behold."
Dr. Max Mertel
A large crowd of students, faculty, administration, alumni, and community members enjoyed an evening of poetry, art, and music at the biennial Poetry Reading event hosted by the Alfred State English and Humanities Department.
Travis Matteson, Chair of the English and Humanities Department, emceed the Poetry reading that featured Vice President for Academic Affairs Carrie Cokely and retired Physical and Life Sciences professor Steven Jakobi reciting poems prior to opening the podium for students and community members.
Students followed by reciting original poems or one of their personal favorites. The evening also featured desserts baked by the Culinary Arts students, artwork drawn by Alfred Students, and guitar music by Dr. Tim Bocchi.
Dr. Max Mertel, Assistant Professor of English and Humanities, closed out the evening with a final poem. Mertel was impressed with the quality and number of students that shared poetry, noting, "The creativity on display is a delight to behold."
Many of the original poems recited by students have been submitted for inclusion in Ergo, the literary and artistic publication of Alfred State that is published each semester.