February 7, 2010 • Comments Off
Yes, Erratics participants Colleen Clark and Tyler Schuh were the very first Deer Park students to perform in the Spokane regionals of the Poetry Out Loud oral recitation competition. Colleen and Tyler were accompanied by Mrs. Schuh, Dr. Dunn and Ms. Shepherd to the Davenport Hotel on this auspicious, February, Friday night. Coffee, tea and chocolate brownies were served, and then the festivities were kicked off by MC Daniel Harrington, a the Poetry Out Loud regional representative and a performance poet in this own right. After a raucous exchange between Daniel and the audience of “Poetry!” responded to by “Out Loud!” the first of nine poets performed the first recitation. Nine reciters later, the audience took a short break and then returned for round two. When round two ended, the three judges deliberated while the audience was treated to performances by two local slam poets and a talk by the very first Spokane regional Poetry Out Loud winner. Colleen and Tyler, as did the seven other performers, appointed themselves well. Dr. Dunn was heard to say he was glad he wasn’t a judge because he thought that none of the performances he heard was better, only different. Of course, he would have judged Colleen and Tyler to be co-winners, but he’s biased!
December 26, 2009 • Comments Off
Erratics is all about creativity. Our student editor is Amber Griffith. Our moderators are Jeffrey Dunn, PhD and Jamie Shepherd, MFA. Our workshops include
- writing new poetry, short stories, and art work
- sharing poetry, short stories, and art
- editing and publishing Erratics, Deer Park High School’s literary magazine
- practicing for Poetry Out Loud and Teen Poetry Slam competitions
- end of the month tea parties
See you Monday after school in room P605!
December 24, 2009 • Comments Off
Erratics v 6, n 2 has been published with regrets.
Dr Dunn and Amber Griffith would like to apologize to those readers who have found a few pieces in v 6 n 2 offensive. Although we are proud of all of our student writers and artsits as well as those who have done such a nice job with layout, Dr. Dunn also realizes that a small number of pieces in this issue were not appropriate for a school setting. He would like to extend his regrets to those whose sensibilities have been offended and promises that next time he will do a better job of making sure that we do not violate the trust our readers place in our school publications.
For those who follow the history of Erratics aesthetic, one might note these periods.
- 2004-05, v 1, n 1 . . . Our maidenvoyage launched by Sarah Saint Albin.
- 2005-08, v 2-4, n’s 1 . . . The Joseph Engle years sail clean, professional, fun.
- 2008-09, v 5, n1 . . . Shilah Schmidt refits in O’Keefe-scrapbook.
- 2009-10, v 6, n 2-? . . . Amber Griffith tacks on an urban-teen course.
