The Lance 4
September 15, 1989
Arts & Entertainment
L'art pour L'art
Viking Davis
St Andrews Press honored
Japar
St Andrews Press was honored in New York by the Japan Society this sun ner
Writers' Forum
Anders Benson has trans
ferred to Northwestern Uni
versity in Chicago and is
currently working for Poetry
Magazine of the same place.
It was
an opportunity to good to
pass, but it is sad news for his
friends at St. Andrews. Dean
Benson's son, my best friend,
Andy was an honor student
and a major supporter of the
avant garde. I'll never forget
the evening he explained to
my chagrin that an installa-
tional art exhibit was not a
"picture hanging course."
Andy reminded us in all
urban black, that "when in
Rome you don't have to do as
the Romans do." The 2 am
Anders Benson
debates about everything
from Degus and Delacroix to
the "Laws of Entrophy" will
not be the same. At our next
soiree we'll have a toast to
Andy; "When in Rome... just
be yourself." Au revoir!
Au Revoir!
Viking Davis
The first Writers' Forum
of the 1989-1990 school year
certainly started on the right
foot. Ten people read at
"Open Mike" to a crowd of
more than 50 people (mostly
students) on Thursday, Sep>-
tember 7, at 8 p.m. in the
Mecklenburg Residence
Lounge. Part of the
evening's success must be
given to the Forum's new
Director, Ingrid Scholz. In
grid is an honor student and
has long been involved with
the arts both here in America
and in Europe. She is a cor
dial, well organized hostess
who will add some savior-
faire to this year's program.
The Writers' Forum was
delighted to have Carolyn
Moore, a St. Andrews gradu
ate, who read a brief and
very pictorial poem entitled
"Sometime in Particular."
Mary Cay Gibson read a
whimsical Pierian style
poem, remniscent of Louis
Carroll's Alice_jn_^Vonde^
Jand, Robert Dempster read
some seemingly casual po
etry with definite philan
thropic undertones. Mario
Major strove for realism and
authenticity in his work. He
has a true to life" style. Matt
Clark read a dramatic and
macabre work entitled "A
Face Forgotten." A very shy
but talented Lee Mills read
for the first time; she shows a
lot of promise. Jennifer
Hitch read an untitled piece;
it was a curious comparison
between a jilted lover and a
cored apple thst was espe
cially delectable.
Chris Deal, another St.
Andrews graduate known
for his melodrama at past
readings, outdid himself
that evening. His work re
flects much of his personal
experience, and the beauty
of nature. Good poetry
coupled with some friendly
theatrics made him one of
the crowd's favorites. Not to
be outdone, Paul Dinkins,
winner of the 1988 Chap-
book award added a little
dramatic interpretation to
his works as well. His style is
somewhere between Allen
Ginsberg of the Black Moun
tain gang and the "Granvil-
lian" (a style indeginnus to
St. Andrews). "A Prayer"
and a piece about a "Lonely
Cigerette" were certainly
worth noting.
The readers were excel
lent, but without a doubt the
toast of the evening went to
David Southwood-Smith of
Jamaica. His style is an eclec
tic mix of Neo Shakespear
ean romance, and a post
modem Jack Kerouac. Lets
all hope that North
Carolina's Jesse Helms, oth
erwise known as "Senator
Censorship", doesn't get
word of David's "Oral Sex"
poem. It needs no descrip
tion. "My Dog Ralph" was a
real crowd pleaser and very
meaningful as well. The dog
is symbolic of the child
within us all. It is a light
hearted look at the very seri
ous "Peter Pan Syndrome"
that has infected so many
today. David, with your ris
que poetry don't expect to be
invited to Campbell Univer
sity anytime soon, but liberal
institutions everywhere will
surely welcome you.
The Forum ended with
nine books by Sam Ragan
being awarded as door
prizes. The Writers' Forum
meets each Thursday at 8 pm
in Mecklenburg Lounge, un
less otherwise noted. The
famous and not so famous
read at these forums, and
when time allows im
promptu readings by the
audience are encouragcd.
The event is casual and is a
great way to discover your
niche in the creative circles.
Please come and express
yourself.
Monday Night
in the Arts
Viking Davis
Thnsp who were unable to
see Saul Brodie and Glenn i
Borden Monday, September
11, really missed an excellent
show. Saul and Glen, trav
elling musicians and natives
of Kentucky, p>erformed to a
full house in the Hagan
Choral Room. From 8:oo
until 10:00, they put on an ex
cellent concert. Instruments
used included a violin, man
dolin, piano, harmonica, and
guitar. Saul Broudy sang
dozens of songs represent
ing a major cross section of
20th century American mu
sic. Broudy's musical reper
toire included Folk, Dixie
land, Rhythm and Blues,
French Cajun music, Blue-
grass, Rock-n-Roll, Western,
and Gospel.
The audience of no less
than seventy people, includ
ing ten of our professors,
responded well to Saul
Brodic, who was dressed in
jeans, sneakers, and a cow
boy hat. When Saul encour
aged the crowd to clap and
sing along, they did just that.
A special moment was when
Glenn Borden played the
violin in an antiquated man
ner, that he called "cross
tuning", in order to "get more
dron^." According to
Glenn, the viloin or "fiddle,"
was the first instrument
available to the mountain
people who developed
"cross-tuning" to get more
variety.
Several Railroad songs and
a jovial piece called "I'm Just
a Damn Yankee Way Down
South," were also included
in the night’s {performance.
Saul Brodie sounds a little
like Willie Nelson, and has
an album entitled "Travels
with Brodie." Saul and
Glenn turned an otherwise
boring Monday night into
something special. We hope
that they will return.
Each Monday night in
Vardell, there will be an
event with music or and "Art
Opening" in our gallery. It is
free, it is fun, and like the
Writers' Forum, is an excel
lent way of meeting other
people interested in "Beaux-
Arts."