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^features October 8, 1997 westerns* • arolmian Doris Davenport Returns to City Lights Prtoto by Dani Nieves, 1994. by Brian Postelle Sylva bookstore and coffeehouse City Lights often plays host to the arts. Poets, musicians, and dancers make up the coffeehouse's always interesting array of performers. And make no mistake: Doris Davenport, who will read at City Lights on October 30, is a performer. Davenport is a poet. She has said so since she was a small child. Her books, especially 1991 's Soque Street Poems, have achieved a favored status among WCU students and faculty alike. Soque Street is a detailed and personal collection ofthe people, land, and culture that Doris grew up in. It is a culture that she affected as much as it affected her. Soque Street Poems describes individuals that, in many cultures, remain anonymous. Throughout the book, Davenport familiarizes the reader to the people who made up her northeast Georgia community. With inherent familiarity, the poems bring to life everyday inhabitants such as Goatman Joe Harris and Mr. PapaDock Williams, who, before he died in 1984, was the oldest living man in Cornelia, Ga. Often written in first person, Doris' poems bring her characters to life in the reader's mind. These colorful characters have an immediacy that beyond seeming real, is real. Many residents of WCU and the surrounding area feel an intimacy regarding Doris Davenport. She has been reading at WCU and City Lights for four years now, and earned a standing ovation the first time she read at Western from Soque Street Poems. Davenport's performance is far more than a reading. While most poets "cut themselves off at the neck," Davenport believes in movement and performance as part of the poetic experience. It's not that she incorpo rates movement to fit her poems; she never made a separation between the two in the first place. To Davenport, poetry is rhythm and movement, and her performances reflect this natural connection. Joyce Moore, owner of City Lights, is excited about bringing Davenport back. She says that something separates Davenport from many other poets and that she is "one of the most riveting performers we've ever had here." Davenport's words and movement weave an atmosphere that envelopes the audience. "There's something extra," says Moore, "that wraps the audience up and takes them with her." Indeed, the audience has been enthusiastic about Davenport. At her last City Lights reading, people were lined up the stairs and leaning out windows to experience the intimacy of her spells and stories. Davenport has recently been experimenting with her live presentation and her fascination with performance. She takes note of the audience reaction and lets it influence the atmosphere of the poem. As a result, she has seen the same words take on different feelings and shapes, depending on the connection between her and the audience. WCU Poet-in-Residence Kay Byer has been friends with Davenport since they met at a North Carolina Women's Conference. She describes Davenport's readings as "warm, intimate performance as part of the African-American poetry tradition," and adds that "poetry and story are totally woven into her performance. [She] closes the gap between speaker and audience." Apparently, many others feel the same way. Audience members come away from a show feeling more like a friend of Davenport's than an anonymous audience Homecoming 1997 by Jerylia Kodia In a few days, the fever begins. Yes, Monday, October 13, starts Western's Homecoming week. This week will be saturated with events that we, as former or current students at Western, appreciate. There is nothing like a Homecoming week. All the events featured, from the Homecoming King and Queen elections to the game on Saturday, are meant to get students more involved in the school's expansion. The schedule of events is as follows: Monday, October 6: Sign-up begins for banner contest. Banner blankets available in University Center Administrative Office, second floor, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday, October 10: Entry forms for Homecoming Court King and Queen due in UC Administrative Office, second floor, by 5 p.m. Completed banners due at University Center Administrative Office, 2nd floor by 5 p.m. Registration for banners and blank banners can be picked up at the University Center Administrative Office. Monday, October 13: Banners on display around campus through Friday, October 17. To be moved to the stadium on Saturday morning. Voting will take place for Homecoming Court in front of the University Center from noon until 6 p.m. Wednesday, October 15: Community Service project from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Final election for King and Queen will be in front of the University Center from noon until 6 p.m. Thursday, October 16: Spirit Night, 6:30-9:15 p.m. with bonfire, announcement of Homecoming Court, pep rally, music, spirit skits, free pizza and soft drinks. The events will take place at the intramural field behind Reid Gym. Friday, October 17: Homecoming parade in downtown Sylva beginning at 6 p.m. Parade participants should turn in completed entry form to the UC by Wednesday, October 15, at 5 p.m. Parade participants should meet at Mark Watson Park by 4:30 for lineup. Prizes will be awarded for best floats, and winners will be announced during the football game on Saturday, October 18. Concert on the UC Lawn at 8 p.m. with opening band. Introduction of Homecoming Court at 8:45 p.m.. Music by Jump Little Children at 9 p.m. Fireworks displayed starting at 10:30 p.m. Midnight Madness will be held at Reid Gym at 11 p.m. Saturday, October 18: Tailgate party from 11 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. featuring a music DJ in baseball parking lot. Football game Catamounts vs. Wofford is scheduled for 2 p.m. Special half-time show with announcement of Homecoming King and Queen. Stompfest, the annual event that gathers students from all over the U.S., will be staged in Ramsey Regional Center from 7 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. All of these activities are planned with a lot of student input, and the Homecoming Committee members hope that all student groups will participate. Speaking of input, the Student Government Association at Western is the organizer handling the Homecoming Court elections. They are also co-sponsoring Stompfest and are involved in the Service Projects Committee road clean-up on Highway 107 and WCU campus. The entire university community will be invited and points will be given toward the Catamount Cup for the clubs and organizations who participate. After the clean-up, sandwiches and drinks will be provided. The clean up takes place on October 15, 3-7 p.m. LMP Wins Competition by Justin Holmes On September 24-28, Last Minute Productions (LMP) traveled to Chattanooga, Tenn., for the annual National Association for Campus Activities (NACA) conference for the Southeast. NACA is where organizations like LMP go to book entertainment for their campuses. While at NACA, Last Minute Productions entered a graphics competition. LMP won first place in the Student-Originated One-Color Poster. The poster entered was the Outdoor Rental Poster that was created by Daniel Monaghan (the University Center's Graphic Artist). LMP also won third place in the Student-Originated Non-Poster Publicity. The entree was last year's music committee shirt. The LMP Board of Chairs includes Carrie Goble, president; Shunda Sanders, vice president; Maureen Dougher, member-at-large; Justin Holmes, promotions director; Michelle Wilson and Casey Yandle, promotions assistants; Andrea Walker, films; Leah Simpson, LaffFactory; Jamie McKie, leisure; Tami Stevens, music; Brandon Whitaker and Joel Boueres, outdoors; Kristin Milligan, special events; Michelle Skowysz, grad assistant; and Bill Clarke, Charles Chancellor, and Patrick Kelly, advisors. member. In her recent performances, Davenport has been reading from new, unpublished material, as well as Soque Street Poems. The more current poems constitute a work called Kudzu, which has not yet been sent to publishers. Back at City Lights, Moore is preparing for Davenport's next reading. She says that in light ofthe last turnout, they are making room so that more can fit into the intimate cafe. Considering Doris Davenport's local popularity, this will probably prove to be a challenge in itself. Doris Davenport will perform her poetry at City Lights beginning at 8 p.m. in the downstairs cafe.
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