ERGO, the student literary magazine of Alfred State College, sponsored a fall poetry reading and celebration of the arts in conjunction with the Department of English and Humanities.
The event was held on November 05 at 6 PM in the Allegany Room of the Central Dining Hall and featured poetry readings by the Alfred State student body as well as the poetical stylings of Liberal Arts and Sciences Dean Daniel Katz.
Musical accompaniment by Tim Bocchi from the Mathematics and Physics Department preceded the poetry readings, and desserts and refreshments were provided by Rebecca Milliner’s Culinary Baking, Production, and Management students.
Artwork by Constance Ehmann and students from the Digital Animation and Media Department were on display to add to the celebration of Alfred State College’s creativity.
The spring 2019 event had over 100 people in attendance and was a celebration of both poetry and community. Kory Harder, a contributor to Tor Echo (the student newspaper of Alfred State), reflected:
“With each poem that was read everyone seemed to connect more and more silently with each other. When a poem is read aloud, it carries a certain weight...The performance in a reading can help to solidify the message within people which makes a poem more memorable.”
Ergo is funded by the Alfred State Student Senate and is freely distributed each semester. Stu-dents, faculty, and staff are invited to submit their original works of art, poetry, and prose by sending them to ERGO@alfredstate.edu.
Ergo is advised by Dr. Aniko Constantine, SUNY Distinguished Professor of English and Humanities.
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