Love is alive in every aspect. Despite Valentine’s Day being over, Shippensburg University students expressed their love in different ways at The Reflector’s Post-Love Open Mic in Stewart Hall on Thursday night.
From rose petals and candles to red and pink garland, the room was decorated top to bottom with love. Love songs played as students checked in and signed up to read their work.
Emily Dziennik, the editor-in-chief of The Reflector, made a brief introduction before handing the microphone to Megan Williamson, The Reflector’s public relations chair.
To make everyone comfortable, Williamson kicked off the event by talking about her experience in student teaching thus far. She told stories about her students and her interactions with them. With those in attendance more relaxed, students began reading their own work one-by-one.
Students expressed love across different mediums. They shared their experiences with love, grief and even anti-love through poems, songs, short stories and even play excerpts. Some pieces were more upbeat, and others were longing — some even nostalgic for simpler times. A couple pieces even prompted audience participation.
For an hour and a half, students displayed their talent in various ways. Whether it was through poetry, prose or musical pieces, everyone had an experience with love to share.
The Reflector is Shippensburg University’s undergraduate literary journal. Operating since 1957, undergraduate students across all majors are encouraged to submit their work for consideration.
The Reflector’s prose Spawning Pool, Delirium, is open for submissions. Students can submit their work to spawningpool@ship.edu by Feb. 22.
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