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The Spoken Word Student Life/ Campus Fundraiser
A
student-organized concert —featuring acclaimed spoken word artist Saul
Williams (right), reggae band Full Watts and a supporting crew of
student bands—raised more than $5,500 for the International Rescue
Committee in April. While the supporting talent held their own, Williams
stole the show: a packed Sontag Greek Theatre hung on every explosive
word for the duration of his set. Between poems he commented on the
connective passion that performance can inspire—and the important
traditions of gathering to hear poetry. “Socrates,” Williams said, “even
went so far as to say that the written word dilutes meaning.”
A
student-organized concert —featuring acclaimed spoken word artist Saul
Williams (right), reggae band Full Watts and a supporting crew of
student bands—raised more than $5,500 for the International Rescue
Committee in April. While the supporting talent held their own, Williams
stole the show: a packed Sontag Greek Theatre hung on every explosive
word for the duration of his set. Between poems he commented on the
connective passion that performance can inspire—and the important
traditions of gathering to hear poetry. “Socrates,” Williams said, “even
went so far as to say that the written word dilutes meaning.” 