Wow, it's been so long since we last posted...

It really has.

The last post was from . . . over a month ago. So much has happened since then. Really. I don't know where to start updating you guys about what we've been up to. Should I go in order of my favorite things that happened? Or maybe random order is more fair? How about alphabetical order? That sounds reasonable to me.

Actually, chronological order makes the most sense. Yeah, let's go with that.

So, on Tuesday October 2nd we had our first event of the year! Last year we thought we'd kick off our first year with a coffee shop poetry reading. You know, the greatest, most cliched thing there is about poetry. Yeah, well this year we thought we'd be punny (ha. ha.) and have a kick off event that tied in with our "Global Diversity" theme. We called it "Global di-VERSE-i-TEA." So great, right? :D

Well, it was! It was really fun! We had plenty of people stop by and read their favorite global poems. One guest read some of her own work, which was really great. I wish I could remember what her name was because she read her poems fantastically, very animated and it drew you in to what she was saying. My favorite reading was our own Sara M's! She read "But He was Cool" by Don Lee or Haki Madhubuti.

You need to see pictures of our decorations, too! Find them on our Facebook page!

On October 11th, we went to the Homecoming Week Family Fun Night in the Fieldhouse and had a ton of fun with the kids and their alumni families. We helped them transform into princes and princesses by decorating crowns, wands, and shields. A case of missing bedazzled jewels didn't stop our station from being the most popular one at the party! UM-Dearborn has a lot of royal students in its future.

We were so busy trying to turn our guests into royalty, but we did manage to snap a few pictures in the process!

Also on Thursday October 11th, we had our first general body meeting of the semester where we talked and drank punch and had a jolly good time. Our meeting minutes are up somewhere on CTools if you missed it! Science building is where we met. Not the place you'd expect to find a group of poets, but yeah, the majority of our Royal Court consists of scientists. Who says poetry and science don't mix?

I (hopefully) surprised the gang with some brand new world-themed notebooks to write in. You're supposed to carry it around with you wherever you go, and jot down any ideas or verses that come to mind that you'd think would be part of a great poem. If you're a member of the LEP, let me know when you're coming to one of our next meetings so I can be sure to have one for you too!

Okay. that's it for this super long post. I promise to start posting more regularly!

Amal