Banded together by their love of poetry and inspired by the success of recent open mic events, Durand Capers and Shon Houston created Sinclair\u2019s new poetry club MELO (Mentation Esoteric Lyrical Organization)\u2014and it all started over a small game of cards.<\/p>\n
\u201cClass, cards, and poetry\u2026that\u2019s what we do,\u201d said MELO President Durand Capers. \u201cOne day we were playing cards in Building 8 and I just said that we should start a poetry club. There are no poetry clubs at Sinclair and there is definitely a need for one because there are a lot of students that like poetry, but are either to shy or don\u2019t think anyone is into it.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThere is a very deep meaning behind the name. The definition of MELO is the process of thinking, especially thinking carefully, confining to and understandable by an enlightened inner circle expressing deep emotions,\u201d Capers said. \u201cI want to start this club to bring out more culture and to show a different aspect of Sinclair.\u201d<\/p>\n
MELO plans to help members with their writing by holding writers workshops.<\/p>\n
\u201cWith this club I want to get a better understanding of this art form and a better understanding of the people that can express themselves in this art form. I want people to come together under this art, this oratory concept,\u201d said MELO Vice-President Shon Houston.<\/p>\n
In addition MELO plans to help members with the performance of their poetry by having open mics and slams, according to Capers.<\/p>\n
\u201cA slam is a contextual form of open mic that is all about competition and seeing who the better performer is. Competition brings the best and the worst out of people. We want to see what it brings out of our members,\u201d Houston said.<\/p>\n
Members of MELO have diverse reasons for getting into poetry.<\/p>\n
\u201cI started writing poetry at 7 when I wrote a poem\/paper about my granddad,\u201d Houston said. \u201cThat was when I realized what words could do.\u00a0 It was the way people took to the poem, it had my teacher crying and it moved my classmates. Poetry is a movement.\u201d <\/p>\n
For any students interested in joining MELO, call Durand Capers at 286-3434 or Shon Houston at 267-4279.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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