Writer's Week

Monday: Julie Halpern was my favorite presenter that wasn't apart of the student or faculty periods. She told her story about her mental hospital experience with courage, and she didn't shy away from her tough life. I felt like I was able to relate to her better then most other writers because she told her story about how she lied to people, and broke rules. This behavior definately seems like something a kid would do so it kept me very interested. Also, she talked about a journal which is what a lot of kids have and those kids can also relate to her very well. She was a great way to start Writer's Week, and she definately did not disappoint me for the opening presentation.

Tuesday: Students are always very exciting to watch, but I didn't care much for most of Tuesday's presenters though. I thought a lot of the stories made me bored, and it was hard for me to concentrate. However, Unser was great. He was my favorite presenter out of anyone at Writer's Week. He was hilarious, and his comic skit kept everyone in the auditorium laughing. His joke about "Penas" was awesome because he pushed the rules of the school to the limit without actually doing anything wrong. Overall, Tuesday was boring except for Unser's presentation.

Wednesday: I've seen Sierra Demulder before and I thought she would do the same thing over again, but I was wrong. She mixed up everything, and she had new poems that were just as interesting. She was young and down to earth, and her poems had great descriptions and themes behind them. I liked how she read the poems that the audience wanted. For example, someone in the audience wanted to hear the poem about a garden, and although she didn't know it very well, she tried her best to do it. She was very student friendly and she was a good presenter for Writer's Week.

Thursday: I liked Thursday a lot because it was different. The musical day for the students was something I had never expected and it was very interesting to watch. Hannah Fox stuck out to me and caught my eye. She had a very unique voice and her comic skit was entertaining. I thought the raps were alright, but didn't make much sense at some points but they were usuall pretty funny and made me laugh. I thought the guitarist had a good voice and the piano player did a good job with her song also. Her song sounded like it could have been written by a well known, modern day artist. Thursday was definately a good day.

Friday: Friday was my least favorite day of Writer's Week. I thought Billy Lombardo was flat, and didn't seem to confident with his writing. I was expecting a great ending to a good week, but I just didn't get it. Some of Billy's jokes were funny, but overall he was very boring. I find it hard for myself not to slowly drift off into nothing, and I had to tell myself not to fall asleep. Even though the overall week was magnificent, Billy Lombardo was my least favorite presenter of the week.

Overall: All in all, Writer's Week is a great week. It's a week to just relax and listen to great writers share their best writings. In addition, I learned a lot through the week. The biggest thing I learned from the presenters was to not be afriad. I'm always afriad to even share my sharable draft, but after watching some of these people, I dont think im as afraid anymore. I realized a lot of the people up there were very shy, but they still had good writing. I usually don't like sharing writing, but now I feel i can. I feel like my writing can inspire some people like Unser and Hannah inspired me. After a great week of writers sharing their stuff, I now feel more confident with my own writing.