Build a Poem--Build a House Project

Snowvigate journal, Arion, and the Indiana State University Creative Writing Committee have joined forces with Habitat for Humanity, the ISU Center for Public Service and Community Engagement, and writers around the world for its "Build a Poem--Build a House" Project. This event will begin before Eamonn Wall's reading on Wed. February 15 at 4:00 pm in the Cunningham Memorial Library's first floor reading space.

An 8 ft. piece of wood will be on display in the English Department's Root Hall Student Lounge starting Feb.16th for those who would like to write three lines of original poetry or prose on the board. Each writer is being asked to donate a minimum of $1.00 for their composition. This money and the piece of wood will go toward building a house for a homeless Terre Haute female and her three children.

Writers from Ireland, South Africa, Denmark, Australia, and the United States contributing work to Snowvigate and the "Build a Poem--Build a House" Project are Eamonn Wall, Kim Chinquee, Brian Evenson, Gary Lutz, Cooper Esteban, J.L. Jacobs, Girija Tropp, Daphne Buter, Brian Beatty, Claudia Smith, Jill Hoffman, Brian Ownbey, Liesl Jobson, Tom Dvorske, Arisa White, Anne Panning, and many others.

If you would like to help build a REAL house of words, see Mary Ann Duncan in Room A-264, Root Hall, or email Doug Martin at dmartin21@isugw.indstate.edu. A special thank you goes out to Leslia for helping brainstorm this event.