November 4, 2010 -Thursday afternoon I profiled one of Slippery Rock’s newest and most promising student clubs :AM SLAM Poetry club. Being a member of the group as well I was introduced to the group from having a poetry class with it’s creators, Molly Kuhn and Adam T. Wagerman. Their meetings are usually held on Thursdays from 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm in Room 201 in Eisenberg. The meeting is often started with small discussions about upcoming projects ,then followed by impromptu poetry readings and group poetry exercises. The group is new so the number of group members waiver between 5 and 15 per week.
The group originally got it’s name from the first letters of the first names of the creators of the group, Adam and Molly. They then decided to have the letter represents Aesthetic Melodies or Awakening Mavericks…depends on who you ask, what day it is, or how creative you can be with the letters A&M.
This particular meeting was blessed with the poetry of Ariel Wall, Lacy Tarr, Adam T. Wagerman, Shasheena Carroll, Molly Kuhn and none other than Grits Capone better known as Corey Carrington. The atmosphere is very loving and the characters that frequent the club are some of the most interesting and diverse people that graced the hallowed halls of this fine institution.
During the meeting Shasheena Carroll discussed possibly starting an AM SLAM radio show on WSRU 88.1 because the interest and need for creativity on the radio is at an all time high. Adam and Molly seemed interested in the venture and the other members were excited to have such an opportunity in the groups infancy.
The groups founders, Adam and Molly,talked about their motivations for starting the group, their goals, and how to get in touch with them.
Overall I believe that the group is headed in the right direction and has a lot to offer the Slippery Rock community in the coming future.
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