Senior Jenna Roosevelt discusses a poem at the Sept. 26 Souvenirs meeting. "My favorite poet to share with my Souvenirs friends is Mary Oliver because she writes about a new view of nature in her poetry that Iwant them to see when they're outside:' Roosevelt said. -Courtesy of Andrea Thornton scribbling amasterpiece English club discusses original creative works Growing up, child ren were encouraged [0 color inside the lines [0 help chern become bener artists. By learning the technique of restraint, theywould later develop into a generation ofRembrandts. What was rarely considered in their education, however, was that scribbling could actually help their creative developmem. That was the hope of the creative writi ng group Scri bblers. However, instead of SCribbling with crayons in a coloring book, this group was scribbling au[ sonnets, sho rr srories, limericks, graph ic novels, non– fiction and ocher various forms ofwri ting classified under rhe "creative" umbrella. Scribblers was created several years ago when a number of English srudents saw the need [0 expand and extend their skills in writing. After finding a faculry sponsor, they created a group where s(Udenrs from all over campus could feel free [0 come and share their literary creations and then receive feedback in a workshop setting. "Ir's one thing to share poetry with one person but it's a lot better to workshop it with a whole group," junior Nathan Shank said. Acco rding to senior Julie Dow, the workshops offered more than jllSt feedback. "We do anything to write more because thar's what makes you a great writer," Dow said. "Some of [your wri ting] is worth something. • 214 organizations And when you find that worrh, it is good to have others guide you [0 making it even bettet." The group also gave studenrs a chance to read their work our loud, which was a beneficial means fo r a writer to analyze fo r him or herself how their work sounded to others. Every year Scribblers produced an anthology of student-generated pieces. The compilation contained everything from poetry and sho rt stories to photography and graph ic art. Around Jan uary, the members gathered and selected (he best pieces to be included in the printing called "Shook Foil." "There are no requiremenrs for the works submitted," Dow said. "It doesn't necessarily have to be religious or 'straight-laced:' art is art. And that is how we judge it: as art." Sarah Brown, a 2006 graduate and journalism graduate student at Columbia University, said she considered Scribblers a very valuable form of sharing for those inrerested in pursuing any ki nd of career in writing. Shank also said he benefited from the interaction in the group. "If nothing else, Scri bblers gives me a reason to write," Shank said. "And it's nice being around people who feel the same way." oj. Cliff Ganus
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