Helicon West is an open mic series that features works from local writers and poets, as well as featured speakers. The event occurs at 7 p.m. every second and fourth Thursday of each month, during the Utah State University academic year. Sept. 10th is the first event of this year’s academic calendar and the featured speakers are Lisa Roullard, winner of UAC 2013 writing competition, and Utah State University lecturer and non fiction author John Engler. The event is free and will be held in the Jim Bridger room at the Logan Library. All are welcome.
Helicon West was started by USU poetry writing instructor Star Coulbrooke and professor of creative writing Michael Sowder, in 2005. Their mission statement is “Helicon West provides a regularly-scheduled place and time for members of the writing community to give their work a public voice, with no restrictions on levels of skill and no censorship of ideas or craft. Publication of readers’ work is a main goal.”
Another aspect of Helicon West is the organizers' commitment to local businesses. They work to find businesses that will present a comfortable setting for authors to be heard, as well as encourage attendees to buy books or coffee which will, in turn, help the businesses.
In conjunction with the USU Writing Center, Helicon West publishes an 11x17 themed poster called the “Broadside” that features art and short, locally written poetry.
For further information regarding Helicon West, visit their website at https://heliconwest.wordpress.com/
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