University of St. Thomas Hosts Shadwell’s Wake November 20, 2009
Houston, Texas 77006
University of St. Thomas Hosts Shadwell’s Wake
The world’s worst poetry will be read at the annual University of St. Thomas Shadwell’s Wake to honor one of the English world’s most awful poets at 8 p.m.-12 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 20, 2009 at Malloy Hall, 3815 Mt. Vernon, Houston, TX 7006.
Thomas Shadwell was a 17th century poet laureate of England, known for his horrible poetry. The English Department satirically named its former location, a house located on Mt. Vernon, after Shadwell. Students believed the dead poet haunted the house, so in the 70s, students organized Shadwell’s Wake as a joke to celebrate Shadwell’s bad poetry, and was the English Department’s yearly party.
Now, the entire UST and Houston community are invited to participate in the yearly bad poetry contest which awards equally bad prizes. This year, local band The Sideshow Tramps will perform, and food and drink will be provided. Students 21 and up bring IDs.
The event is free, and sponsored by the English Department and Sigma Tau Delta, English Honor Society. Parking is available for $2 at the Moran Center, 3807 Graustark at W. Alabama. For more information, contact Mary Green at greenme@stthom.edu or call 713-525-3172.
Added by ustcommunications on November 9, 2009