On Thursday, April 23rd, our class attended the award ceremony for the Literary Contest we had been asked to participate in early in the semester. The event was dedicated to a recently, and unfortunately, deceased English professor from the university (I apologize for not remembering his name). The love and appreciation his colleagues felt for him was evident throughout the ceremony. Apart from being a professor, he was a writer, and a few of his poems were read out loud by some students. Finally, the awards were given for the winners in the Poetry, Essay, and Short Story categories, and two or three of them were from our class.
The event itself was good. It was clear that the staff responsible for organizing the ceremony had spent much time and dedication on it. The 1st place entries for each category were read out loud, and I enjoyed them quite a lot. My favorite was the poetry winner; I believe the poem was called "Godly Poet," though I can't say for certain. As for my own entry, I didn't win, though I must admit I was glad that I didn't have to read my poem out loud. I made the mistake of choosing an old journal entry as the base for my poem, and as such I didn't feel comfortable with the end result due to the "outdated feelings" it contained. Perhaps with more time I would've submitted a separate entry (in a different category, since poems have never been a strength of mine) with more effort and emotion put into it.
In conclusion, the event itself was very enjoyable. I felt really moved seeing how excited and emotional most of the staff were when speaking of the deceased professor. As for myself, if I could turn back time, I'd work harder and spend more time on my writing and submit an entry I'm actually proud of and hopeful of winning with, or at least getting some recognition from.
I had the same problem of "outdated feelings" with the first poem I posted on the blog. It’s hard to get back on an old mind set.
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