Inspiration to come from ‘The House on Mango Street’, the One Book…One Campus…One Community reading initiative
Indiana University Northwest invites the campus, and local community members, to participate in a Poetry Slam Competition and a Video Competition, inspired by the themes and learning points found in The House of Mango Street, the selected novel for the annual One Book…One Campus…One Community reading initiative.
The House on Mango Street, a highly acclaimed book written in a series of vignettes, is the story of a young girl, Esperanza Cordero, growing up in a primarily Latino neighborhood of Chicago.
November 16: Poetry Slam Competition
As an individual, or as a small group, enter a Poetry Slam Competition that will take place at the IU Northwest campus from 2 until 7 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 16 in the Bruce W. Bergland Auditorium.
Slam poetry is the competitive art of performance poetry, with a dual emphasis on writing and performance that encourages poets to focus on what they are saying, and how they are saying it.
At the IU Northwest Poetry Slam Competition, poet(s) will perform their works and will be evaluated by five judges. The poem must relate back to the themes and learning points found in The House on Mango Street.
Basic rules
- Each poem must be of the poet's original construction.
- Poet(s) have three minutes (plus a ten-second grace period) to read one poem.
- No props, costumes, or musical instruments allowed.
Minors are required to submit a Parental Consent Form/Assumption of Risk and Release from Liability.
Visit IUN.edu/onebook for complete rules and guidelines; sign-up forms; and a Parental Consent Form/Assumption of Risk and Release from Liability form.
For questions, please contact Andrea Griffin, Ph.D. at griffane@iun.edu or (219) 980-6912.
November 16: Video Competition Opens
If live creative expression is not your forte, consider entering into a Video Competition, which opens on Saturday, Nov. 16.
As an individual, or as a small group, participants are tasked with creating a short video that explains, expresses, and describes personal experiences, thoughts, and reflections found in The House on Mango Street.
Judging of videos will be based on three criteria: content (50 percent), originality (30 percent), and technical merit (20 percent).
Basic rules:
- Each video must be of the creator’s original construction.
- All entries are to be 60 seconds or less in duration.
- Videos must be uploaded as a .MOV, .WMV, or .MP4 file and not to exceed 50 megabytes.
- Completed video file must be submitted either by uploading to box.iu.edu, or, contestants may drop off their completed video file at the IU Northwest IT HELP Desk, located in Hawthorn Hall, room 108
- Final date for entry is Wednesday, Jan. 15.
Minors are required to submit a Parental Consent Form/Assumption of Risk and Release from Liability.
Visit IUN.edu/onebook for complete rules and guidelines and a Parental Consent Form/Assumption of Risk and Release from Liability form.
For questions, please contact Aaron Pigors at apigors@iun.edu or Tome Trajkovski ttrajkov@iun.edu.
Additional details and updates on the IU Northwest One Book…One Campus…One Community reading initiative can be found at www.iun.edu/onebook.
The book is available for purchase at the IU Northwest Book Store, as well as through www.amazon.com.