Legacy of Poetry Day at SJSU

The other day, Thursday April 19th, I was leaving my class in HGH and walking to Washington Square Hall for my other class. Outside the library there was a canopy with a microphone stand and a bunch of chairs. People were sitting down listening to speakers. I was interested, so I stopped. Turns out they were having an event for SJSU Legacy of Poetry Day. They had many different poets who had graduated from SJSU reading that day. I had about 45 minutes to spare before my next class so I sat and listened a few readers. I myself am not a poet and haven't really tried writing poetry, but as I was listening to the speakers read their poems I made a connection with communication. Obviously they are speaking, but this is their way of expressing their feelings and emotions. It got me thinking how I express my emotions. I am not really afraid to disclose my emotions, I actually need to talk about them to someone to make myself feel better. I realized that it doesn't come as easily to some but they still have beautiful forms of expressing their emotions. It is the same with musicians, dancers, any art form. Many of us use art forms to express ourselves because it is easier than the spoken word. It is still communication though. This was not specifically a communication event, but I felt it still pertained to communication a lot. I particularly liked this one poem about waves because I am from San Diego so it reminded me of the beaches back home I grew up on =) Every time I go home, even in winter, I go sit on the beach and watch the waves.