Beat Poets to Visit Campus

Beat poet Ani Mojgani will return to USU with three contemporary poets from the group Elephant Engine High Dive Revival Sept. 17, 7 p.m. at the Amphitheater.

Jo Olsen, director of Associated Students of Utah State University arts and lectures, said Mojgani likes coming to USU and actually asked to come back this year.

Olsen said he was introduced to Mojgani before the poetry slam last year.

“One thing that I am impressed with Ani is he has almost all of his poems memorized,” Olsen said. “A big thing with him is his passion and delivery with slam poetry.”

The Amphitheater was condemned and only recently fixed up to be usable. Olsen said he is now pushing for more events to be located here. The Amphitheater is located on Old Main Hill, just southeast of the Old Main building.

Olsen said he encourages everyone to attend but to be aware beforehand that the poets may use coarse language.

Mojgani is a two-time individual National Poetry Slam champion, according to a USU press release. Derrick Brown, Shira Erlichman and Buddy Wakefield will also perform Thursday.

–rac.ch@aggiemail.usu.edu