Photos by Stephen Harvey

In the inaugural event of the 2007 Literary Arts Festival, hip-hop poet, songwriter, and gay activist, Jeffa,

filled the Griffin Gate with spoken word performance.  In the second half of the show,  English instructor

Raul Sandelin's Avant-Bard Poeticians took the floor.  Keyboardist Derek Shaw performed songs

inspired by James Joyce and other authors, and Kent Johnson lectured on the power of folk lyrics with

guitar performances.