St Francis College - Franciscan Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

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BROOKLYN ACCENTS SECOND ANNUAL BROOKLYN ACCENTS LITERARY CELEBRATION St. Francit College held it: Jeeortd annual eelehmtion of Brooklyn literature, joumaliem, emd dramatic art: at a day-long Umpoxium titled Brooklyn Accent: 2, on November 30, 1988. A group 0f renowned writerJ, poem, journalietx, and actor: came to the College to diteun their live:, their work, and, 0f courxe, Brooklyn. ' The Cosby Show actor Geoffret Owem, Fox Channel 5 reporter Roxanna Seotto, and novelist: Hilma Wolitzer and jmeph MeElroy were among the Brooklyn notable: who participated. The symposium included lemon: on fiction and poetry, journalism and mm-fietion, and film and drama. In conjunction with thiJ lympoxium, the College .rpomared a Brooklyn High Sehool Senior Writing Context, to encourage the next generation of Brooklyn literary giantx. The .rtudentt wrote ethout what make: Brooklyn :0 .rpecial to them. judge: were Gail Lumet t Buckley, a participant in Brooklyn Accents; Pat Smith, Brooklyn Burma Chiefof the New York Poet; and Dr. Rohert Fox, Englixh profeuor at the College. The winner; read their emays at the opening ceremony of the :ympoxium. e Participants in the panel on fietion and poetry were: Norman Roxten, poet ldureette of Brooklyn; joseph MeElroy, etuthor of The ' Silver, and In the Flesh; Charter Lynch, poet and novelist; and Shelly Reuben, author of Julian Solo. The Jem'on was moderated by St. Franeiy College Dean of Student Affairxjezmey Adezrm. The panel on non-fietion andjournaliym included: Roxanna Scotto, Gail Lumet Buckley, author of The Homer: An American Family; Daniela Gioxeffi, St. Franci; College Communication: profeuor and author of Women on War; and Andrew W. Cooper, puhZiJher of The City Sun. The semen way philomphy profeuor Nine Langiulli. The concluding :mion, on film and drama, included; Geoffrey Owens; Chuck Reiehenthal, program and public relatiom director of the Brooklyn Art; and Cultural Auoeieztion; and Cynthia Belgrave, artittie director of the CBA Theatre. The .remion wet! moderated by eommunieatiom department chairman Ed Setmhian. ; Brookl . ACZCen 3

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WorId-famom IriJh Jinger, Jongwrz'tee, and stoeyteller Tommy Mathew headlined an evening oflrz'yh wit and mmie ett St. Franei: College 072 Oetoher 14, 1988 in eelehmtz'on of the Duhlm Mil- lenium, the 1,000th hirthday 0f the city of Dahlin. More than 500 Jtudentx, alumni, emd friendx of the College enjoyed the show, which includedfolh tzme: harhening hatch to the dimzetl days of the Irish experience, 45 well ell new mngx eelehmting the Iriyh and IriJh-Amerz'eetm at; a w'hmnt, creative people. A150, petfoming wax Duhlm native Eugene Byme, who mng traditional Iriyh folk Jongy. Before the concert hegem, Irixh Vite Coma! jame: Farrell wet; prevented a proclamation from the Brooklyn Borough Presidentk 0199M congratulating Duhlin 012 the Jpeeial occasion. 11