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Story by Devorah Feldman, Reporter
\nPhoto by Cecelia Soto, Photographer<\/p>\n

The dinner crowd at Austin Java coffee shop appeared to be enjoying their meals. However, a table of ACC creative writing students seemed nervous and excited.<\/span><\/p>\n

They were about to participate in the open mic portion of ACC\u2019s Literary Coffee House on Sept. 16 near the Rio Grande Campus.<\/p>\n

Literary Coffee House is a monthly event where students interact with other writers.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m not sure what to expect. This is my first time here,\u201d Alexander Dickerhoof said. \u201cIt\u2019s nerves \u2014 I might not read tonight, but I think these things are awesome. I get to hear others\u2019 styles and see them acting out their work.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dickerhoof \u2019s classmate Kalee Espitia was also nervous. Like Dickerhoof, this event would mark the first time sharing her work with a live audience.<\/p>\n

\u201cI haven\u2019t decided if I\u2019m going to read tonight because of my fear of reading in front of people,\u201d Espitia said. \u201cI\u2019ve only written for silent audiences, such as online forums.\u201d<\/p>\n

Literary Coffee House participants perform to an average of 35 to 50 people and sometimes to standing-room-only crowds of 75 people.<\/p>\n

Event coordinator and creative writing professor John Herndon has described the motivation behind the event as follows:<\/p>\n

\u201cWe wanted a venue for our students to perform their work in public so they could interact with other students, professors, and their community of writer peers. Public performance is an integral part of any writer\u2019s life today.\u201d<\/p>\n

The event begins with a featured reader (a faculty member, community member, or Texas writer) who shares an original work. Then the mic is opened to the audience.<\/p>\n

Participants of various ages and levels of experience share poetry, memoirs, and excerpts from screenplays and novels.<\/p>\n

Alexander Dickerhoof chose not to perform for the Sept. 16 event. However, Kalee Espitia shared an original poem.<\/p>\n

After presenting her work, Espitia returned to her seat grinning and visibly relaxed.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt feels nice,\u201d she said. \u201cI think I\u2019ll want to read again.\u201d<\/p>\n

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ATTENTION PLEASE — The audience listens attentively to poetry and other creative writing at Literary Coffee House. The monthly event was held Sept. 16.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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