By Hannah Barnes, Student Reporter

The Black Tulip poetry reading will be at 8 p.m. on Thursday at the Shore Art Gallery. Staff members of the Shinnery Review are sponsoring the event, which allows students to share their artistic abilities with one another. They also have an opportunity to attend an evening full of entertainment, refreshments and free copies of this year’s edition of the Shinnery Review.

Dr. Steven Moore, the faculty adviser of the Shinnery Review and associate professor of English, said the event will have a great atmosphere open to all students.

“There will be live entertainment and desserts,” he said. “It is an evening to highlight student’s poetry and an opportunity to share poetry. It will be amazing.”

Mary Hardegree, junior English major from Abilene, serves as the advertising publication editor for the Shinnery Review.

“The Black Tulip poetry reading is a great way to support fellow colleagues,” Hardegree said. “It’s a great way to show appreciation and interest.”

The Black Tulip also will serve as the release party of the Shinnery Review, which is an annual literary magazine containing work from students of all majors.

“There is a diverse group of majors involved, which is the cool thing about it,” Moore said.

The Shinnery Review is a compilation of artwork, poetry and short stories. Throughout the year, students submit their pieces to a review board; from there, the editors and staff members on the review board decide what will or will not go into the magazine.

Moore said he was pleased with the staff and editors and thought this year’s Shinnery Review was exceptional.

“It contains exceptional poetry, artwork that is enchanting and stories that are captivating,” he said. “This is art at its finest. I am very pleased with the outcome.”

The staff of the literary magazine made a few changes to it this year, including formatting it in a magazine style instead of a small book. Besides the change in appearance, the Shinnery also will be free this year, as opposed to prior years. Although the magazine will be free, each student or faculty member is limited to one copy each.

The expected attendance at the Black Tulip poetry reading is 50-100 people, all of whom will be able to grab their free copies of the Shinnery Review, or purchase T-shirts designed by Lydia Melby, assistant editor for the Shinnery Review and junior English major from San Antonio.

The Black Tulip also will feature live music performances from Andrew Duge and Lucas Wright, and others. Admission is free.