Deseret News | Poet's reading elicits laughs and scoffs from UVU crowd

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Poet's reading elicits laughs and scoffs from UVU crowd

EAD | 9:44 p.m. Dec. 7, 2008

I've attended some of his readings before, and everytime I go I get something new out of it! Initially, he seems like an old hippie, but once he gets going and the rest of the crowd gets into the poetry, you realize that there is some definite genius behind his work.

I have never heard any American/English speaking person manipulate our language in such a way. It's fascinating!

I don't know why people were giving him such a hard time... Maybe having more of an open mind would help??

Anonymous | 11:40 p.m. Dec. 8, 2008

"It's creating writing." Obviously it is. And if an English graduate from UVU said something as obvious as this, well, why would you report it? Of course it's creative writing. And it's much more complex, experimental, and dangerous than anything Shel Silverstein ever wrote.

Anonymous | 9:38 a.m. Sept. 30, 2009

Alex Caldiero is actually Artist in Residence in the Humanities Program at UVU, not in the Integrated Studies program. We are very proud that he is with us. His work is opening all kinds of doors on campus.

Michaela Sawyer, Director of Humanities at UVU.

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Poet Alex Caldiero sticks his hand in his mouth as part of his performance art exhibit titled "In Tongues: A Study in Sonosophy" at UVU in Orem Wednesday.