McAllen Memorial High School Book Fair 2010

By Mauricio Cuellar
COMM 3327 - 02 - Reporting
Donna Pazdera
The University of Texas-Pan American

Photo 1: Audience waiting for the poetry reading to begin
Photo 2: Audience still waiting
Photo 3: Carrie Zavaleta is one of the co-librarians for McAllen Memorial High School
Photo 4: The attendants continue to wait
Photo 5: The audience continues to grow
Photo 6: Erica Garza reads "Poem to Britney Spears"
Photo 7: Octavio Quintanilla's poems talk a lot about sex
Photo 8: Virginia Torres breaks the ice with a poem about abortion
Photo 9: Zavaleta introduces Katherine Hoerth
Photo 10: Hoerth has a published chapbook called "Among the Mariposas"
Photo 11: The chapbook's front cover
Photo 12: Zavaleta passes the floor to Hoerth
Photo 13: Hoerth first reads her poem "The Common Denominator"
Photo 14: Hoerth's mother blushes as Hoerth dedicates the poem to her
Photo 15: Hoerth explains that "The Common Denominator" talks about how sometimes people feel uncomfortable
Photo 16: Hoerth reads
Photo 17: The audience listens intently
Photo 18: Hoerth's facial expressions reflect her poem's tone
Photo 19: The audience seems impressed by Hoerth's eloquent poetry
Photo 20: Hoerth changes her voice to mimic the manicurist's
Photo 21: Hoerth concludes "The Common Denominator"
Photo 22: The audience waits for the resolution of the poem
Photo 23: Hoerth gives the punchline
Photo 22: The audience applauds Hoerth