Poetry Reading by David Lee

Before attending this Poetry reading I had no idea what to expect. I didn't know what a Poet Laureate was either. David Lee was introduced with a long resume of experience including baseball player, and military service along with writer and college professor. I had to look up what Poet Laureate means. According to wikipedia it is a government appointment, and so David Lee was the first one to be appointed by the State of Utah to write poetry about the state. He read some of that poetry which described the beauty and culture and history of the desert, the rain, the mountains. He said he liked to speak to other writers in his writing, and he also introduced his writing with a background and other sources such as music refernces or Bible references. As he read his poetry he used hand gestures to emphasize the imagery. He has a warm southern way and talks like Andy Griffith. My very favorite poem that he read was a narrative poem "House made of Time".