By JESSICA SCHIEBER
News Editor
Dr. John Andrews is a teaching assistant professor and director of K-12 outreach in Honors College at Oklahoma State University. He has also published various poems in recent years.
He came to campus on April 9, where he read multiple poems that he had wrote. These poems reflected challenges that he had encountered throughout his life.
Andrews challenged students to write their own poems in a class visit that same day. He gave advice to the students and answered whatever questions they had regarding their writing.
Andrews was excited to share his experience and knowledge with the students on campus. He shared a few unpublished poems to the audience during his speech.
Andrews read his most popular poem, which is also as his title piece, “Colin is Changing His Name.” He then explained why he wrote it and what the importnace of this peice is to him.
Andrews was invited to NWOSU by Dr. David Vaughan.
Dr. Vaughan invited Dr. Andrews through a connection with Oklahoma to provide students with an opportunity to gain new experiences. Vaughan also wanted to bring in a different perspective on writing and give advice for young writers on campus.