James with his 4 year old Kooikerhondje, Ziggy. December, 2016.

Hi, my name is James McLaughlin. I am in my first year here at Dartmouth College. I am from Toronto, Canada and have lived there my whole life until coming to Hanover. At Dartmouth, I am a member of the Men’s Ice Hockey Team.

I chose to take my mandated Writing 5 course on the topic of poetry. I do not have a history of studying poetry and knew little about the topic, but decided to give it a shot. I was pleasantly surprised, so when it was time to elect a seminar, I decided to take one with an artistic focus, as similar to poetry, I have spent little time studying art. I find it interesting to be able to explore these other art forms through writing and have enjoyed doing so!