Full Title: "With Win Last Weekend, Boston Poetry Slam Team Sweeps All Three National Titles (via The ARTery)" In the world of slam poetry—a competitive version of spoken verse—there are three top national prizes: individual champion, Women of the World champ (for poets who live their lives as women) and the National Poetry Slam team … Continue reading Boston Poetry Slam Team Sweeps All Three National Titles (via The ARTery)
Additional Info Werewolf peformed by Sierra DeMulder at the National Poetry Slam Semi's 2008. Information courtesy, YouTube
Full Title: Drama meets poetry in ‘Old School,’ which returns to Kansas City at Just Off Broadway Theatre (via Kansas City Star) “Old School,” the play by Harvey Williams that established KC MeltingPot Theatre as an incubator for emerging playwrights and a platform for minority actors to reach wider audiences, is back. And with it … Continue reading Drama meets poetry in ‘Old School’ (via Kansas City Star)
Additional Info “Locked [In],” written and performed by Gabriel Cortez, depicts the disturbing reality that many youth face in solitary confinement. The poem is inspired by an investigation from Trey Bundy and Daffodil Altan of The Center for Investigative Reporting. Directed by Jamie DeWolf Produced by Jose Vadi, Niema Jordan and Cole Goins For more … Continue reading (Video) Gabriel Cortez | Locked [In]
Jamaica. Facilitated by Sandals Whitehouse European Village and Spa. Twenty-eight youngsters from Westmoreland and St Elizabeth recently participated in the first-ever Poetry and Presentation Summer Camp facilitated by Sandals Whitehouse European Village and Spa. The camp, driven by the slogan 'play with your words: Create your poetic masterpiece', ran from July 27 to August 2 at the … Continue reading Sandals Whitehouse’s Poetry and Presentation Summer Camp ends on a high (via Jamaica Observer)
Additional Info 2013 Name of the poem: Alexzenia Davis-Ask for Winter (Prod by Akello Light) Music download link: https://archive.org/details/AlexzeniaDavis-ReflectOnMeEP Information courtesy, YouTube
The waxing lyrical from Manawatu poet Professor Bryan Walpert has seen him become one of only two New Zealanders to be selected for the long list of the prestigious Montreal International Poetry Prize. Walpert is a lecturer in the School of Media Studies at the Palmerston North campus and joins fellow Massey University creative writing … Continue reading Kiwi poets on long list for Montreal International Poetry Prize (via Manawatu Standard)
Additional Info Jesse Parent, performing at The Ill List 2014. Check out more from Jesse at his website: http://bit.ly/1ij3uIp Follow Button on Facebook: http://on.fb.me/SG5Xm0 Information courtesy, YouTube
Calling budding poets of all ages, there is still time to enter the Ealing Autumn Festival poetry competition. The contest, based on the theme of Magna Carta and freedom, human rights and democracy, has cash prizes on offer. This year's festival is inspired by the 800th anniversary of the Magna Carta and the poetry competition is open … Continue reading Entries for the Ealing Autumn Festival poetry competition still open (via Get West London)
By The Poet's List For our 600th post (whoa!), we just wanted to take a moment to speak to you directly! We wonder about you every day: how you're living, what you're going through, what people are speaking into your life... and what you say to yourself on a daily basis. We wonder because we … Continue reading The Poet’s List: Outlet for Positivity
