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The Grammys: Meet the domestic violence activist who performed with Katy Perry (Salon)
Full Title: The Grammys: Meet the domestic violence activist performing with Katy Perry tonight I met Brooke Axtell in 2012 at a reading for an anthology we were both included in called “Dancing at the Shame Prom.” Her essay in the book, “What I Know of Silence,” explored her experience of child sex-trafficking by a … Continue reading The Grammys: Meet the domestic violence activist who performed with Katy Perry (Salon)
(Video) Nego True | Change
Additional Info Spoken Word By Nego True Music: Keys - Robert Big Keyz [ @RobertBigkeyz ] Drums - Shenz [ @DBShenz ] Bass - Kwesi Started as a rant... Ended up as a poem. Black Suit EP: http://www.NegoTrue.Bandcamp.com Subscribe For More Nego True Twitter: @NegoTrue Facebook: Facebook.com/NegoTrueOfficial Booking Agent: yorsalem.feseha.mf@gmail.com Information courtesy, YouTube
Andrew O’Hagan: ‘I am in love with poetry’ (via The Guardian)
Amazing. Link to full story, below. The bus down from Glasgow was a thing of legend. The city dissolved in a haze of orange lamps and the person beside you would toast the new life with a can of Carlsberg. It was a long night’s journey into day, and London’s King’s Cross, the place of … Continue reading Andrew O’Hagan: ‘I am in love with poetry’ (via The Guardian)
(Video) Asia Samson | Alive
Additional Info Subscribe to Button! New video daily: http://bit.ly/buttonpoetry Written & Performed by Asia Samson Music by Jollan Aurelio Follow Button on Facebook: http://on.fb.me/SG5Xm0 Information courtesy, YouTube
Little Rock poet wins top honors from Iowa Poetry Association (via Daily Globe)
Sally Young has spent most of her life with rhymes in her head. The Little Rock, resident has taken her passion for prose and turned it into a lifelong hobby. Her hobby recently won her accolades from the Iowa Poetry Association, as Young captured first place in the group’s 2014 contest’s general adult category. As … Continue reading Little Rock poet wins top honors from Iowa Poetry Association (via Daily Globe)
(Video) Carvens Lissaint | Tell Them
Additional Info Poem starts at 1 minute mark. Carvens Lissaint performing "Tell Them" live at the Dean's List 2: Extra Credit. Recorded live at Le Poisson Rouge on 6.19.11 http://www.thestriversrow.com http://www.facebook.com/thestriversrow http://www.twitter.com/thestriversrow http://thestriversrow.bandcamp.com http://thestriversrow.tumblr.com Information courtesy, YouTube
Dining hall employee Ernest Freeman enjoys writing poetry in his free time (via Daily Tar Heel)
If you have ever been in Rams Head Dining Hall, you’ve probably exchanged a smile with Ernest Freeman. Freeman works all over the dining hall, serving burgers and fries to weary underclassmen. But odds are you didn’t know you were also meeting Ernest the poet, born and raised in Chapel Hill. He is a man … Continue reading Dining hall employee Ernest Freeman enjoys writing poetry in his free time (via Daily Tar Heel)
(Video) Black Ice, Poetri & Shihan | We Are Men
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Philadelphia: Art, poetry, church events to mark Black History Month (via Montgomery News)
Check out the link below for more events and contact information! Black History Month 2015 has much for those in Northwest Philadelphia to do. Organizations like Center in the Park in Germantown is planning an art series, while the Ausar Auset Society up the street will focus on spiritual development for the new year. Churches, … Continue reading Philadelphia: Art, poetry, church events to mark Black History Month (via Montgomery News)