The town has decided to go ahead with appointing a poet laureate. Over the next few months, a committee made up of members of the fine arts commission, library board and town council will meet to determine the duties of the poet laureate and interview candidates. Mike Lepore, former town councilman and treasurer of the … Continue reading Glastonbury Moving Forward On Naming Poet Laureate (via Hartford Courant)
Additional Info Camonghne Felix performs "Meat: A Reflection on Street Harassment" at The Strivers Row #BlackLivesMatter Benefit Show. Recorded Live at MIST Harlem, USA. http://www.thestriversrow.com http://www.facebook.com/thestriversrow http://www.thestriversrow.tumblr.com http://www.twitter.com/thestriversrow Information courtesy, YouTube
To the uninitiated, the Grand Rapids poetry and spoken word scene may still appear to be an underground movement. But to those in the know, it is exploding in popularity with regular events happening at a myriad of venues across the city. The continued vitality of the community in part may be owed to those … Continue reading Local wordsmiths produce a preponderance of poetry (via Rapid Growth)
Additional Info Hey guys, this is my original poem. Facebook: http://tinyurl.com/n7e7zmt Twitter: https://twitter.com/TaffinyKablay Tumblr: http://taffinykablay.tumblr.com Instagram: http://instagram.com/taffinykablay Information courtesy, YouTube
Do you have a notebook full of poems you want someone hear? Or maybe a story that needs to be read out loud? A song in your head that wants an audience? A whole new community of like-minded individuals is waiting for you in 2015, with help from the Union County Community Arts Council. Barbara … Continue reading ‘Spoken word’ highlights upcoming Union County event (via Charlotte Observer)
Additional Info Bria Dinero recites her poem "I Am Black" A poem that was originally written her senior year of High School for a black history assembly. Now at 21 the message she speaks is still very alive and relevant today. As black people we must unite as one to overcome the blatant prejudice, hatred … Continue reading (Video) Bria Dinero | I Am Black
Last year, Sam Tidwell walked across America. On Thursday, he walked into the auditorium at Soledad High School to speak to 300 seniors about poetry and writing. His message: It doesn’t take a cross-country sojourn to bring out your creativity. The journey starts within. Tidwell, a 23-year-old college graduate, described a year of walking from … Continue reading The Five R’s: Poetry in motion (via The Californian)
Additional Info http://twloha.tumblr.com/post/73521926150 Sometimes When I am feeling disconnected from a crowd of people I’m standing in front of When they are staring at me but nothing about the interaction feels of love or understanding Not fun or joy I ask them to repeat after me “I am beautiful” And some are more reluctant than … Continue reading (Video) Natalie Patterson | Beautiful Body
This Poetry Pairing features Leah Umansky’s poem “Khaleesi Says” and the Op-Ed column “Bring Me My Dragons!” by Maureen Dowd. A new Poetry Pairing appears on the first Thursday of each month. To view all the Poetry Pairings we’ve published in collaboration with the Poetry Foundation since 2010, and to find activity sheets to help … Continue reading Poetry Pairing | ‘Khaleesi Says’ (via NYTimes)
Additional Info Belissa Escobedo, Rhiannon McGavin, and Zariya Allen, members of the Get Lit organization perform Somewhere in America. Information courtesy, YouTube
