Full title: Brooklyn spoken word artist gets Prince William’s backing to produce his show for the stage" It’s springtime for Brooklyn performer Steven Prescod and his one-man show — now that Prince William volunteered to be a producer. A day after Prescod wowed William and Kate with a spoken word performance about his hard luck … Continue reading Brooklyn spoken word artist gets Prince William’s backing (via NY Daily News)
Additional Info Spoken word poem by Hansley Mussotte at Bethany Bible Church's college gathering, "The Living Room", on June 9, 2013. Information courtesy, YouTube
Do you fancy yourself a poet? Then post a poem about race below as a comment, and I’ll pick the best ones and run them either in my column or in a new blog post. I did this years ago, with a poetry contest about the Iraq war, and I found many of the poems … Continue reading A Poetry Contest About Race (via NY Times)
Additional Info Written and Performed by Luc DiMarzio for LifeBridge Christian Church 2012 Special Thanks to David Elmore, Devan Bumstead, Jay Ewing Information courtesy, YouTube
The adage not to judge a book by its cover has perhaps never been treated with more aplomb than by Amy Berkowitz. Almost all of the previous 45 titles out on Berkowitz’s chapbook press, Mondo Bummer, are simple letter-size pages, printed out and then stitched or stapled and either folded in half or into a … Continue reading Mondo Bummer celebrates 5 years of poetry chapbooks (via SFGate)
Additional Info A poem I wrote in attempt to defend the Church which is often scrutinized. I wrote this to show that in spite of popular belief not all Christians think they are perfect or have a " Holier than thou" mentality. And as a Christian I know I'm not perfect and that's why I … Continue reading (Video) Trae Elijah | The Hypocritic Christian
Full title: "Local literary types: KCUR is seeking poetry, fiction and essays for a new series" There aren't a lot of local platforms for KC's fiction writers, poets and assorted wordsmiths. There's the Writers Place, New Letters, some zines. But it seems like there should be more. So we are giving a big thumbs-up to … Continue reading Kansas City: KCUR is seeking poetry for a new series (via Pitch)
Additional Info Safia Elhillo on Verses and Flow Information courtesy, YouTube
Follow the link below for the full transcript. Poet and playwright Claudia Rankine says that the small moments that carve gaps of misunderstanding between Americans lead to big, national moments of misunderstanding, like events in Ferguson and New York. Rankine explores these disruptions and how they lead to conflict in her new book, “Citizen.” GWEN … Continue reading Using poetry to uncover the moments that lead to racism (via PBS)
Additional Info Shanelle Gabriel — Why I Love You on Def Jam Poetry Information courtesy, YouTube
