Additional Info Sarah Kay, as part of Taylor Mali's Page Meets Stage series performs "Postcards" at the Bowery Poetry Club. Feb 2011 Information courtesy, YouTube
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Prayer and poetry (via Christian Century)
I'm not that good at either one. I know, this is an odd confession for a pastor to make. You don't like to hear your pastor saying, "I'm no good at praying." And don't get me wrong, it's not that I don't pray. It's just that I am apt to compare myself with people who … Continue reading Prayer and poetry (via Christian Century)
(Video) Prentice Powell | Good Father
Additional Info Prentice Powell makes his third appearance on Arsenio's show with an extremely powerful and emotional performance of "Good Father." Powell didn't leave a dry eye in the place. "I just kept telling myself 'make it through the poem P'" -- Prentice Information courtesy, YouTube
Word play: Poetry Alive! celebrates 30 years (via Mountain Xpress)
Bob Falls had been working on an idea for a show using poetry to explore the stages of a person’s life but didn’t initially see himself as one of the performers. After moving to Asheville in the early 1980s, he was cast in a play at the Asheville Community Theatre, and as he gained experience, … Continue reading Word play: Poetry Alive! celebrates 30 years (via Mountain Xpress)
A Poetic Performance by Robin Williams
By The Poet's List "No one could possibly understand the depths of you." -- Sean Maguire (Robin Williams), Good Will Hunting I remember watching this scene from Good Will Hunting. And when I watched it, it birthed in me a firestorm of thoughts. This happens from time to time. I'll absorb a performance … Continue reading A Poetic Performance by Robin Williams
(Video) Spoken Reasons | You Deserve Better
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Watch Miami Pedestrians Recite Poetry During O, Miami 2014 (via Miami New Times)
The O, Miami Poetry Festival has dreamed up dozens of creative ways to expose Miamians to poetry: flying banners in the sky, sewing verses into thrift store clothing, marching through the streets dressed as dead poets. But during O, Miami 2014, artist and writer Elena Errazuriz took a more straightforward approach. She stopped pedestrians on … Continue reading Watch Miami Pedestrians Recite Poetry During O, Miami 2014 (via Miami New Times)
(Video) Haley Myers-Brannon | If the World Told You Not To…
Additional Info A poem about Racism. Written and performed by Haley Myers-Brannon Information courtesy, YouTube
Final thought on poetry (via Charlotte Observer)
The recent brouhaha over North Carolina’s poet laureate has died down, but the objections to Gov. McCrory’s choice shouldn’t have surprised anyone familiar with the large and lively community of poets here. Poets’ expectations about who should hold that post might be expected to differ from a politician’s. After all, they care about poetry. They … Continue reading Final thought on poetry (via Charlotte Observer)
Big Names for Poetry Festival (via Jamaica Observer)
DR Neal Hall, hailed as the Malcolm X of International Poetry, is special guest at the fourth annual Jamaica Poetry Festival — The International Edition, which takes place next Sunday at the Louise Bennett Garden Theatre in St Andrew. The author of acclaimed books such as Nigger For Life and Winter's A Coming Still, Hall … Continue reading Big Names for Poetry Festival (via Jamaica Observer)