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20 years strong, Spitfire Poetry continues to foster the spoken word community in Savannah (via Savannah Morning News)
Twenty years ago, a group of friends gathered in a candle-lit living room. With the warmth of D’Angelo, Erykah Badhu, and Jill Scott playing, they shared food and ideas before turning down the music and turning up their talent. The friends performed their own poetry, keenly listening and offering critique. In time, artists from these … Continue reading 20 years strong, Spitfire Poetry continues to foster the spoken word community in Savannah (via Savannah Morning News)
(Video) Meccamorphosis | Thrift Shop
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Eric Alexandrakis’ Spoken Word Album Touches on Benefits of Music Therapy (via EIN Presswire)
Full Title: "Grammy® Nominee Eric Alexandrakis Releases Musical Spoken Word Album About The Benefits of Music Therapy (via EIN Presswire) Grammy® Nominated artist Eric Alexandrakis has released yet another component from his critically acclaimed Terra series of releases. Alexandrakis' latest release, Terra: Music Is The Medicine Which Keeps My World Spinning In Harmony [Living With Post-Cancer … Continue reading Eric Alexandrakis’ Spoken Word Album Touches on Benefits of Music Therapy (via EIN Presswire)
(Video) Aris Kian | Take Up Space
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UArizona Professor Susan Briante Receives Prestigious Poetry Award (via U of Arizona)
University of Arizona English Professor Susan Briante is the winner of the 2021 Pegasus Award for Poetry Criticism from the Poetry Foundation.The award, which includes a $7,500 prize, honors the best book-length works of criticism published in the prior calendar year; the award recognizes biographies, essay collections, and critical editions that consider the subject of poetry or poets.Briante received the award … Continue reading UArizona Professor Susan Briante Receives Prestigious Poetry Award (via U of Arizona)
(Video) Prentice Powell | Practice & Fatherhood
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New to poetry? These poets will help you get started (via LA Times)
Safia Elhillo was a freshman in high school when she started keeping a diary to record her heartbreaks. All of her entries were poems, so if her parent ever found them, she could hide behind the metaphors and pretend she wasn’t dating.Younger poets of color now look up to Elhillo as a trailblazer. Her latest … Continue reading New to poetry? These poets will help you get started (via LA Times)
(Video) Natasha Hooper | The Pied Piper
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A life of Cin has no limits for Birmingham rapper and spoken word artist (via Montgomery Advertiser)
When Cin the Poet looks at her years to come as a rapper, writer and spoken word artist, she sees no limits. She even has speeches prepared for an eventual Grammy, and one for a Nobel Peace Prize. "It's limitless," she said. "I can go as far as I put the work into it."A major chunk of … Continue reading A life of Cin has no limits for Birmingham rapper and spoken word artist (via Montgomery Advertiser)