Additional Info: DMX performing "The Industry" on Def Poetry Jam Information courtesy, YouTube
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Five Los Angeles Poets on Life Beyond the Pandemic (via L.A. Times)
At dozens of cafes, libraries and bookstores — even a garage in Bell — Southern California teemed with poetry readings and open mike nights before COVID-19 took hold of the world.Some of these events managed to survive by migrating online. Others we’ve lost for good.Now, as the vaccination rollout continues and an end to the pandemic appears … Continue reading Five Los Angeles Poets on Life Beyond the Pandemic (via L.A. Times)
(Video) Jae Nichelle | Life Attempt
Additional Info: Jae Nichelle, performing "Life Attempt". About Button: Button Poetry is committed to developing a coherent and effective system of production, distribution, promotion and fundraising for spoken word and performance poetry. Information courtesy, YouTube
Kevin Powell’s Poem “When I Found Malcolm X” (via Complex)
When I Found Malcolm XBy Kevin Powell I shed tears the way a dambursts wide open when exposedby an awful hurricanethat moment at age 18after the first time Ihungrily ate the words ofThe Autobiography of Malcolm Xbecause I did notknow a Black manlike him could even existI cried—hard—because they hadbowed and arrowedbullet after bulletinto Malcolm … Continue reading Kevin Powell’s Poem “When I Found Malcolm X” (via Complex)
(Video) Tom MacDonald | Anxiety
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Are Book Launch Parties Needed Anymore? (via BookMarketingBuzzBlog)
One casualty of the pandemic in the publishing world, the book launch party, is sure to return. The only question is not “when,” but why”? The vast majority, and I mean like 99.5%, of book launch parties, are not profitable nor worthy of media attention. They can be big ego boosters and serve as fodder … Continue reading Are Book Launch Parties Needed Anymore? (via BookMarketingBuzzBlog)
(Video) Rudy Francisco | Drowning Fish
Additional Info: Rudy Francisco, performing "Drowning Fish". About Button: Button Poetry is committed to developing a coherent and effective system of production, distribution, promotion and fundraising for spoken word and performance poetry. Information courtesy, YouTube
Please excuse Chris Tse as he freaks out over these poetry finalists (via The Spinoff)
The shortlist for the prestigious Mary and Peter Biggs Award for Poetry, which carries prize money worth $10,000, was made public this morning. Our poetry editor Chris Tse is ecstatic. Here’s a sobering statistic: since 2001, only two non-Pākehā poets have won the poetry category at the book awards – David Eggleton (who is of … Continue reading Please excuse Chris Tse as he freaks out over these poetry finalists (via The Spinoff)
(Video) Akua Naru | How Does it Feel?
Additional Info: Wordsmith Akua Naru gives an exclusive live performance of "Poetry: How Does It Feel Now???" - a sensually exquisite, jazzy jam of spoken word from the New Haven, Connecticut hailing artist and her band, DigFlo. Information courtesy, YouTube
Philip Levine Was a Poet of the Working Class (via Jacobin)
On Valentine’s Day 2015, Philip Levine, former poet laureate of the United States and longtime English professor at California State University, Fresno, passed away from pancreatic cancer. The New York Times obituary characterized his work as “vibrantly, angrily and often painfully alive with the sound, smell and sinew of heavy manual labor.” Levine told Bill … Continue reading Philip Levine Was a Poet of the Working Class (via Jacobin)