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LISD students win at 16th annual poetry contest (via Laredo Morning Times)
Walt Whitman and Maya Angelou are famous poets we often learn and hear about. However, LISD students are taking note, improving their skills, becoming poets and winning contests for their use of aesthetic and rhythmic words. Close to 800 students participated in the 16th annual poetry contest with the Laredo Poetry Festival. The year’s theme … Continue reading LISD students win at 16th annual poetry contest (via Laredo Morning Times)
(Video) Meccamorphosis | Petty
Additional Info: Meccamorphosis performing "Petty" in Deep Ellum in Dallas, Texas. Information courtesy, YouTube
Hunt for next poet laureate still on as Imtiaz Dharker says no to job (via Guardian)
The acclaimed poet Imtiaz Dharker has turned down the poet laureateship, the highest honour in British poetry, citing a need to focus on her writing – and despite reports that she was set to be named as the next holder of the position. “I had to weigh the privacy I need to write poems against the … Continue reading Hunt for next poet laureate still on as Imtiaz Dharker says no to job (via Guardian)
(Video) Maia Mayor | Perfect
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Artists Form Communities in The District Through Spoken Word (via The Hoya)
Washington, D.C., is a hub for creative thought and expression through spoken word performances, from low-key open mics every night of the week to exhilarating formal competitions. Spoken word employs flowing metaphors and mellifluous alliterations to evoke emotions ranging from sorrow to joy. These performances, often based on personal experiences, range across a variety of … Continue reading Artists Form Communities in The District Through Spoken Word (via The Hoya)
(Video) Sophie Priceman | How Teenage Girls Are Like Poetry
Additional Info: Support Button Poetry: http://bit.ly/buttonpatreon Sophie Priceman, performing at 2018 Classic Slam in Los Angeles, CA. Performing at the 2018 Get Lit Classic Slam. The Get Lit Classic Slam is the largest teen poetry competition in Southern California’s history – where high school students from schools throughout Los Angeles County face off to “slam” … Continue reading (Video) Sophie Priceman | How Teenage Girls Are Like Poetry
These Poets Are Dedicated to Elevating and Preserving the Art Form (via The Root)
Editor’s note: This week, for National Poetry Month, we’re featuring 37 up-and-coming black poets who we expect do amazing work over the next decade. We grouped them by categories, though their works often blur boundaries and defy definitions. Monday’s theme was Black Regionalism, poets who look at black life and society through the prism of geographic … Continue reading These Poets Are Dedicated to Elevating and Preserving the Art Form (via The Root)
(Video) Dave Harris | Preparing a Meal
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For the Country’s Most Promising Teen Poets, Poetry Is Activism (via Vulture)
Is poetry political? It seems a silly question to ask, even during National Poetry Month (which is technically not state-sponsored but very much in the spirit of public communion). Plato, in his Republic, called for the censoring and banning of poets. For centuries, in societies as different as Britain and China, court poets explicitly addressed the social and … Continue reading For the Country’s Most Promising Teen Poets, Poetry Is Activism (via Vulture)