Additional Info: Website: https://www.wanpoetry.com Jae Nichelle performing "Friends With Benefits" at the 2017 Texas Grand Slam Poetry Festival. Check out Jae on Twitter! https://twitter.com/CropTopAssassin Write About Now: WANPOETRY is a community-oriented collective of poets that meet at AvantGarden in Houston, Texas every Wednesday at 7:30 PM with the purpose of providing a multimedia platform for … Continue reading (Video) Jae Nichelle | Friends with Benefits
Berry Gordy was a man with a mission: he wanted to prove that a black-owned record company could be as big and successful as any other business in the music industry. But was this spectacularly successful capitalist only interested in profit? Certainly, Gordy proved that black songwriters and artists deserved a place at the top of … Continue reading The Spoken-Word Motown Imprint That Raised Its Voice (via uDiscover Music)
Additional Info: Live from Da Poetry Lounge, Will Giles performs, "Prescribed Fire." Information courtesy, YouTube
Nathaniel Little returns to Standridge Stadium, where 14 years ago, during his junior year at R.L. Turner High School in Carrollton, he suffered a catastrophic injury while tackling a fullback on the football field. “I chased him down and grabbed ahold of him and we both kind of just fell and that play I just … Continue reading Former North Texas Athlete Perseveres Through Poetry (via NBC DFW)
Additional Info: 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
Consider those sophisticated people in your life for whom purchasing a gift is always a source of anxiety. The art-lover with a keen and discerning eye; the fashion enthusiast with idiosyncratic style; the bookworm who, it seems, has read absolutely everything. What if there was one thoughtful and unique gift you could present to them … Continue reading 8 Reasons To Give The Gift Of Poetry This Season (via Bustle)
Additional Info: 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
Natasha Trethewey turned to poetry to make sense of what happened after her mother was kidnapped and murdered more than three decades ago. In 1985, Trethewey’s stepfather pleaded guilty to the crime in DeKalb County and was sentenced to two consecutive life terms behind bars. Trethewey has said her first attempts at writing poetry about her … Continue reading Trethewey’s poetry retrospective digs deep, unearths truths (via Atlanta Journal Constitution)
Additional Info: This is a message from the heart to all those that are going through a struggle of some sort and are reaching out for help. So many times we are lost for words on how to respond to someone going through a hardship and we don't know what to say or how to … Continue reading (Video) Kamal Saleh & Essam | Dear Depression
The Your Voice section of The Poet's List showcases articles and blog posts written by poets. These pieces may or not be about poetry. Most often, they are on topics with which the poet finds passion. You can find more of these posts, here: Your Voice. Language is our greatest invention. As a device for … Continue reading Your Voice: Simon Armitage – Poet laureate: the highest office in poetry | (via Guardian)
