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Decatur Hosts National Poetry Slam Competition (via WABE)
More than 400 poets from all over the United States will spend this week in Decatur, competing in the National Poetry Slam, which is being hosted in Georgia for the first time. Poets in San Francisco hosted the first National Poetry Slam competition in 1990. Host city coordinator Daryl Funn won a bid to host the competition in … Continue reading Decatur Hosts National Poetry Slam Competition (via WABE)
(Video) Sophia Thakur | Beatbox
Additional Info I hope you can grow from your struggles Twitter http://www.twitter.com/sophiathakur Facebook http://www.facebook.com/sophiathakurpoet Soundcloud http://www.soundcloud.com/sophiathakur Piano player DA Twitter http://www.twitter.com/010da A BlakesHouse Media Production™ Filmed & Edit By Nick Flyguy 1st AD Anthony Williams Information courtesy, YouTube
Poetry of a Childhood Lost (via The New Yorker)
Jana Prikryl’s first book of poems, “The After Party” (Tim Duggan Books), brings to a close the long period of silent evaluation known as childhood. The “after party” is our memory of the past, not so much recollected in tranquillity as relived in the riotous terms of style and form. But it is also the … Continue reading Poetry of a Childhood Lost (via The New Yorker)
(Video) Alexzenia Davis | Stories
Additional Info Poem starts at 38 second mark. Whose stories are you keeping...? -- I am a Brooklyn-bred wordsmith, writer, poet and storyteller, who now resides in Charlotte, NC. Enjoy my channel, and hey... drop me a line: http://www.AlexzeniaDavis.com Instagram: @JustLexzie - Twitter: @AlexzeniaDavis Information courtesy, YouTube
“In My Skin” Makeup Poem Women of the World Poetry Slam 2016 (via Teen Vogue)
Watch the poem here! Everyone has different opinions on how to wear — or not wear — makeup, and none of them are more correct than any other. In fact, the best part about beauty is that it’s totally personal. The problem comes when people feel the need to comment on how other people choose to experiment … Continue reading “In My Skin” Makeup Poem Women of the World Poetry Slam 2016 (via Teen Vogue)
(Video) Sha’condria ‘iCon’ Sibley | In My Skin
Additional Info Performing at the 2016 Women of the World Poetry Slam. iCon placed 4th in the tournament. Follow Button on Facebook: http://on.fb.me/SG5Xm0 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.
National Spoken Word Artist Georgia Me is Opening Act for Jill Scott Aug. 24 (via The Chattanoogan)
National spoken word artist and Tony Award winning poet Georgia Me has been named as the opening act for Grammy Award winning vocalist Jill Scott. Georgia Me, who performed alongside a lineup that was hosted by Scott in May, will travel with her and band mates in a 23 city tour across the United States. … Continue reading National Spoken Word Artist Georgia Me is Opening Act for Jill Scott Aug. 24 (via The Chattanoogan)
(Video) Prentice Powell | Being a Black Man in America
Additional Info Friend & fellow Fiveology member Javon Johnson has this dope piece on what it means to be a Black man in America. He allowed us to write to it as well. This is my perspective. Information courtesy, YouTube
Penn Offers Previously Unreleased Recordings of Robert Frost Reading His Poetry (via Penn News)
Robert Frost enthusiasts are familiar with the poet’s written work, and perhaps some recordings of his performances, but now they can hear previously unreleased recordings on PennSound, the free, web-based archive offered by the University of Pennsylvania's Center for Programs in Contemporary Writing. The recordings, made in 1933 and 1934, were discovered by Penn Ph.D. student Chris Mustazza … Continue reading Penn Offers Previously Unreleased Recordings of Robert Frost Reading His Poetry (via Penn News)