Additional Info Performing for Stanford during semifinals at the 2015 College Unions Poetry Slam Invitational. Follow Button on Facebook: http://bit.ly/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. Information courtesy, YouTube
The seven finalists for the 2016 Griffin Poetry Prize have been announced. The judges - Canadian poet Adam Sol, Pulitzer Prize winner Tracy K. Smith and U.K. poet Alice Oswald - read over 600 books of poetry from 43 countries in the process of selecting the shortlist. First established in 2000, the Griffin Poetry Prize … Continue reading 2016 Griffin Poetry Prize shortlist announced (via CBC Books)
Additional Info Subscribe for more poetry! http://bit.ly/alldefpoetry "When a stranger said they liked my shoes I asked myself why I wore them, what red shoes meant to me." #RedShoes #ElliotDarrow #DaPoetryLounge #DPLSlam All Def Poetry is a new channel brought to you by Russell Simmons - a world-renowned champion of the spoken word art form. Fresh, … Continue reading (Video) Elliot Darrow | Red Shoes
Before Elliot Darrow performs his poem, “Red Shoes,” he unlaces his red canvas sneakers and goes on stage barefoot. This isn’t poetic license. No props are allowed. In college slam poetry. Poetry is art, but poetry contests are sport, bound by rules as exacting as any that govern collegiate competition—nine pages worth, split into alphabetical and numbered sections, … Continue reading Poetry Is Art, but Poetry Slams Are Sport, Bound by Pages of Rules (via WSJ)
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Poet Richard Blanco said whether he’s speaking in front of a million people at President Obama’s second inauguration or to a group of young writers on a college campus, the message is the same. “It is very similar in spirit because it is about connecting poetry and people,” Blanco said by phone Thursday afternoon. “Art … Continue reading As poetry festival’s keynote, Blanco will share love of language (via Portland Press Herald)
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The San Antonio Public Library is celebrating National Poetry month by hosting several poetry related events at various libraries. The first poetry event is to tweet a haiku to the SAPL official twitter. Participants are invited to tweet a family-friendly haiku about reading and must tag @mysapl and have their submission shared on the library's feed on … Continue reading San Antonio Public Library celebrating National Poetry month (via News 4 San Antonio)
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The North Andover Garden Club recently announced Taila Brown, a freshman at North Andover High School, as the winner of the statewide Environmental Poetry Contest Award. The club had sponsored Brown’s entry into the contest. Brown’s poem, entitled “A Frog’s Point of View,” was chosen as the best poem in the state among ninth grade … Continue reading High school freshman wins poetry contest (via Eagle-Tribune)
