On poet, Marcus Montgomery. Stephanie Norwood Wayne’s sixth-grade English class became a spoken-word café Tuesday morning thanks to visiting artist Marcus Montgomery. Montgomery is a spoken-word poet, author and educator from Little Rock, Arkansas. He will spend the rest of this week doing creative writing workshops with Milam students as part of the Link Centre’s … Continue reading Spoken-word poet encourages Milam students to find their voice (via DJournal)
Additional Info When it's a snow day, the poet will play! Enjoy. =D http://www.AlexzeniaDavis.com Instagram: @JustLexzie Information courtesy, YouTube
The fourth Code Poetry Slam, a competition that encourages poets and programmers to integrate the performance aspect of coding with more traditional notions of poetry, will be held this February. Melissa Kagen, a German studies doctoral candidate, alongside Kurt James Werner, another Stanford graduate student, founded the Code Poetry Slam after being fascinated by how much … Continue reading Fourth Code Poetry Slam to be held in February (via Stanford Daily)
Additional Info "Notes From Ewer Street" [lyrics below] A poem about purpose and searching. Filmed and edited by @nathanmiller Production taken from: https://soundcloud.com/freddywinter/freddy-winter-heaven Listen to "Notes From Ewer Street" on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/sulibreaks/notes-from-ewer-street/s-vh5io Executive produced by: Ayo Wrote Information courtesy, YouTube
Fred Moten, a professor of English at the University of California, Riverside, is one of five finalists for the prestigious Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award, which is presented by Claremont Graduate University. The $100,000 award honors a poet at mid-career and provides resources “that allow the artist to continue working toward the pinnacle of their craft,” … Continue reading Scholar a finalist for prestigious Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award (via University of California)
Additional Info "The last time I saw you alive, I wish I would have talked ugly to you." Through spoken word, recovering addict Joseph Green remembers a dear friend who died from overdose. Information courtesy, YouTube
Placer Arts presented the Poetry Out Loud National Recitation Contest Sunday afternoon at the General Gomez Arts & Event Center in Auburn. Approximately 50 family, friends and poetry enthusiasts gathered to hear seven high school student regional finalists recite poems in the hopes of representing Placer County and advancing to the California State finals on Feb. … Continue reading Voices of passion & poetry (via Auburn Journal)
Additional Info CSU student Arisson Stanfield delivers powerful words on racism in a spoken word performance at the Lory Student Center as part of the 2016 Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration. Information courtesy, YouTube
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. The below is an excerpt from poet, Tara Skurtu's … Continue reading Your Voice: Tara Skurtu – Not a Poetry Person | (via Huffington Post)
THE Poetry Society of Jamaica will mark the start of its 27th anniversary with its monthly fellowship at the Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts in Kingston this evening. The occasion, dubbed ‘New Voices’, will focus on new and emerging writers Sean Harrison, Tara Downs and Avi Miller. The society’s administrator, Yashika … Continue reading Poetry Society marks 27th year (via Jamaica Observer)
