It's always amazing when poetry meets another form of art. Check out this cool event taking place this Mother's Day in Iowa. FASHION Poetry in Motion Fashion Show When: 3 p.m. May 11 Where: Pedestrian Mall stage Admission: Free Poetry causes our minds to examine ideas of deep emotion and passion. So it's not surprising … Continue reading Poetry Meets Fashion (via TheDailyIowan)
Congratulations Nathaniel Mackey! Nathaniel Mackey has won this year’s Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize. The $100,000 lifetime achievement award — one of the richest literary prizes is the world — is given annually by the Poetry Foundation, which publishes Poetry magazine. Mackey, 66, has served as chancellor of the Academy of American Poets and now teaches … Continue reading Nathaniel Mackey wins $100,000 Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize (via WashPo)
Submit your tracks to cultureshockentertainmentfe@gmail.com for review! Accepted work will air as part of the Neo Soul Hour. Culture Shock Radio is your home for radio programming such as the Band Of Brothers Radio Show, Divine Counsel, Shock Therapy, The After Shock Radio Show and The Neo Soul Hour. All of our shows are themed … Continue reading Culture Shock Radio Looking to Debut Spoken Word Artists
Call for submissions! $1500 + Publication to the 1st place winner. $200 + Publication to the runner up. Deadline is May 15th! Full guidelines listed in image below. We highly recommend reading a copy of the magazine to better understand the type of poetry we are looking for. You can buy a PDF of Issue … Continue reading Poetry Contest: Ruminate Magazine
The She Is Poetry will take place in St. Louis at the Legacy Cafe on May 11th. It's an evening focused on "strength," "sacrifice," and "survival" set to the tune of St. Louis' finest poets (an all-women line up). The event will be hosted by Aja La'Starr. Check out some more information about her, below. … Continue reading She Is Poetry at The Legacy Cafe
Check out LeDerick Horne: poet and advocate. From the policy analysts' perspective, the key lines in LeDerick Horne's "Dare to Dream" are: Every child gets left behind when all we focus on are tests If adults are serious about school improvement and being "our Brothers' Keeper," however, we will wrestle with Horne's overall message. Horne … Continue reading The Wisdom of Spoken Word Poet LeDerick Horne (via Huffington Post)
At Youth Speaks, we believe in the transformative power of performance. It is through the brave act of performance that young people liberate their stories and affirm their voices. New critical audiences are born from the echoes of their words in community spaces and historic venues throughout the Bay Area. We believe in oral literacy … Continue reading Youth Speaks: Performances (via YouthSpeaks)
Check out this rising poet from Raytown, Missouri! Click the link for a video recap April is National Poetry Month. And all over America the past few weeks teenagers have been performing their poetry in competitive events called “slams.” In local slams this year, this week’s FOX 4 Reaching 4 Excellence Young Achiever emerged as a … Continue reading FOX 4 Young Achiever Finds Power in Poetry (via FOX4KC)
Check out the DC Youth Poetry Slam Team! THE DC YOUTH SLAM TEAM uses poetry to teach and empower teens from the DC metropolitan area to speak up about issues of social justice. With annual travel to regional and national poetry slam festivals such as Brave New Voices, the team provides outstanding opportunities, training, and … Continue reading The DC Youth Poetry Slam Team
What: Power of SHE Poetry Slam When: Friday 3.28.14 at 8pm - 10pm Where: Stage Door Theater at Blumenthal Performing Arts Center | Charlotte, NC It's going down WOWps style at the 'Power of SHE" slam featuring Desireé Dallagiacomo. The slam is being hosted by the 2011 WOWps Champion, Theresa Davis. SlamCharlotte is honored … Continue reading Power of SHE Slam Featuring Desireé Dallagiacomo
