Additional Info Young black men, sell a new form of medicine that will get your head to spin. Take you away from all the pain you in. See, I know your hustling struggling to live the dream, or, what it seems we perceive to achieve what we believe we really need....but really....we're just succumbing to … Continue reading (Video) Anthony Grant | Young Black Men…
My 11-year-old son, Nate, perches on a stool in the kitchen, frowning at the sheet of paper in his hands. “O.K., I think I’ve got it,” he announces. “Lay it on me,” I say. “Much have I traveled in the realms of gold,” he begins. “And many goodly states and kingdoms seen.” Slowly, but with … Continue reading The Case for Bribing Kids to Memorize Poetry (via NY Times)
Additional Info P4CM presents Rhetoric 2012, the largest Christian Poetry event. Featured P4CM Poet Jackie Hill delivered her poem "Jig-A-Boo" in front of an audience of nearly 3,000 people. For more poetry and to know when the next Rhetoric will take please check out: http://www.P4CM.com Information courtesy, YouTube
So interesting. During a recent stroll in Fort Tryon Park, in Upper Manhattan, I spotted a green placard emerging from a tuft of purple flowers. Its white letters read: Let no one say, and say it to your shame, That all was beauty here, until you came. I was enchanted to find a park sign … Continue reading The Mysterious Case of the Park Poet (via The New Yorker)
This is amazing! Always great when J. Ivy blesses us with his talent. Hip-hop’s favorite poet and Grammy Award–winning artist J. Ivy bares his soul in this inspirational memoir of pain transformed into healing and empowerment. J. Ivy is a true pioneer and trendsetter who’s bridged the worlds of hip-hop and poetry through his appearances … Continue reading J. Ivy’s Forthcoming Memoir Now Available for Pre-Order (via Amazon)
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The Connecticut poetry slam team known as Verbal Slap is performing Saturday, Aug. 2, to raise money for its trip to Oakland, Calif., to compete in the National Poetry Slam. The fundraising event, called the Connecticut Regional Poetry Slam, will be at the M. White Lounge, 2288 Fairfield Ave., Bridgeport, from 7 to 10 p.m. … Continue reading CT Team Verbal Slap Headed To National Poetry Slam (via Hartford Courant)
Additional Info A performance by Talib Kweli on Russell Simmons' Def Poetry Jam Information courtesy, YouTube
Literature, Ezra Pound once said, is news that stays news. And for America’s state poets laureate, the news cycle has been churning since earlier this month, when Valerie Macon, North Carolina’s newly appointed laureate, resigned abruptly after an outcry from several of her predecessors. To the former laureates and other detractors, Gov. Pat McCrory’s choice … Continue reading Is Poetry Dead? Not if 45 Official Laureates Are Any Indication (via NYTimes)
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