Excerpt below. "If you talk to people who work in alternative education, there's across the board understanding that you have to work with the whole person," Pierce said. "It's not about saving kids. It's about working together to evolve." Pierce's vision is to build a true alternative program for students at CALC, not just a … Continue reading Jessica Pierce: CALC Slam Poetry (via Oregonian)
Additional Info Like Michael on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/MichaelLeeWrites Download The Poem: http://store.buttonpoetry.com/track/p... Director - Josh Thacker (http://www.joshthacker.com/) Like Button Poetry on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ButtonPoetry Written and performed by Michael Lee Information courtesy, YouTube
Well, this has certainly piqued our interest! Button Poetry is partnering with Poetry Observed to release a series of HD performance poetry videos from some of this nation's most talented writers and performers. Stay tuned for the first video June 8th! Click here for more information. Links: Button Poetry | Button Poetry's YouTube … Continue reading Button Poetry: Poetry Observed Trailer (Coming June 8th)
Check it out! You can also purchase this track. About J Poetic J Poetic is a Portland born and raised MC, beat maker, and spoken word artist. Wanting to make the listener think, he blends metaphor, theology, and philosophy through passionate lyricism and wordplay. His sound is unique in that it unifies different genres such … Continue reading J Poetic Releases Psalm 151
LYRICAL FORTE Lyrical Forte is a spoken word artist and host of the online radio show, Mic Nice. We were so intrigued with his involvement in the poetry world that we just had to chat with him. Check out what he had to say about Mic Nice, the late Dr. Maya Angelou, his very first … Continue reading Interview: Lyrical Forte (Mic Nice)
Additional Info Buy Shrinking Women and more work by Lily Myers and other poets in VIRAL, an eBook anthology by Button Poetry: http://buttonpoetry.com/product/viral... Follow Lily on Twitter: https://twitter.com/lmyerspoetry Check out more of Lily's work at: http://shapeswemake.tumblr.com/ Lily Myers, performing for Wesleyan University at the 2013 College Unions Poetry Slam Invitational. This poem was awarded … Continue reading (Video) Lily Myers | Shrinking Women
In a fleeting series of words, poetry can take readers from wry chuckles to sighs of regret, tears of joy to pangs of longing. The power of poetry — not just for poetry lovers, but for all audiences — is a message new Washington state poet laureate Elizabeth Austen hopes to share with people throughout … Continue reading Poet Laureate Elizabeth Austen wants you to rethink poetry (via Seattle Times)
Additional Info Check out Jesse's awesome book at his website: http://bit.ly/1ij3uIp Download the audio of this poem for FREE by clicking here: http://bit.ly/1nNHhCl Performing during the Coaches Slam at the 2014 College Unions Poetry Slam Invitational. Find out more about Jesse at http://www.jesseparent.com Follow Button on Facebook: http://facebook.com/buttonpoetry About Button: Button Poetry is committed to … Continue reading (Video) Jesse Parent | To the Boys Who May One Day Date My Daughter
Yale University has received a $5 million gift from Frederick Iseman, the founder and chief executive of CI Capital Partners, a private equity firm, to be used partly to endow the school’s first chair in poetry and partly to extend a program that gives Yale students free access to the Metropolitan Opera’s HD broadcasts as … Continue reading $5 Million to Endow Yale Poetry Chair (via NYTimes)
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