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
RENATA BROWN We interviewed Renata Brown, executive producer of the Georgia Arts, Neo Soul and Poetry Awards (6/28 in Atlanta). She opened up about the awards, its importance, and the future of poetry. Her dedication to the poetry world is amazing! Check her out: What is your position with the Georgia Arts, Neo Soul … Continue reading Interview: Renata Brown (Georgia Arts Neo Soul and Poetry Awards)
Additional Info Alysia Harris performing "Cab Rides & the Morning After"" live at the Dean's List 2: Extra Credit. Recorded live at Le Poisson Rouge on 6.19.11 http://www.thestriversrow.com http://www.facebook.com/thestriversrow http://www.thestriversrow.tumblr.com http://www.twitter.com/thestriversrow Information courtesy, YouTube
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
Additional Info Slam (1998) by Marc Levin w/ Saul Williams, Sonja Sohn ... Slam tells the story of Ray Joshua, an original, gifted young MC trapped in a war-zone housing project known as Dodge City. Unable to find a job, Ray copes with the despair and poverty of his neighborhood by using his wits … Continue reading (Video) Sonja Sohn | Run Free
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
Additional Info Performing for the Nuyorican Poets Cafe at the 2013 National Poetry Slam in Cambridge, MA. Information courtesy, YouTube
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)
Additional Info Performance excerpt from "Hear Us Now" Featuring the Golden State Slam. A live televised spoken word event directed by Jasmene Miranda of KTOP. A celebration of the spoken word art form and the contributions made by African American Poets. Information courtesy, YouTube
