Long Beach-based writer liz gonzález has a simple and surprising answer when you ask her to describe her creative self. “Taco.” It took me a second to absorb her answer. “Taco?” I asked. “The taco with, of course, my culture Mexican…and it would be a vegetarian taco with pinto beans de la olla…and then with…
“Inspired by the people who have come forward as part of the #MeToo movement, Imani Davis shares her poem “Platinum” and gives her Brief but Spectacular take on how society can overlook wrongdoing by famous artists.” Find more from PBS NewsHour at https://www.pbs.org/newshour
Darick Simpson has traveled a long road from Mobile, Alabama to Long Beach, California. The Executive Director of the nonprofit Long Beach Community Action Partnership (LBCAP) recounted that journey in a recent interview with PalacioMagazine.com. There was the community college in Athens, Texas. Simpson’s athletic abilities as a football player attracted the attention of colleges….
“After months of preliminary rounds with over 500 youth poets hailing from the Bay (San Francisco, Oakland, Berkeley, Richmond, Hayward and more), 12 finalists stepped up to the mic at the Nourse Theater on April 14th for a night of spoken word poetry at 2018 Teen Poetry Slam. Unapologetically honest, attendees witnessed some of the…
“Is poetry dead, too slow for our wired, sound-bitten world? Even if poetry is no more, says David Gewanter, then it still leaves its DNA lying around, or moves like a virus passing from body to body, playing witness to our most vital moments. Gewanter, a poet, essayist, and editor, offers his humble opinion on…
“Juliet Lubwama is a senior at the Downingtown STEM Academy. She serves as a 2017 National Student Poet for the Northeast, along with four other high school students in different regions. Through her poetry, she discusses the different struggles people face in life.” Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx
“Literature can be daunting for some young people, so how can we create a culture of avid readers? Poetry can be a non-threatening alternative introduction for fledgling bibliophiles, giving them more “white space” on a page without losing narrative elements. Author Jason Reynolds shares his humble opinion on how poetry can entice young readers.” https://www.pbs.org/newshour/
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Growing up in poverty and being abused by his father did not provide much in the way of escape or new environments. Speak Williams learned to find his “home” in the arts. He will tell us his story of how creative expression provided him the home he desperately needed. Keith “Speak” Williams is a hip-hop…
The Polish Triangle Coalition hosts some of Chicago’s top Latinx poets in an event sponsored by the Latino Experimental Theater Company. This program was recorded by Chicago Access Network Television (CAN TV).