“Oluwafolabomi ‘Bomi’ Olujimi has undergone a journey full of transformation and discoveries about herself. Through spoken word, she highlights the key aspects of her identity and encourages listeners to pay attention to theirs. Oluwafolabomi’Bomi’ is a senior at Syracuse’s College of Visual and Performing Arts, in the Communication and Rhetorical Studies Program.” This talk was…
“Using the art form of Spoken Word Poetry to convey the message that we are in the era of “re-powering” the woman. Candy focuses on revitalizing millennial women to evoke thought and rhetoric surrounding the phrase “empowerment”. Sherrie Zantea “Candy” is the CEO of the Dallas Poetry Slam Organization. She is the current Program Director…
“A look back at 20 years of Brave New Voices, the largest youth spoken word festival in the world. Watch as young poets from Brooklyn to Bermuda take center stage to get free through the power of poetry. Directed, shot and edited by Jamie DeWolf Documentary Film Crew Adam Parmalee | Camera – Steadi-Cam Operator…
“In this spoken palabra, tlahtoani Fabian Pavon talks about how throughout history, Mexican-Americans, Chicanx, and Latinx peoples have been torn down only to rebuild ourselves.”
“This week’s spoken word poem is about being multiracial/ Afro-Latino. It’s a poetry reading- a spoken word about life, and not feeling accepted into the races/cultures you are a part of.” Watch more at https://www.youtube.com/user/1MsDriDri1/featured
“When we speak we are afraid our words will not be heard or welcomed. But when we are silent, we are still afraid. So it is better to speak.” – Raquel Willis, activist, and writer, quoting Audre Lorde. 600 young poets from around the world converged in the San Francisco Bay Area for the 20th…
I discovered this video and was blown away. I wanted to share this with you. “The Ajpu is a Nahual, Mayan Spirit, representing musicians, artists, observers, communicators and writers – and the adopted Nahual of Los Poetas. Los Poetas are Louwop, Che Uno and Afantú, Vancouver-based producer Vago, DJ Grouch and supported by a group…
“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…
I first heard the spoken word of June “Jumakae” Kaewsith at a Homeland Cultural Center event. She blew me away. Since then, I’ve discovered so many of her voices. According to a bio she wrote up for this story, she described herself as “…a cultural worker using the arts as a way to engage and mobilize…
“How do you define success? In this spoken word by Mosley Wotta, he explores the way most of us seem to define success and the people who don’t fit that mold. Lyrics performed & written by Mosley Wotta. Music written, produced and edited by Colten Tyler Williams. Videography by Will Walle. Video produced by Slater…