We found this gem that you must watch. “We recently collaborated with Mariposa, a well-renowned poet, and filmed her as she performed her poem, “Poem for My Grifa-Rican Sistah Or Broken Ends Broken Promises,” which deals with issues of hair for AfroLatinas in society. Although our video does not utilize the entire poem, it hopes…
“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…
“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…
FLASHBACK “Members of Albuquerque’s ABQ Slam Team (Jessica Helen Lopez, Mercedez Holtry, Eva Crespin, and Damien Flores), performing their poem at the 2016 National Poetry Slam Finals in Atlanta, GA.”
“Los Angeles Spoken Word Artist & Designer Angelica performed at the Amplify Conference hosted by Latina Circle and Northeastern University Latinx Student Cultural Center. She is a finalist of the 2017 National Poetry Slam and is the author of “Dolorosa”.”
https://www.SlamFind.com is a simple yet powerful platform for you to find live spoken word venues near you and watch slam poetry performance videos from around the world For more Elizabeth Acevedo, check out: http://www.acevedopoetry.com https://twitter.com/AcevedoWrites
“Angelica Maria Aguilera with Boston’s House Slam performing an original poem at the 2017 National Poetry Slam Finals at Paramount Theatre in Denver, Colorado.” Read more about Poetry Slam Inc. HERE
“Onome uses spoken words to remind the audience about the beauty of Africa and why they should be always proud to be called Africans. Onome is a Poet, Orator and spoken word artist. He attends the RCCG, Church of the Nazarene, where he first discovered his talent at the age of 19. He won GCGT…
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