Witness the magic of Brave New Voices. Listen to Yujane take a knife to US immigration forms, building a human narrative via the subversion of a cold beuqacratic text. 600 young poets from around the world converged in the San Francisco Bay Area for the 20th Annual Brave New Voices International Youth Poetry Slam Festival….
Witness the magic of Brave New Voices. Listen do Deniero open up on the difficult subject matter of depression and mental illness. 600 young people from across the world take center stage at the 19th Annual Brave New Voices International Youth Poetry Slam Festival for a week of workshops, poetry slam, performances, and civic engagement…
http://www.bravenewvoices.org Witness the magic of Brave New Voices. Listen to Rose, Isabella, Lila & Rose expose how casual misogyny and cat calling create the war zone women face every day. 600 young poets from around the world converged in the San Francisco Bay Area for the 20th Annual Brave New Voices International Youth Poetry Slam…
There is always something magical in the voices of spoken word artists. They speak from so many places inside of themselves: heart, mind, and soul. Brave New Voices displays those voices beautifully. Witness the magic of Brave New Voices. Listen to Shaddai, Jalesha, and Elhondra introduce three superheroes “with a splash of chemical X activism.”…
In her talk My Art is Active: Exploring Social Activism through the Spoken Word, TaneshaNicole explores social activism using her chosen artistic form – spoken word poetry. Nicole invites you to view activism through a poetic lens and understand how your lived experiences can translate to and be part of the social activism around us…
PalacioMagazine.com‘s recent interview with artist and activist June “Jumakae” Kaewsith gave us an opportunity to hear her powerful spoken word piece,“Communities that I’m a part of”. It inspired us to think about the power of Community. The power of Community that occurs when people find common purpose. Shared goals. Mindful of the consequences that will affect…
The Inland Empire (IE) is representing in Uptown/NoLB! Featuring: Isabel Quintero, Award winning author of Gabi, A Girl in Pieces Ruth Nolan, Poet, memorist, journalist, and fiction writer liz gonzález, Poet, memoirist, and fiction writer. Groove spinner and sound person: Jorge Martin Host and Organizer: liz gonzález OPEN MIC follows featured reading: Share your story, poem,…