Podcasts about Individual World Poetry Slam

Trans stories are not confined to political rhetoric and headlines. The world of creative writing is replete with narratives that explore complex worlds of gender and how identity intersects with people's lives and relationships. In a new collection of one novel and three stories, bestselling author Torrey Peters's keen eye for the rough edges of community and desire push the limits of trans writing.  In Stag Dance, the titular novel, a group of lumberjacks working in an illegal winter logging outfit plan a dance that some of them will attend as women. When the most unlikely of the axmen announces his intention to dance as a woman, he finds himself caught in a strange rivalry, inviting a cascade of obsession, jealousy, and betrayal that culminates on the big night in an exploration of gender and transition. A trio of shorter tales surround Stag Dance: “Infect Your Friends and Loved Ones” imagines a gender apocalypse brought about by an unstable ex-girlfriend. “The Chaser” presents a secret romance between roommates at a Quaker boarding school, and “The Masker” details a Vegas party weekend that turns dark when a young crossdresser must choose between two guides: a mystery man who thrills but objectifies her, or a veteran trans woman who offers sisterhood and cynicism. Peters' talk and work is especially timely surrounding ongoing conversations about trans rights in our nation but is an invitation to any fiction reader. Torrey Peters is the bestselling author of the novel Detransition, Baby, which won the PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel and was named one of the 100 Best Books of the 21st Century by The New York Times. It was also a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle's John Leonard Prize, a finalist for the Brooklyn Public Library Book Prize, and longlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction. She has an MFA from the University of Iowa and an MA in comparative literature from Dartmouth. Peters rides a pink motorcycle and splits her time between Brooklyn and an off-grid cabin in Vermont. Aster Olsen is the author of the novella Performance Review. She lived most of her life in the gorgeous swampy parts of Florida people don't visit on vacation, but now lives in Seattle, where she spends her time swimming in alpine lakes alongside aquatic insect larvae. A professional scientist, she rejects the binary oppositional positioning of STEM and Art and seeks to collapse and expand imposed categories and narratives to further understanding. Her writing is found in Lilac Peril, Hey Alma, Autostraddle, Inner Worlds, Itch.io, and elsewhere. She is the creator, editor, and publisher of TRANSplants Zine, a zine series about transness and place, and runs the trans open mic reading and art series please (t)read with me.  Find more at asterolsen.com. Ebo Barton comes from salt— from the moment before worlds converge. You may have seen Ebo's work in the book Black Imagination and heard in the audiobook read by Grammy and Tony award winner Daveed Diggs. You have also seen Ebo's work online on Write About Now, Button Poetry, and All Def Poetry channels. In 2016, they placed 5th in the World at the Individual World Poetry Slam. In 2017, they co-wrote and co-produced the award-winning play Rising Up. In 2018, they played “Invisible One” in Anastacia Renee's Queer. Mama.Crossroads and reprised the role in 2019. Ebo debuted his first published collection of poetry, Insubordinate, in 2020. As the Director of Housing Services at Lavender Rights Project, and a Washington State LGBTQ Commissioner, Barton's impact transcends artistic endeavors. A leader in arts and activism, Ebo Barton is committed to creating opportunities for others to organize, heal, and rejoice. Corinne Manning is the author of the acclaimed story collection We Had No Rules. Once upon a time, they reimagined the publishing industry with the literary project The James Franco Review (it made sense from 2014-2017). Their creative work and literary criticism are published widely, including in The New York Times. Corinne lives in Seattle and works as a teaching artist through Seattle Arts & Lectures and their own mentorship project Deeper, Wider. Amber Flame is an interdisciplinary artist garnering residencies with Hedgebrook, Baldwin for the Arts, Millay Arts, and more. A former church kid from the Southwest, Flame's first collection of poetry, Ordinary Cruelty, was published in 2017 through Write Bloody Press. Flame's second book, apocrifa, a love story told in verse, launched in May 2023 from Red Hen Press. Flame is Deputy Publisher at Generous Press, a new romance venture publishing inclusive love stories, and Program Director for Hedgebrook, a literary organization serving women. Amber Flame is a queer Black dandy mama who falls hard for a jumpsuit and some fresh kicks. Presented by Town Hall Seattle and Seattle Public Library. Buy the Book Stag Dance Charlie's Queer Books

Ryler Dustin has represented Seattle on the final stage of the Individual World Poetry Slam and his poems appear in outlets like Verse Daily, Major Jackson's The Slowdown, and The Best of Button Poetry. He is the author of Trailer Park Psalms (University of Pittsburgh Press, 2023) and Heavy Lead Birdsong (Write Bloody Publishing, 2010). He lives in Bellingham, Washington, with his wife and a dog he met while hiking.

In their latest collection of poems, Cave Canem Poetry Prize winner Brionne Janae dives into the deep, unsettled waters of intimate partner violence, queerness, grief, and survival. This event took place on July 6, 2023. “I've decided I can't trust anyone who uses darkness as a metaphor for what they fear,” poet Brionne Janae writes in this stunning new collection, in which the speaker navigates past and present traumas and interrogates familial and artistic lineages, queer relationships, positions of power, and community. Because You Were Mine is an intimate look at love, loneliness, and what it costs to survive abuse at the hands of those meant to be “protectors.” In raw, confessional, image-heavy poems, Janae explores the aftershocks of the dangerous entanglement of love and possession in parent-child relationships. Through this difficult but necessary examination, the collection speaks on behalf of children who were left or harmed as a result of the failures of their parents, their states, and their gods. Survivors, queer folks, and readers of poetry will find recognition and solace in these hard-wrought poems—poems that honor survivorship, queer love, parent wounds, trauma, and the complexities of familial blood. Get Because You Were Mine from Haymarket: https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/... Speakers: Brionne Janae is a poet and teaching artist living in Brooklyn. They are the author of Blessed are the Peacemakers (2021), which won the 2020 Cave Canem Northwestern University Press Poetry Prize, and After Jubilee (2017). Janae is the recipient of the St. Botoloph Emerging Artist award, a Hedgebrook Alum, a proud Cave Canem Fellow, and a 2023 National Endowment of the Arts Creative Writing Fellow. Their poetry has been published in Best American Poetry (2022), Ploughshares, the American Poetry Review, the Academy of American Poets Poem-a-Day, the Sun Magazine, jubilat, and Waxwing among others. Janae is the co-host of the podcast The Slave is Gone. Off the page they go by Breezy. Amber Flame is an interdisciplinary artist whose work garnered residencies with Hedgebrook, Vermont Studio Center, and more. Her first poetry collection, Ordinary Cruelty, was published through Write Bloody Press. Flame is a recipient of Seattle Office of Arts and Culture's CityArtist grant and served as Hugo House's 2017-2019 Writer-in-Residence for Poetry. Krysten Hill is the author of How Her Spirit Got Out (Aforementioned Productions, 2016), which received the 2017 Jean Pedrick Chapbook Prize. Her work has been featured in The Academy of American Poets' Poem-a-Day Series, Poetry Magazine, PANK, Up the Staircase Quarterly, Winter Tangerine Review, and elsewhere. She is recipient of the 2016 St. Botolph Club Foundation Emerging Artist Award, 2020 Mass Cultural Council Poetry Fellowship, and 2023 Vermont Studio Center Residency. JR Mahung is a Belizean-American poet from the South Side of Chicago and one half of the Poetry duo Black Plantains with Malcolm Friend. They teach, write, and study in Amherst, MA. JR is a 2016 Pushcart Prize nominee, a 2017 Emerging Poet's Incubator Fellow, and the 2018 Individual World Poetry Slam representative for the Boston Poetry Slam. Tweet them about rice and beans @jr_mahung. Cynthia Manick is the author of No Sweet Without Brine, editor of The Future of Black: Afrofuturism, Black Comics, and Superhero Poetry, winner of the Lascaux Prize in Collected Poetry, and author of Blue Hallelujahs. She has received fellowships from Cave Canem, Hedgebrook, MacDowell Colony, and Château de la Napoule among other foundations. Watch the live event recording: https://youtube.com/live/oQzdrRc6y7k Buy books from Haymarket: www.haymarketbooks.org Follow us on Soundcloud: soundcloud.com/haymarketbooks

Our host Drew spent a few moments at the Big D Reads '22 city wide event in Dallas, TX (sponsored by Amazon and a host of others) with Joaquín Zihuatanejo. This gentlemen not only appeared HBO's Def Poetry, he won the Individual World Poetry Slam, was the winner of the World Cup of Poetry Slam in 2009, and On April 6, 2022, Zihuatanejo was named the first Poet Laureate of the City of Dallas. Have a listen to this deeply impactful interview from one of Dallas' very own!Available on YouTube: https://youtube.com/channel/UCnkYBkLv5Svd4g4dbHjOcog..To find out more about The Accommodation by Jim Schutze and where locate a copy visit bigdreads.org..http://www.jzthepoet.comIG | @joaquinzihuatanejo

David Gaines is a Black writer, filmmaker and performer based in his hometown of Philadelphia. His work examines Blackness, masculinity, Christianity and mental health through an intersectional lens, and has been featured in the National Black Arts Festival, International Human Rights Art Festival, Write About Now, among many others. David has won numerous national slam poetry championships and placed 4th at the 2017 Individual World Poetry Slam. In 2020, he became the Poet Laureate of Montgomery County, PA and his poetry short film "Fine china." received international acclaim. Using written, visual and physical languages he hopes to make audiences laugh, think and reflect.

Join Chris in conversation with Khalisa Rae, author of Ghost in a Black Girl's Throat (Red Hen Press), about passions, process, pitfalls, and poetry! -- Khalisa Rae is an award-winning multi-hyphenate poet, educator, and journalist based in Durham, NC. She is best known for her community activism and nonprofit management as the co-founder of Poet.she (Greensboro), the Invisibility Project, and Athenian Press- QPOC writer's collective, resource center, and bookstore in Wilmington, NC. As a former English professor and public school teaching artist, Khalisa's passion lies in uplifting women and youth through community engagement. She has served as an outreach and program director for various nonprofits, as well as a teaching artist, and is always looking for a way to give back and serve as a mentor. Her first chapbook, Real Girls Have Real Problems, was published in 2012 by Jacar Press and later adapted into a sold-out play called, “The Seven Deadly Sins of Being a Woman” which was accompanied by a podcast. Her early work with stage performance and slam poetry landed her on stage at the National Poetry Slam, Women of the World Poetry Slam, Individual World Poetry Slam, and Southern Fried Regional Poetry Slam, among others. During her time as Outreach Director of the YWCA, Khalisa completed her MFA at Queens University of Charlotte where she studied under renowned authors, Claudia Rankine and Ada Limon. There she wrote Outside the Canon– a thesis dissertation on the history of spoken word and its isolation from the literary canon as a result of systematic racism. Currently, Khalisa is a 4-time Best of the Net nominee, multi-Pushcart Prize nominee, and the author of the 2021 debut collection, Ghost in a Black Girl's Throat, from Red Hen Press. Khalisa's performance poetry has led her to speak in front of thousands over the course of her career. She is a seasoned conference panelist and speaker, and the founder and creator of #PublishingPaidMe BIPOC Writers/Editors Panel at the AWP conference, as well as annual speaker at the SEWSA Women's Conference. Notably, she is the former Gen Z Culture Editor of Blavity News and former Managing Equity and Inclusion Editor of Carve Magazine. As a champion for Black queer narratives, Khalisa's articles appear in Fodor's, Autostraddle, Vogue, Catapult, LitHub, Bitch Media, Black Femme Collective, Body.com, NBC-BLK, and others. Her work also appears in Electric Lit, Southern Humanities Review, Pinch, Tishman Review, Frontier Poetry, Rust & Moth, PANK, HOBART, among countless others. Poetry has led Khalisa to be a Watering Hole Fellow, Frost Place Fellow, Winter Tangerine Fellow, among other residencies and fellowships. Currently, Khalisa serves as Senior Writer at Jezebel, Assistant Editor of Glass Poetry, and co-founder of Think in Ink and the WOC Speak reading series. You can also find her teaching Spring 2022 at Catapult Classes. Her YA novel in verse, Unlearning Eden, is forthcoming in 2023. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Egyptian born New Zealander Mohamed Hassan is an award-winning writer, journalist and poet. He grew up in Cairo before moving to Auckland. His new essay collection How to be a Bad Muslim explores immigration and grief, Islamaphobia and love, family and society, identity, surveillance, migration and language. It blends storytelling, memoir and non-fiction he maps the experience of being Muslim in the 21st Century. His poems have been shared widely online, and are taught in hundreds of schools internationally. As a journalist, Mohamed covered ethnic affairs at RNZ, investigating counterterrorism, workplace discrimination and Islamophobia. In 2013 he won the Rising Voices Youth Poetry Slam and the National Poetry Slam in 2015, representing New Zealand at the Individual World Poetry Slam held in Arizona in 2016.

E7: Applying Jesus to New Vision - Interview with Xach Blunt Oh Boy! That's right - my guy in the chair - who makes this whole experience possible - is stepping out in front of the mic today! Not that is anything new for Xach. What I learned about him, about his creative work and how he foresees how the Church will engage the next generation, left me wanting to let him just run with this thing all the time! He is the best and really loved talking with him and having him in the hot seat. He is gracious and full of wisdom. Season 2 is intentionally different than Season 1. In this season, we are talking with folks hard at work re-imagining what it means to respond and reform the issues within our society. These conversations are going to help us, in the Church, re-imagine what it means to be a part of the solution - the Kin-Dom Come. About Xach Blunt Xach Blunt is an artist, writer, and lifetime learner. He holds authenticity as his highest standard. Generosity, empathy, compassion, gratitude, and love finds every page and canvas he chooses to strike. Xach's work is dynamic and unprecedented; the breath of fresh air that fills the spirits of those who don't feel as deeply as they once did. His art has received over 10,ooo,ooo views online and has been featured on Afropunk, We Are Mitu, Write About Now, Button Poetry, Culture Clash Magazine and more. Xach Blunt is a Texas Grand Slam Poetry Festival finalist, an Individual World Poetry Slam finalist, and currently racked 4th at the highest level of competitive poetry in the world. Learn more about him on his website, www.xachblunt.com or on Instagram. Applying Jesus is hosted and produced by Amy Vogel, Director of Spiritual Growth for Upper Room Heights and our Technical Director is Xach Blunt. We record at the Chapelwood UMC Digital Studio in Houston, TX. We hope something you heard today deepened your faith, opened your eyes and led you to not only knowing God in a more expansive way, but shifts how you connect, especially with those who are easy to overlook. To find out more about Amy and our church community, go to www.urheights.com or find us on Facebook, Instagram & Youtube. Remember we love you – and there is nothing you can do about it!

Chris sits down with Patrick Roche, author of A Socially Acceptable Breakdown (Button Poetry), for a one-on-one conversation about passions, process, pitfalls, and poetry! Patrick Roche (he/him) is an award-winning poet, performer, mental health advocate, and Carly Rae Jepsen enthusiast from New Jersey. Videos of Patrick's work have amassed over 9.5 million views on YouTube, making him one of the most popular spoken word poets. Patrick has competed or been featured at multiple national and international competitions and festivals, including placing 3rd in the world at the 2016 Individual World Poetry Slam, 2nd at the 2017 Capturing Fire national queer slam, 9th at the 2017 National Poetry Slam as part of the Bowery Slam Team, and 3rd at the 2014 College Unions Poetry Slam Invitational (CUPSI, the national collegiate slam) representing Princeton University. Patrick serves nationally as an ambassador for the JED Foundation, promoting mental and emotional health, suicide prevention, and substance abuse awareness. In recognition of his work as a touring speaker and performer, Patrick was named the 2020 Spoken Word Artist of the Year by APCA (the Association for the Promotion of Campus Activities), and he has featured at numerous conferences and conventions including the national conferences for both APCA and NACA (the National Association for Campus Activities). His solo stage show debuted in 2020 and was featured on BroadwayWorld. It was then selected for Dixon Place's HOT! Festival, the longest-running festival of its kind celebrating LGBTQ theater and art. Patrick is the author of the full-length poetry collection, A Socially Acceptable Breakdown (Button Poetry, 2021). He has also written two chapbooks: Wait 30 Minutes (self-published, 2015) and An Exercise in Necromancy, winner of Bowery Poetry Club's inaugural chapbook competition (Bowery Poetry/The Operating System, 2017). His work has appeared in or been published by Button Poetry, UpWorthy, Buzzfeed, The Huffington Post, NBC LX, MSN, Beech Street Review, Gal Pals Present, Freezeray Press, Voicemail Poems, and his mom's fridge. He has shared stages with Darryl “DMC” McDaniels of RUN DMC, Pitch Perfect star Brittany Snow, Everybody Hates Chris and The Walking Dead star Tyler James Williams, and Olympic Gold Medalist Chamique Holdsclaw, among others. His work explores mental health, grief, sexuality, body image, disordered eating, family, memory, love, joy, pop culture, and everything in between. Patrick is a 2014 graduate of Princeton University, where he studied Classics (specifically Latin and Greek poetry) and Education. He loves his dog very much. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Join hosts Chibbi and Raqui as we welcome Jay Ward to the Words and Sh*t stage! Get to know the person behind the poetry! Jay Ward is a poet and teaching artist from Charlotte, NC. He is a National Slam champion (2018) and an Individual World Poetry Slam champion (2019). Jay currently serves as a Program Director for BreatheInk, where he facilitates writing and performance workshops and coaches youth poets attending Brave New Voices each year. He has attended Breadloaf Writer's Conference, Callaloo, The Watering Hole, and Tin House Winter Workshop. His work can be found in Crabfat Magazine, Lackadaisy Lit Mag, and on Button Poetry.

Boris “Bluz” Rogers has risen through the ranks of spoken word entertainment. He is an Emmy Award winner, has been recognized with an Excellence in Leadership award from the NAACP, is the current Director of Creative Engagement for Blumenthal Performing Arts, and is the slam master and coach of SlamCharlotte - the competitive team of poets whom he led to back to back National Poetry Slam victories in 2007 and 2008 and a historic 3rd win in 2018. Bluz is also a 2010 Southern Fried Poetry Slam Champion. He has featured and hosted at the LA Poetry festival as well as the National Poetry Slam (2012) and the Individual World Poetry Slam (2013). Bluz also served as a delegate and writer for the All-America City awards where he helped Charlotte win the distinction of All-America City.

Not every artist considers their practice a small business, but the government does. Many creatives use this fact to their advantage by using business structures to grow and/or fund their practice. An artist will find several benefits as an independant, for-profit small business, and a non-profit provides another model of funding & structure that’s more commonly recognized by artists. Should an artist consider a non-profit status to help their practice?  We will have two guests to offer their experiences on utilizing these business structures to their benefit.2017 Mayor's Office of Cultural Affairs Artist in Resident and 2016 Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts and The Idea Fund Recipient, Emanuelee Outspoken Bean is a performance poet, writer, compassionate mentor, electric entertainer and educator. Bean uses poetry to collaborate with other mediums and institutions such as being the first poet to perform on a main stage production of Houston Ballet's Play. Also, creating his own festival, Plus Fest the EVERYTHING plus POETRY Festival. That work ethic has taken him to perform in Trinidad to Miami to South Dakota to Broadway, over 35 states, 200 universities, annually performing in front of thousands of people and across the vast Houston Metropolitan where he inspires people from all walks of life. Also, Bean was commissioned to write and perform a national campaign on diversity for Pabst Blue Ribbon and VICE. He was the 2011 Texas poet laureate nominee, ranked 9th in the Individual World Poetry Slam 2013, ranked 2nd in collaborative poetry at Group Piece Finals 2013, and ranked 9th at National Poetry Slam 2014. He started performing spoken-word in 2005. In his senior year at Prairie View A&M, Bean founded and coached the University's first poetry slam team. In their first year, they won the title in their region and grabbed the 8th place ranking in the country at College Union Poetry Slam Invitational (CUPSI '08).Marlana Doyle is originally from Massachusetts and graduated from Point Park University in 2001 with a BA in Dance. Marlana is the former Artistic Director of Met Dance, where she held various positions for seventeen years. Under her direction, Marlana’s vision and leadership catapulted the company to new levels of excellence and growth while holding tightly to the company’s long tradition of diversity and versatility in its dancers, choreographers, collaborators, and content. Marlana is the President & CEO of the Institute of Contemporary Dance Houston which houses Houston Contemporary professional concert dance company and HC2, a youth training company. Marlana is a member of Dance Source Houston, Association of Performing Arts Presenters (APAP) and Dance USA, spending 2009-2012 as an emerging leader at both APAP and Dance USA. She was awarded the Dance USA Leadership Mentee Fellowship for the institute of training in 2012 and was a mentor for the same program in 2019. She also recently completed her three-year tenure as a Dance USA Board of Trustee member and Artistic Director Council Chair. Marlana has also served on many grant and organizational panels for the Houston Arts Alliance and Dance Source Houston. As a performer, Marlana has danced and generated roles in a range of works by renowned choreographers and artists. Marlana is also a guest teacher and an award-winning choreographer for her students in Houston and throughout the United States. She has choreographed for the City of Houston, Levi's and Walmart, Mercury Ensemble, Apollo Chamber Players, Houston Chamber Choir, Houston Symphony, TUTS and Lamar University. She lives in Sugar Land, TX with her husband Ben and her two adorable daughters Olivia and Evie.Music: "Ike is Gone" by Nick GaitanSupport the show (https://fresharts.org/about-fresh-arts/friends-of-fresh-arts/)

Briana Grace Hammerstrom is a poet currently residing in Chico, CA. She has participated in the Individual World Poetry Slam, the National Poetry Slam, and ran the Flagstaff Poetry Slam from 2016 to 2019. Her poetry is varied- from queer joy to sheer outrage, she does what she can to unearth simple truths. You can buy her first chapbook “What Else Can Grow” through Amazon.

ITS Join hosts Chibbi and Eddie V as we welcome Anthony "Big Ant" Gordon to the Words and Sh*t stage! Anthony Gordon is an accomplished educator, slam poet and DJ originally from Detroit, MI. He is a 4-time national slam poet, the 2013 Fort Worth Slam Champion, and finished in the top 30 at 2013 Individual World Poetry Slam in Spokane, WA. Big Ant is also a successful youth slam coach. He was a co-coach for the Forth Write Youth Poetry Slam and the Fresh Ink Poetry Slam (San Antonio) teams and the head coach for the Team Champions of the first DFW Louder Than a Bomb Slam Finals in 2015. He has also opened for poetry legend Nikki Giovanni. Most recently he finished 2nd at the 2018 King Slam in San Antonio and was the winner at the 2020 King Slam during Dream Week. He was also selected twice for the Via Poetry on the Move competition in San Antonio (2016 and 2017). He was named the Best Local DJ at the DFW Poetry Awards and has served as the house DJ for upwards of four Texas slam teams and multiple other venues and events in his career. Gordon has spent 13 years in education as a teacher and both. a campus-based and regional leader throughout the state of Texas. Working predominantly in some of the state's most under-served communities, he has found great and lasting success with his students. He is currently proposing a charter school on San Antonio's Eastside, a community with strong ties to his family's heritage. Gordon's work is inspired by his experience, his hunger for equity, his wife Ashley and his three daughters Shawn, Parker and Carson.

In this episode we talk with Cocoa Flo about her non-profit (4:10) dads stealing toothpaste (10:10) the legend of Fizz (11:45) the importance of mentoring (13:58) W.A.P. (26:48) doing poems in church (32:24) Mall Chi hating to lose (47:35) and of course, we freestyle terribly(85:55) Cocoa Info: Jasmine “Cocoa Flo” Swanagan is an intelligent, unapologetic, and enlightened poetic voice, hailing from the small city of Owensboro, KY. Her small town roots mingled with her experience as a corporate professional lend themselves to make up her unique and incredible style. Lyrically, she is a roaring lioness when she serves due notice to patriarchy, body shaming, and colorism. Her ultimate goal is to empower audiences to think, act, and heal through her transparency and blatant truths. In alignment with her life vision, Cocoa is currently in the process of incorporating a nonprofit organization that supports and empowers black women in postsecondary education through mentorship. Cocoa Flo ranked 11th in the 2019 Individual World Poetry Slam, is a 2x Southern Fried Indie Finalist, as well as a Rustbelt Regional Poetry Slam Indie Finalist. Twitter/IG: thecocoaflo FB: Cocoa Flo Freestyle Beat: "Life" by Mall Chi PoetUp Crew: Twitter: @PoetUpPodcast @mallchi @MrBluz @jayward2030 IG: @PoetUpPodcast @mallchi @bluzbluzbluz @jward2030 Facebook: @PoetUpPodcast Email us at thepoetuppodcast@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/poetup/message

Rashad Wright is the Poet Laureate of Jersey City and the first person to hold this title since 2004. Receiving a BA in Creative Writing from New Jersey City University, he is the only person to be titled the “Grandslam Champion of Jersey City Slam” twice. Rashad has also competed in the 2015 National Poetry Slam in Oakland, California, then again in the 2017 National Poetry Slam in Denver, Colorado. Since 2016, he has coached Jersey City Slam. Also at the 2017 Individual World Poetry Slam in Spokane, Washington, Rashad won 25th in the country. At the 2018 Individual Poetry Slam in San Diego, California, Rashad placed 20th in the country Rashad’s work expands into memoir, fiction, short story, performance art, and music. His work has been published in several online magazines and journals. Please see the link below to his published debut manuscript of Romeo’s Whiskey. https://www.amazon.com/Romeos-Whiskey-Rashad-Wright/dp/1732455759 @write_raw @rashadwrightpoetry Tip N' Tell tipntellpodcast@gmail.com Host & Cover Art: Cydney Williams @cydneywilliamsstudio Sound & Music: Ian Eckstein @ian_eckstein Listen on Breaker, Google Podcasts, Pocket Casts, Radiopublic, Spotify, Copy RSS, Anchor, Apple Podcasts, Youtube, & IGTV Recorded at Mana Contemporary, 888 Newark Ave, Jersey City, NJ 07306 (pre covid-19 pandemic, 2019) Tip N' Tell™ Cydney Williams Studio LLC

Welcome back to another episode of 14 going on forever where I interview people that have made names for themselves. I ask them questions about them from when they were 14 to now and were they wanna 14 years from now. This week I interviewed Jesse Parent. Jesse is a multiple time finalist at international poetry competitions such as the Individual World Poetry Slam, the National Poetry Slam, the Ill List, the Rustbelt Regional Poetry Slam, and the Ontario International Poetry Slam. His book, The Noise That Is Not You, has gone through multiple publications after selling out, repeatedly, and his poetry has been seen by millions of people all over the world. He concentrates on theatrical presentation, narrative structures, and themes around family and religion. You can find out more about Jesse at www.JesseParent.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/itztotallylayla/message

In this episode of House of Grace, I have the great honor to interview the devotional artist, spiritual teacher, Tantrika, award-winning poet and beautiful human Ekabhumi Ellik. You may know his drawings from the books “Shakti Awakening” by Sally Kempton or “Tantra Illuminated” by Dr. Christopher Wallis. Get to know the fascinating person behind the pictures in this honest and open interview. We talk about how Ekabhumi found spirituality, about awakening, his relationship to Kali, his devotion, losing everything, spiritual art and how he creates it, we talk about Dharma and what it means to him and how it is to live in a Christian-tantric-marriage. I was so overwhelmed by the beauty of everything he said that at a certain point I even lost my words. Apologies for that, but you will understand why, when you listen to this more than inspiring, incredible kind and modest human. Please take some minutes and enjoy this talk between two people, who meet each in other in the raw and vulnerable place of honesty. I hope this conversation and Ekabhumis words spark as much inspiration for you as it did for me. Enjoy.

A headless chicken proves sometimes urban legends are true, playground bullies expose dark secrets during a “pantsing” epidemic, and a young man comes out to his parents. Snap Judgment presents, “The 2019 Gratitude Special."  We are grateful to tell stories and we are so so thankful for you Snappas! For all the love and support you have shown this crazy ridiculous enterprise that is Snap Judgment, thank you. STORIES Anti-Traditions Glynn has an amazing Thanksgiving tradition... and it happens after Thanksgiving. The Headless Chicken Some schoolyard stories are true… For more information about Mike The Headless Chicken, including Fruita, Colorado’s annual Mike The Headless Chicken Festival, be sure to check out miketheheadlesschicken.org.Produced by, Joe Rosenberg, original score by Renzo Gorrio with additional instrumentation by Andrew Vickers Playground Bullies and Dark Secrets (Snap LIVE in Los Angeles) In middle school, Mike has a secret. But no one has ever seen "it." Until a dreaded epidemic strikes his school… "pantsing." "Mighty" Mike McGee is an international spoken word artist, writer, performer, speaker, slam poet and comic. McGee is the first slam poet to win both the American National Poetry Slam Individual Grand Championship and the Individual World Poetry SlamChampionship. Watch the Snap LIVE performance!  Original Score composed and performed by Alex Mandel and the Snap Judgment Playaz (Tim Frick and David Brandt). When Are You Going to Get Married? For Ben Nakamura, coming out gay to his parents was not exactly like ripping off a band-aid... Produced by Liz Jones, original score by Renzo Gorrio Season 10 Episode 33  

Thabani Tshuma shares some of his award-winning writing and performance skills this week on Spoken Word!A shortlist nominee for The 2019 Melbourne Spoken Word Prize, Thabani's work explores mental health, addiction, generational trauma and time travel, captivating audiences with its raw honesty and humour.Winner of the 2019 Slamalamadingdong! Poetry Slam, Thabani has recently returned from the Individual World Poetry Slam in the USA, where he represented Melbourne. * Note: this show contains some course language, and discusses themes of drug addiction.

"It's traumatizing when others want to physically hurt you because they don't like who you are." - George Lee Award winning poet and author of "In Bloom", George Lee, bravely shares his painful journey of coming to terms with his sexuality, and overcoming the sexual trauma/physical abuse he experienced as a young boy. For years he turned to drinking as a way to cope with his pain and confusion, but no longer uses it to numb himself. "Now I sit in the abyss...It's in the examination of self you start to heal, and you begin to find your worth." George passionately helps others overcome their pain through his poetry, and is a strong advocate for instilling worth in the LGBTQ+ youth. Follow him on IG @GeorgeLe3 George Lee is a poet and the author of, "In Bloom". He won the opportunity to represent San Antonio, TX at the Individual World Poetry Slam and placed in the top 40 of the world. He's a strong supporter of the LGBTQ+ youth community. His book is helping raise the whisper around sex trauma, inclusion and self acceptance. "Keep exploring yourself and know that you are valid. Know that you are beautiful and complete." IG @GeorgeLe3 FB https://www.facebook.com/florezzz Subscribe to podcast at http://bit.ly/SacredStoriesiTunes

"It's traumatizing when others want to physically hurt you because they don't like who you are." - George Lee Award winning poet and author of "In Bloom", George Lee, bravely shares his painful journey of coming to terms with his sexuality, and overcoming the sexual trauma/physical abuse he experienced as a young boy. For years he turned to drinking as a way to cope with his pain and confusion, but no longer uses it to numb himself. "Now I sit in the abyss...It's in the examination of self you start to heal, and you begin to find your worth." George passionately helps others overcome their pain through his poetry, and is a strong advocate for instilling worth in the LGBTQ+ youth. Follow him on IG @GeorgeLe3 George Lee is a poet and the author of, "In Bloom". He won the opportunity to represent San Antonio, TX at the Individual World Poetry Slam and placed in the top 40 of the world. He's a strong supporter of the LGBTQ+ youth community. His book is helping raise the whisper around sex trauma, inclusion and self acceptance. "Keep exploring yourself and know that you are valid. Know that you are beautiful and complete." IG @GeorgeLe3 FB https://www.facebook.com/florezzz Subscribe to podcast at http://bit.ly/SacredStoriesiTunes

Steven Willis uses his writing background to creatively articulate the intricacies of African American culture. With art heavily influenced by urban life and religion, Steven mixes elements of hip hop and performance with formal teachings of history and anthropology to help express his eclectic personal narrative. Willis began doing spoken word at the age of 15 as a participant of Louder Than A Bomb and has performed for the likes of Hip Hop artist David Banner and Olympic Track Gold Medalist Sonya Richards Ross. Wills is a contributing writer to the BreakBeat Poets Anthology, NYU’s National Council for Teacher of English Journal, Manhattanville College’s Graffiti Magazine and is a 3 time Individual World Poetry Slam finalist. He is currently an MFA Candidate in Theatre at the University of Iowa. Connect with Steven Website: www.stevenwillispoetry.com Twitter: @stevenawillis Instagram: @stevenantoinewillis Are you looking to find your purpose, navigate transition or fix your relationships, all with a powerful group of men from around the world? Check out The Alliance and join me today.  Check out our Facebook Page or the Men's community. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts  | Spotify For more episodes visit us at ManTalks.com | Facebook | Instagram | Twitter    Did you enjoy the podcast? If so please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher. It helps our podcast get into the ears of new listeners, which expands the ManTalks Community Editing & Mixing by: Aaron The Tech

Jordan Hamel (on the Individual World Poetry Slam 2019 Championships in San Diego) Interview by Rafael Clarke on Radio One 91fm Dunedin

Jordan Hamel (on the Individual World Poetry Slam 2019 Championships in San Diego) Interview by Rafael Clarke on Radio One 91fm Dunedin

In this episode, we discuss: What is a deity and the spectrum of deities Different ways to approach deities (as a person with whom you have a personal relationship or an impersonal supreme that is beyond names and forms) The role of sacred art in nourishing our spiritual nature How to discern which type of sacred art to use Eka's recent work on altars and having a place of divinity in your home What a simple deity altar would include Main misrepresentations and appropriations and why this matters as a practitio Ekabhumi Charles Ellik is an award-winning poet, author, illustrator, yoga instructor and arts educator with 18 years of international teaching experience. Through a ritualized and meditative creative method, he makes artworks for ceremonial and educational use that help people deepen their spiritual practice, recognize the divinity of common experiences, and find meaning in the beauty of our world. His artworks may be found in yoga studios, private homes, and on altars around the world. He is currently part of the core faculty of livingsanskrit.com. His name was given by his first guru during a formal initiation ceremony into a tantric yoga lineage in 2005. Since that time, he has studied with many spiritual teachers and traditional artists both in India and the States. His art teachers include eminent western figurative painters like Domenic Cretara, as well as Newar artist Dinesh Charan Shrestha, Bikanir-style miniature painter Mahaveer Swami, Thangka painter Andy Weber, and yantra painter Mavis Gewant. Ekabhumi’s writing and artwork has been published widely, appearing in anthologies and journals like The Poetry of Yoga, Berkeley Fiction Review, and Pearl, as well as books like Shiva’s Trident by Swami Khecharanatha, Tantra Illuminated by Christopher Hareesh Wallis and Awakening Shakti by Sally Kempton. His instructional Shakti Coloring Book and the uplifting Bhakti Coloring Book are now available world-wide from Sounds True Press. Though his first love is the arts, he has a wide range of interests that are reflected in his many past occupations: event producer, stock options broker, handyman, journalist, ski boot fitter, competitive surfer and champion sailor. He toured internationally as a performance poet, and the poets he coached won numerous regional and national titles. He facilitated writer’s groups, hosted poetry readings, and organized spoken-word festivals for nearly 20 years, culminating in the acclaimed 2009 Individual World Poetry Slam. Ekabhumi is an inspiring, playful yet methodical teacher who helps students cultivate deeper intuitive states. For nearly two decades, he variously taught yoga, painting, public speaking, and creative writing to students ranging from kindergarten to post-graduate level. Much of his time is now spent creating educational material about interpreting, making, and utilizing sacred art of the dharma traditions. On weekends, he can be found in his garden practicing silence and learning directly from Nature.

In this episode Joel interviews American Spoken Word Artist Carrie Rudzinski now living in New Zealand. Carrie shares about what she needs in her life to move herself forward as an artist and how poetry can then move society forward. Carrie Rudzinski is a renowned performance poet. Born in Illinois and an alumni of Emerson College, Rudzinski has toured and travelled throughout the world, including to many sold-out shows in New Zealand. She has published four collections of poetry, A History of Silence (2010), The Endless Return Home (2012), The Shotgun Speaks (2013)and The Blood Mouth (2014). A champion performance poet, in 2014 Rudzinski achieved 4th Place at the Women of the World Poetry Slam and in 2013 she won 7th Place at the Individual World Poetry Slam. Rudzinski currently lives in Auckland.  _______________________________ Music in todays episode is from Zach Winters- you can find his work at http://www.zachwinters.com Theme MUSIC by Joshua Fuhrmeister-  www.joshf.com.au. ____________________________________ SUPPORT the DEEP PLACE with a monthly amount at https://www.patreon.com/thedeepplacepodcast Find Joel's work at- www.joelmckerrow.com. Find Joy Prouty's work at- www.theproutys.co FIND the podcast at www.thedeepplacepodcast.com JOIN the Podcast FB community at https://www.facebook.com/groups/thedeepplacepodcast Check out the INSTAGRAM at https://www.instagram.com/thedeepplacepodcast The Deep Place is sponsored by https://www.whitley.edu.au ___________________________

Emanuelee "Outspoken Bean” is a performance poet, writer, compassionate mentor, electric entertainer, and an educator. Bean travels the country performing his original works and inspiring creative minds. Bean is a military brat but, calls San Antonio, Texas home and since high school Bean has been producing shows and performing continuously. That work ethic has taken him to Trinidad to Miami to South Dakota to Off-Broadway New York City and across the vast Houston Metropolitan where he inspires people from all walks of life to find and claim their voice. He is a 2011 Texas Poet Laureate nominee, ranked 9th in the Individual World Poetry Slam 2013, ranked 2nd in collaborative poetry at Group Piece Finals 2013 and, is ranked 11th at National Poetry Slam 2014 (both with Houston VIP). He started performing spoken-word in 2005. In his senior year at Prairie View A&M, Bean founded and coached the University’s first poetry slam team. In their first year, they won the title in their region and grabbed the 8th place ranking in the country at College Union Poetry Slam Invitational (CUPSI ’08). Bean has also worked with the Harris County Department of Education, Houston’s Young Audiences: Arts for Learning and Texas Commission for the Arts, Houston Grand Opera, and coached Miami’s youth poetry slam team, Tiger-tail WordSpeak in the summer 2016.  He serves as the Project Coordinator, Lead Coach and mentor for Meta-Four Houston, a project under Writers in the Schools’ WITS Performance program. Where professional performance/slam poets encourage self expression and literacy among Houston’s youth through creative writing and performance.

Rage Almighty is a Boston native and current Dallas resident who has successfully mastered the craft of poetry, hosting and acting. He has made a reputable name for himself through travel and social media evident in the video for his poem “Depression” reaching over 100,000 views on YouTube for example. Some of his greatest accomplishments include being the opening act for hip hop artists Brand Nubian, T.I., and Dead Prez, soul singers Kindred the Family Soul, Chrisette Michelle, Urban Mystic and the Punany Poets as well as world renowned poets Saul Williams and Nikki Giovanni. Rage is the 2013 Dallas Grand Slam Champion, a 4x Dallas Slam Team member, Inkwell Slam Team member, and top 20 finalist at the 2012 Individual World Poetry Slam. His performance credits have earned him two 2014 North Texas Spoken Word Awards for Poet of the Year and Erotic Poet of the Year as well as 2014 National Poetry Award for Best Spoken Word Album “lust.sex.love&heartbrake.(in that exact order)”. Rage is also very much a social activist who focuses on helping young people to express themselves positively through art. Above that, one of his most shining achievement was appearing on national TV in Season 4 of Lexus’ Verses and Flow on TV One. When it comes to creativity, Rage is among one of the best utilizing satire to comment on social issues. He is one of a kind and a legend in the making.

Kay joins us just before their trip to Flagstaff, Arizona, for the Individual World Poetry Slam.

Poetry Northwest‘s monthly podcast series, The Subvocal Zoo, features editors and friends of the magazine interviewing poets. Each episode features lively conversation between writers in a different location. Episode 9 features Danez Smith in conversation with William Camponovo during the 2015 AWP Conference in Minneapolis. Topics of discussion include the importance of community; The Dark Noise Collective; composing for the page vs. composing for performance; Ocean Vuong, Chinaka Hodge, Patricia Smith; Yusef Komunyakaa; The BreakBeat Poets and the April 2015 issue of Poetry magazine. iTunes | Stitcher | RSS Danez Smith is the author of [insert] boy (2014, YesYes Books), winner of the 2014 Lambda Literary Award for Gay Poetry and “Black Movie,” winner of the 2014 Button Poetry Chapbook Prize. His second full-length collection will be published by Graywolf Press in 2017. His work has been published & featured widely including in Poetry Magazine, Beloit Poetry Journal, Buzzfeed, Blavity, and Ploughshares. He is a 2014 Ruth Lilly – Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Fellow, a Cave Canem and VONA alum, and a recipient of a McKnight Foundation Fellowship. He is a two time Individual World Poetry Slam finalist, placing second in 2014. He edits for The Offing and is a founding member …

This week we present poet Desireé Dallagiacomo.Desireé Dallagiacomo is the 3rd ranked lady poet at the 2015 Women of the World Poetry Slam, 3rd ranked poet at the 2014 Individual World Poetry Slam. 3rd ranked (as a member of Slam new Orleans) at the 2014 National Poetry Slam. You can find her at poemsbydes.tumblr.com/@WANPoetrywriteaboutnowpoetry.comyoutube.com/WANpoetryfacebook.com/WANpoetrywanpoetry.tumblr.comHosted by Davis Land.davisland.infoDesireé Dallagiacomo’s performance recorded at AvantGarden in Houston, TX.Arranged in Bryan, TXMusic from dustmoteshttp://feeds.feedburner.com/WANPoetryhttp://archive.org/download/DesMixdown/Des_mixdown.mp3

In case you didn't hear, Final Stage at the 2013 Individual World Poetry Slam ended with an historic first. Hear the story from special correspondents Jesse Parent, Greg Harries, and Chris August. Then, analyze the crud out of that story with the help of our hosts: Simone Beaubien, Zeke Russell, and Kevin Spak. Slam Center is produced by Andy Locke.

Your favorite poetry slam podcast is back! This time, we're bringing you re-caps and analysis from the 2013 Individual World Poetry Slam in Spokane, WA. Learn all about IWPS from defending 2012 champion Ed Mabrey. Then find out what went down in the last-chance slam and on night one through first-hand accounts from Carrie Rudzinski, Jesse Parent, Stephen Meads, Aaron Samuels, Greg Harries, Chris August, and Rowie Shebala. Hosted by Kevin Spak and Zeke Russell. Produced by Andy Locke.

The second night of the Individual World Poetry Slam is always full of surprises, and this year was no exception. Hear about all the action first-hand from Bobby Crawford, Karen G., Carrie Rudzinski, Greg Harries, Chris August, Sam Mercer, Ed Mabrey, and Jesse Parent. Hosted by Kevin Spak and Zeke Russell. Produced by Andy Locke.