Podcasts about national poetry slam champion

Hakim Bellamy served as the Inaugural Poet Laureate for the City of Albuquerque (2012-2014) and recently completed a four year Mayoral appointment as the Deputy Director for the Department of Arts & Culture at the City of Albuquerque. Bellamy is a W. K. Kellogg Foundation Community Leadership Network Fellow, a Kennedy Center Citizen Artist Fellow, an Academy for the Love of Learning Fellow, Western States Arts Alliance Launchpad Fellow, Santa Fe Arts Institute Food Justice Fellow, New Mexico Strategic Leadership Institute alum and Citizen University Civic Seminary Fellow. In 2012 he published his first collection of poetry, SWEAR (West End Press/University of New Mexico Press), and it landed him the Working Class Studies Tillie Olsen Award for Literature in 2012. In 2019 his book We Are Neighbors (co-created with photographer and book designer Justin Thor Simenson) was shortlisted for the New Mexico-Arizona Book Awards. His latest title Commissions y Corridos (UNM Press) published in 2022 is his seventh book. With an M.A. in Communications from the University of New Mexico (UNM), Bellamy holds a juris doctor from the University of New Mexico School of Law and has held adjunct faculty positions at UNM and the Institute of American Indian Arts. A National Poetry Slam Champion, Bellamy has performed his work in at least seven countries and continues to leverage his art to transform his communities.Learn more about Hakim at www.hakimbellamy.com.

Join the conversation by letting us know what you think about the episode!It's time for the next installment of our Banned Books Series! This month's book is The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo. Published in 2018, The Poet X tells the story of a 15-year-old Dominican American girl finding her voice as she grows up and comes to terms with life, school, and family.Although The Poet X is classified as a Young Adult book there's more than enough substance for "not so young" adults to hold on to. Join us in the discussion and let us know what you thought of the book if you've already read it or let us know what has tempted you to pick it up if you haven't yet. About Elizabeth Acevedo:Elizabeth Acevedo was the 2022 Young People's Poet Laureate and the New York Times-bestselling author of The Poet X, which won the National Book Award for Young People's Literature, the Michael L. Printz Award, the Pura Belpré Award, the Carnegie medal, the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award, and the Walter Award. She is also the author of With the Fire on High—which was named a best book of the year by the New York Public Library, NPR, Publishers Weekly, and School Library Journal—and Clap When You Land, which was a Boston Globe–Horn Book Honor book and a Kirkus finalist.She holds a BA in Performing Arts from The George Washington University and an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Maryland. Acevedo is also a National Poetry Slam Champion.Support the showBe part of the conversation by sharing your thoughts about this episode, what you may have learned, how the conversation affected you. You can reach Raquel and Jennifer on IG @madnesscafepodcast or by email at madnesscafepodcast@gmail.com.Share the episode with a friend and have your own conversation. And don't forget to rate and review the show wherever you listen!Thanks!

The de facto poet laureate of corporate America, National Poetry Slam Champion and Grammy nominee Sekou Andrews talks about poetry, music, justice, love and fatherhood, the challenges of being a trailblazer in the business world, how he uses his poetic voice to inspire and train speakers and business leaders and offers hints on how to deal and pivot through disruptive times through resilience and intention.  Thank you for listening. Please check out @lateboomers on Instagram and our website lateboomers.biz. If you enjoyed this podcast and would like to watch it or listen to more of our episodes, you will find Late Boomers on your favorite podcast platform and on our new YouTube Late Boomers Podcast Channel. We hope we have inspired you and we look forward to your becoming a member of our Late Boomers family of subscribers. 

Join us on The CLS Experience as we sit down with IN-Q, a national poetry slam champion, multi-platinum songwriter, and globally acclaimed speaker. IN-Q takes us on a riveting journey through his life, from penning hits like "Love You Like a Love Song" to inspiring change through transformational workshops. Let's get into it!On today's episode of The CLS Experience, we have a very exclusive treat. Named to Oprah's SuperSoul 100 list of the world's most influential thought leaders in 2016, he IS a National Poetry Slam Champion, multi-platinum songwriter, and world-renowned speaker, AND the best-selling author of Inquire Within, No big deal. His profound insights and magnetic energy combined With, poetry videos that have amassed over 60 million views and a stand-up poetry special streaming on Amazon Prime, his impact echoes through the digital and real worlds alike, BIG facts. As a songwriter, his creativity has touched millions, crafting hits like “Love You Like a Love Song” by Selena Gomez, which went multi-platinum and secured him a BMI award. He has collaborated with icons such as Miley Cyrus and Foster the People, contributing to soundtracks that have penetrated souls across the globe. Beyond his artistic achievements, he's a beacon for companies like Nike, Instagram, and Google, where he leads transformational storytelling workshops. His life's work is to entertain, inspire, and challenge us all to look deeper into the human experience and to live with purpose. He's just a juggernaut in all facets of life and an extraordinary human being. Please welcome the insightful, transformative, abundant and handsome, the multifaceted IN-Q. 12:37 - Navigating the Intersection of Poetry and Personal Growth23:57 - Achieving Balance in Personal and Professional Development34:23 - The Transformative Power of Workshops and Creative Expression49:37 - Unleashing Your Full Potential Beyond Known Boundaries53:59 - Rapid fire questionsGet IN-Q's Journal Hear His Music HereTo join our community click here.➤ To connect with IN-Q follow IN-Q on Instagram➤ Order a copy of my new book The Reinvention Formula today! ➤ Join our CLS texting community for free daily inspiration and business strategies to elevate your day, text (917) 634-3796To follow The CLS Experience and connect with Craig on Social Media:➤ INSTAGRAM➤ FACEBOOK➤ TIKTOK➤ YOUTUBE➤ WEBSITE➤ LINKEDIN➤ TWITTER

About: Elizabeth Acevedo is the New York Times-bestselling author of The Poet X, which won the National Book Award for Young People's Literature, the Michael L. Printz Award, the Pura Belpré Award, the Carnegie medal, the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award, and the Walter Award. She is also the author of numerous other titles including Family Lore; With the Fire on High, which was named a best book of the year by the New York Public Library, NPR, Publishers Weekly, and School Library Journal; and Clap When You Land, a Boston Globe–Horn Book Honor book and a Kirkus finalist. Acevedo has been a fellow of Cave Canem, Cantomundo, and a participant in the Callaloo Writer's Workshops. She is a National Poetry Slam Champion, and resides in Washington, DC with her husband.       Find out more at gloryedim.com

Rob Waters, Gomeroi poet and storyteller and the current Australian Poetry Slam champion joined me for a rich and deep conversation about an all-encompassing spirituality that exists beyond the boxes of a compartmentalised life. Rob shares about the grounding role of Country and Story from a First Nations perspective. We then explore the prophetic role of the poets in speaking truth in an unjust world, while also acknowledging that listening ought to precede speaking. Towards the end of the conversation Rob shares two powerful poems and some particularly poignant and challenging stories. There's great wisdom here for those who take the time to open their hearts and listen. Big love to Rob for sharing with us ❤️ Sign up to our mailing list:https://spiritualmisfits.com.au/Join our online Facebook community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/spiritualmisfitspodcastSupport the pod:https://spiritualmisfits.com.au/support-us/Send us an email: Spiritualmisfits@outlook.comView all episodes at: https://spiritualmisfits.buzzsprout.com

This week on The Maris Review, Maris talks with Elizabeth Acevedo about her new book Family Lore, out from Ecco. Elizabeth Acevedo is the New York Times-bestselling author of The Poet X, which won the National Book Award for Young People's Literature. She is also the author of With the Fire on High and Clap When You Land. She is a National Poetry Slam Champion, and resides in Washington, DC with her loves. Her debut novel for an adult audience is called Family Lore. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Her Many Voices Foundation is delighted to present our final Lunch and Learn for 2022 featuring Theo E.J. Wilson!Born with a stutter, Theo E.J. Wilson overcame his speech impediment to become a National Poetry Slam Champion, stage actor, TED Talks presenter, lecturer at universities and corporations across the country, and star of new History Channel series "I Was There".Now, Theo shares his knowledge about public speaking with the world.He has been featured on BuzzFeed, CNN, Good Day Canada, and TV One, with over 15 million views online.Theo's Website: https://spitfirepublicspeaking.com/This conversation will be facilitated by Myrna James. James is a publisher, journalist, and interpreter of high tech. Her publication Apogeo Spatial illuminates how data from space is used to study the earth for the sake of humanity.Produced by Aicila Lewis. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's been a tough secret to keep but we are delighted to announce the winner of this year's Bruce Mason Playwriting Award. The $10,000 prize goes to Chinese-Kiwi, Christchurch-based playwright Nathan Joe. The award hopes to encourage the winner to keep writing for the theatre and that's exactly what Nathan intends to do. It's a busy year for Nathan. He's also won a 2022 Grimshaw Sargeson Literary Fellowship, based at the Sargeson Centre in Auckland where he'll work on his new play called Personal Essays. Before then, Auckland Theatre Company is staging his provocative work Scenes From A Yellow Peril about racism and privilege in Aotearoa, as part of next year's programme. In addition, Nathan Joe's the 2020 National Poetry Slam Champion, but he won't be able to defend that title because it clashes with next year's Auckland Pride Festival that he's also involved with! Where does he find the time? Nathan talks to Lynn Freeman about how much of a morale boost winning the Playwriting Award has been for him.

In this week's Side B episode Elizabeth is given a run for her money with the incredible spoken word poetry of Singapore's Victoria Lim. Religion, by Victoria Lim, is the first spoken word piece to be featured on I Offer Poetry and since it is a lesser known piece, it required our host to do a lot more supposition and exploration of her own feelings and relationship to the poem. Poet Victoria Lim spent her childhood in Penang, Malaysia and moved to Singapore when she was nine. She began writing poetry in 2010 and became Singapore's National Poetry Slam Champion in 2013. Lim is a theatre practitioner and is especially well known for her contributions to performance poetry. She is a founding member of the all-female spoken word collective, Sekaliwags, and has performed at Lit-Up! Festival (Singapore) and Cooler Lumpur Festival (Malaysia). Throughout this episode we engage with themes of growing up, indulging complacency, and what it means to be a modern romantic partner. Elizabeth sounds off on how she also sees the temptation to use religion as an escape from heavy thoughts and daily patterns.  “I love sharing contemporary poets, because I think that's something we miss out on. I've mentioned before I think we do a lot of reading the poetry of, quite honestly, dead white men in the American education system. And I think it's exciting to find new voices, but especially contemporary voices, and remind ourselves that poetry is a living breathing thing. People are still writing poetry.” - Elizabeth Ellson   Timestamps: 00:00:48 Poem Reading (Elizabeth) 00:04:42 Author Info 00:06:30 Elizabeth's Relationship to the Poem 00:25:10 Pause / Poem Reading (Elizabeth) 00:30:17 Reflection & Invitation to Write Us!   Poem & Links: Religion by Victoria Lim (© 2015) The Icarus Delusion (V. Lim Poem) Clotheshorse (V. Lim Poem) Four & Twenty Blackbirds (Nursery Rhyme History)   I.O.P. Lexicon: Banal: (adjective) devoid of freshness or originality, commonplace    Where to find our host Elizabeth: @ellsonelizabeth    |   Twitter   Where to find us: @iofferpoetry   |   Instagram  @iofferpoetry   |  Twitter iofferpoetry@gmail.com   Produced & Edited by John Campione: Campiaudio.com   |   @campiaudio campiaudio@gmail.com   Music @zacharymanno | Art @sammycampioneart

They often say you shouldn't meet people you admire because they may disappoint you. After over a decade of following slam poet, thespian, and organizer Mayda Del Valle's career and creative works, I have to say I was not disappointed. Despite being nervous to meet this Def Poetry Jam star, Mayda has a way of disarming you with her charm and contagious laughter. We spoke about her iconic poem, "To All The Boys I've Loved Before" which can be seen here, which is one of my favorite pieces from Mayda. We discussed her upbringing in Chicago, how hip-hop influenced her life, and the role that community organizing played in making her the storyteller that she is. Guest Bio: Poet and performer Mayda Del Valle has been described by the Chicago Sun Times as having “a way with words. Sometimes they seem to flutter and roll off her lips. Other times they burst forth like a comet streaking across a nighttime sky.” Born and raised on the Southside of Chicago. She is the author of A South Side Girl's Guide to Love and Sex , The University of Hip Hop and was a winner of the 2016 Drinking Gourd Chapbook Poetry Prize from Northwestern University Press. She appeared on six episodes of the HBO series Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry, and was a contributing writer and original cast member of the Tony Award winning Def Poetry Jam on Broadway. She began her artistic career at the Nuyorican Poets Café, where she was the 2001 Grand Slam Champion, and went on to become the National Poetry Slam Champion in the same year. She was the youngest poet, and the first Latinx person to do so. She has appeared in Urban Latino, Latina Magazine, Mass Appeal, The Source, The New York Times and was named by Smithsonian Magazine as one of America's Young Innovators in the Arts and Sciences. Oprah's “O” Magazine selected her as one of 20 women for the first ever “O Power List”, a group of visionary women making a mark in business, politics, and the arts. She has performed at venues across the world, including the White House in May of 2009, by invitation of President Obama and the First Lady. She has also served as a mentor and educator in the non-profit world, teaching poetry and performance to incarcerated youth. She currently works in the tech industry at Snap Inc. facilitating talking circles and developing curriculum to support company wide DEI initiatives that scale empathy and understanding. Mayda had also been a devoted student of various healing practices and African Traditional Religions. She is a third degree Reiki Master, and completed a two year Indigenous African Spiritual Technologies program with respected Dagara elder Malidoma Some. Soon after she was led into the ancient Yoruba spiritual tradition of Ifa. She was initiated into the mysteries of the ocean deity, Olokun in 2017. Her initiated name is Olokuntumise, which means “Olokun has repaired my life.” You can learn more about her by visiting: https://www.maydadelvalle.com/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In this episode we talk with playwright, author, poet, battle rapper and National Poetry Slam Champion both team (2018) and individual (2019) Breeze. We talk about Breeze's passion for poetry, Jay Ward tells us how he knows Breeze is from the hood (8:55) Breeze finds his tribe (21:35), we not in this b***h to be in this b***h (33:55) who's riding with you (41:25) you never seen a zen mode Breeze (63:45) and tender Breeze (64:35) and of course we freestyle. Breeze Info: Breeze "ILifeThis" The Poet is a spoken word artist, author, playwright, host, and battle rapper who has been performing professionally for the better part of 9yrs. Born in Richmond Virginia, now residing in Charlotte, Nc, Breeze has an amazing amount of accomplishments. -Creator of LifeLinePoetry...an organization that strives for the growth of spoken word artists in performance/writing/and the science of slam Breeze lives out the idea of "LoveAnyWay" ...a belief that love is the key ingredient needed to be relevant in this craft. Love enough to want to listen, learn, inform, inspire, enlighten and grow. Love also motivates one to always be honest in everything they do. And he sets out to give the truest parts of himself every opportunity he gets!! Check out his website for more info: www.breezethepoet.com Follow Breeze on IG @brzthepoet on Twitter @brzthepoet Freestyle Beat: “Old School” by 24K PoetUp Crew: Twitter: @PoetUpPodcast @mallchi @MrBluz @jayward2030 IG: @PoetUpPodcast @mallchi @bluzbluzbluz @jward2030 Facebook: @PoetUpPodcast Email us at thepoetuppodcast@gmail.com Visit our website: www.poetuppodcast.com Rate us, Review us tell a friend about us. Thank you for listening. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/poetup/message

IN-Q is a National Poetry Slam Champion, award-winning poet, bestselling author, and multi-platinum songwriter. His groundbreaking achievements include being named to Oprah's SuperSoul 100 list of the world's most influential thought leaders being the first spoken word artist to perform with Cirque Du Soleil, and being featured on A&E, ESPN, and HBO's Def Poetry Jam. He has inspired audiences around the world through his live performances and storytelling workshops. Many of his recent poetry videos have gone viral with over 70 million views combined. Leading organizations including Nike, Instagram, Spotify, Google, Lululemon, Live Nation, Shazam, The Grammy Foundation, and many more have brought IN-Q in to motivate their teams through his keynote speeches and acclaimed storytelling workshop. It's a transformational bonding experience for companies who want to share their story more authentically. Inquire Within is an extraordinary collection of IN-Q's poetry, his work, his words, and his wisdom. Here are some power takeaways from today's conversation: Launching his book during the pandemic and at the height of fear How he got into spoken poetry and where poetry is right now in popular culture The New You Workshop Leading by example even through your vulnerability A taste of his favorite poem about capturing pictures vs. capturing moments Meditation and breathing techniques that he's practicing Episode Highlights: Finding the Silver Linings Everyone defines themselves, consciously or unconsciously, by the external world, especially in a capitalist society. We're all trying to accomplish something. It's a complicated dichotomy to figure out how to use that as fuel to achieve your goals. But at the same time, to not be so attached to your expectations that you allow it to steal your joy. There's always going to be more. There is never an end to more. So if more is your goal, you're always going to come off short. The purpose of life is not to have this much or who you know, or what you've achieved. It's not even what you do in the world. It's who you are in this moment. In the neverending now. It's the joy of being alive and the miracle of being alive. A Few Lines from His Favorite Poem When you notice something beautiful do you think that's a beautiful moment, or that would be a beautiful picture? When you attempt to capture something, do you alter its very nature? Can you sit with the uncertainty like God's other creatures? Do you have to freeze a memory to immortalize its features? Do you need to prove that you were there in order to exist? Do you crave the recognition in a way you can't admit? Do you wrestle with impermanence with poison on your lips? Do you resist the emptiness by trying to imprison bliss? Capturing Pictures vs. Capturing Moments By taking pictures, it's how we prove that we were there. This is the thing that gives us value so much so that we actually miss being there. We don't notice what's actually around us. And in that way, we missed our lives. Resources Mentioned: https://in-q.com/ Book: Inquire Within The New You Workshop Follow IN-Q on Facebook and Instagram.

Today on Life with Britney: A Peculiar Podcast, we have special guest Angelo Geter. Angelo and I go way back and it was so fun catching up with him unfolding his various projects. Not only is he Poet Laureate for Rock Hill, Sc, National Poetry Slam Champion and Director of Campus programming for Student Life for Winthrop University, he continues help others overcome grief and give such a positive vibe to all he meets. He also drops so many gems through out this episode! Come Join the conversation! Follow on IG and Twitter: eyeambic Facebook: Angelo Geter site: www.angelogeter.com Young, Black and Windowed Podcast: IG- ybwcharlotte Link to Still Dreaming Poetry Competition: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEqceqpqzkqHNcEa8OquNF3nC4Qcd0BmWH_

Today on the PodKast we have National Poetry Slam Champion, Hip Hop culture keeper hailing from Durham, North Carolina, G Yamazawa. He talks on the grassroots poetry movement to his move to LA to pursue music. https://www.instagram.com/gyamazawa https://www.twitter.com/gyamazawa https://www.youtube.com/user/gyamazawa https://www.facebook.com/gyamazawa/ https://gyamazawa.com/ Golden Rule 1:32:50 "I've always loved my art and I've loved art more than money, and I've always loved people more than art. So I've kind of lived by that for sure where my art always is more important that the money is and the people involved with the forms and the people in general will always trump the art itself." --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/kinjazpodkast0/support

Sekou Andrews is one of the hottest and most unique speakers in the business today. A Grammy-Nominated Spoken Word Artist for his album Sekou Andrews and The String Theory. He is Forbes' Defacto Poet Lauriet of Corporate America. You can find him presenting on the biggest corporate event stages in the world, or delivering a tear-jerking standing ovation performance in Oprah's backyard for Barack Obama or Maya Angelou. Quincy Jones is quoted saying, “Sekou is my secret weapon when I want my events to have that extra spark of distinction…my staff knows my mantra – ‘If I could have anyone perform at this event, I WANT MY POETIC VOICE!'”A schoolteacher turned actor, musician, two-time National Poetry Slam Champion, entrepreneur, and the award-winning pioneer of the cutting edge new speaking category, Poetic Voice Speaking. A new type of speaker and artist who seamlessly blends inspirational speaking with spoken word poetry, like a perfect mix of Hamilton meets TED.Sekou talks about the story of his craft, what audiences want, how he does it, and how storytelling can be lifted up into a new kind of art form that advocates for our organizations and touches our minds and our hearts even more deeply.At 18:26 Sekou performs his incredibly moving Grammy-nominated piece, “Love Says”.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! https://www.calentertainment.com/virtually-speaking/

The de facto poet laureate of corporate America, National Poetry Slam Champion and Grammy nominee Sekou Andrews talks about poetry, music, justice, love and fatherhood, the challenges of being a trailblazer in the business world, how he uses his poetic voice to fire up and train speakers and business leaders and offers tips on how to find inspiration and gain resilience through disruptive times.

On this episode of BOI Meets Wellness, Evolve Benton interviews Janae Johnson.  Janae Johnson is Writer, Performer, Educator, Podcast Host, and DJ. She is a Women of the World Poetry Slam Champion, National Poetry Slam Champion and a Write Bloody Book Award Finalist. Janae is a founder of two nationally recognized poetry venues and her work has appeared in outlets and stages such as ESPN, PBS Newshour, Lenny Says, SF Jazz, and Button Poetry.   Janae's new podcast, Y Not Put On? interviews Black poets on their favorite Black movie - how it has informed their art, relationships and identities.   In this episode you'll discover:    How to write a poem that speaks to your audience What is slam poetry and how to dominate the sport? Tips for hosting a poetry venue Wellness tip: Tap in with the Nap Ministry  Janae favorite book: I am not Sidney Poitier   Follow and stay in touch with Janae Johnson  Listen to more episodes of BOI Meets Wellness at boimeetswellness.com Follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/boimeetswellness/ Follow us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/BOIMEETSWELLNESS/ Check out our new merch store boigearstore.com 

Dominique Christina is an award-winning poet and writer, author, actor, educator, and social agitator. Her “soul work”, as she often refers to it, is influenced by her family's lineage and legacy in the Civil Rights Movement, and by the idea that words make worlds (her TED Talk on this subject is a must-see!). She is a mother, a published author of four books, currently holds five national poetry slam titles including the 2014 & 2012 Women of the World Slam Champion and the 2011 National Poetry Slam Champion. She has performed and conducted workshops for colleges and universities, community art spaces, nonprofit organizations, and conferences across the country. In this episode, we talk about the impact of poetry & creative writing, the need to interrogate and decode the language we use, she shares her writing process and influences, and delivers sage advice to emerging poets and writers. ::::Discover Dominique Christina: Instagram: @dominiquechristinaTwitter: @nyarlokaWebsite: dominiquechristina.com::::If you're getting value from these conversations, please share an episode with someone you think would benefit from it. Learn something new? Share your thoughts with us in our review and rating section here. (Your review helps creatives like you find us.)Help us cover the costs of producing resourceful content for you. Support the podcast with a donation at artisansandtrade.com/donate.Follow: @artisansandtrade

This show is about open, honest truth. This show is about pain, growth and what it means to have a vulnerable conversation that ends up in love. This show is about inclusion, friendship, and what it means to stretch in order to grow. Lisa Nichols has not only been my quest, she has been a catalyst for transformation for me and over 30 million people her global platform has reached through her best-selling books such as Abundance Now and No matter What to her Motivating the Teen Spirit and Motivating the Masses global programs. I am also joined by National Poetry Slam Champion, In-Q’s who is named to Oprah’s SuperSoul 100 list of the world’s most influential thought leaders being the first spoken word artist to perform with Cirque Du Soleil, and being featured on A&E, ESPN, and HBO’s Def Poetry Jam.

Richmond Virginia native, Douglas Powell/Roscoe Burnems is a poet, published author, spoken-word artist, comedian, educator, father, and husband who has dedicated his craft to entertaining and educating. Performance poetry has afforded him the opportunity to enlighten and entertain crowds across the country; he's been seen everywhere from coffee shops and schools, to universities, theaters, and arenas. In 2019 he added a TEDx Talk to his list of accomplishments, speaking at a TEDxYouth event in November of 2019. He is no stranger to community and youth engagement. He has been a staple in the Arts Education scene for years and highlights arts integration as a host for PBS/VPM's The Art Scene. As a “slam poet” he has been a two-time regional finalist (2009, 2014), National Poetry Slam Champion (2014), NPS Group Piece Finalist (2018), and NUPIC/Underground Slam Champion (2019). He is the founder and member of The Writer's Den Poetry Slam team and collective. With Roscoe as a coach The Writer's Den has been consistently ranked top 10 in the country. As a poetry slam coach he also took the VCU poetry slam team to be ranked 3rd in the world (2018). In addition to the putting on poetry-based events and poetry slams, the collective -consisting of mostly poets, but also songwriters, bloggers, and visual artists- conducts writing and performance workshops for youth and adults. Douglas hasn't limited his passion to competitions. He is the author of three published works: Fighting Demons, Chrysalis Under Fire, and God, Love, Death and Other Synonyms. He has also been published in over a dozen literary magazines and journals, including: Freeze Ray Magazine, Flypaper Magazine, Scene & Heard, Into Quarterly, Beltway Quarterly, Drunk in a Midnight Choir, and Rise Up Review.Roscoe recently tapped into stand-up comedy with his groundbreaking special Traumedy, combining funny stories, jokes, wit, and sarcasm intertwined into prolific spoken word poems. The special has been featured in several magazines in Richmond, VA and is currently streaming. Comedy has been a quiet first love for him and he is now using it as another medium to shedding light on taboo topics. Douglas Powell/ Roscoe Burnems has become a layered performer using his many talents to discuss trauma, resilience, and the human experience. TEDx https://youtu.be/vqHvEFKXUCA Traumedy Special: https://www.amazon.com/Traumedy-Poetry-Special-Douglas-Powell/dp/B0876CDXQ3Website https://roscoeb.webs.com/ @RoscoeBurnems on all social media$RoscoeB cashapp@Roscoe-Burnems venmoRoscoebpoetry PayPalWatch Traumedy, and get his books – Chrysalis Under Fire, and God, Love, Death, and Other Synonyms, on Amazon

Richmond Virginia native, Douglas Powell/Roscoe Burnems is a poet, published author, spoken-word artist, comedian, educator, father, and husband who has dedicated his craft to entertaining and educating. As a “slam poet” he has been a two-time regional finalist (2009, 2014), National Poetry Slam Champion (2014), NPS Group Piece Finalist (2018), and NUPIC/Underground Slam Champion (2019). He is the founder and member of The Writer's Den Poetry Slam team and collective. With Roscoe as a coach The Writer's Den has been consistently ranked top 10 in the country. As a poetry slam coach he also took the VCU poetry slam team to be ranked 3rd in the world (2018). In addition to the putting on poetry-based events and poetry slams, the collective -consisting of mostly poets, but also songwriters, bloggers, and visual artists- conducts writing and performance workshops for youth and adults. Douglas Powell/ Roscoe Burnems has become a layered performer using his many talents to discuss trauma, resilience, and the human experience.

Elizabeth Acevedo is a poet and novelist whose books are alive with Dominican-American and Afro- Caribbean culture and community and have at their centers teenage girls learning to navigate life, relaxing into and pushing against their upbringings. A National Poetry Slam Champion, Liz's second book The Poet X won the National Book Award for young people's literature in 2018. (And in case you haven't read it—and if you haven't, you should-- The Poet X is a novel in verse that tells the story of 15 year-old Xiomara as she wrestles with her mother's expectations and discovers herself through slam poetry.) Since The Poet X, Elizabeth Acevedo has written two more highly acclaimed books: With the Fire on High, a novel told in prose about Emoni a high school student who's a mother and who's also determined to become a chef. And now, most recently, Clap When You Land -- once again a novel in verse—that has as its jumping off point a tragic plane crash, the lies and secrets it reveals, and what's lost and what's found in the face of terrible grief. Clap When You Land looks at family and community across two cultures from the perspective of two generations of women—all fierce, capable and imperfect. Elizabeth Acevedo is as lively and charismatic a guest as she is a writer. In this podcast, she talks about her own family who inflamed her imagination with stories, her love for the Dominican Republic even as she understands its flaws, the profound difficulty of uprooting oneself and leaving one country for another, and the challenges and joy of having deep connections to multiple worlds.

Elizabeth Acevedo is a poet and novelist whose books are alive with Dominican-American and Afro- Caribbean culture and community and have at their centers teenage girls learning to navigate life, relaxing into and pushing against their upbringings. A National Poetry Slam Champion, Liz’s second book The Poet X won the National Book Award for young people’s literature in 2018. (And in case you haven’t read it—and if you haven’t, you should-- The Poet X is a novel in verse that tells the story of 15 year-old Xiomara as she wrestles with her mother’s expectations and discovers herself through slam poetry.) Since The Poet X, Elizabeth Acevedo has written two more highly acclaimed books: With the Fire on High, a novel told in prose about Emoni a high school student who’s a mother and who’s also determined to become a chef. And now, most recently, Clap When You Land -- once again a novel in verse—that has as its jumping off point a tragic plane crash, the lies and secrets it reveals, and what’s lost and what’s found in the face of terrible grief. Clap When You Land looks at family and community across two cultures from the perspective of two generations of women—all fierce, capable and imperfect. Elizabeth Acevedo is as lively and charismatic a guest as she is a writer. In this podcast, she talks about her own family who inflamed her imagination with stories, her love for the Dominican Republic even as she understands its flaws, the profound difficulty of uprooting oneself and leaving one country for another, and the challenges and joy of having deep connections to multiple worlds.

Elizabeth Acevedo is a poet and novelist whose books are alive with Dominican-American and Afro- Caribbean culture and community and have at their centers teenage girls learning to navigate life, relaxing into and pushing against their upbringings. A National Poetry Slam Champion, Liz’s second book The Poet X won the National Book Award for young people’s literature in 2018. (And in case you haven’t read it—and if you haven’t, you should-- The Poet X is a novel in verse that tells the story of 15 year-old Xiomara as she wrestles with her mother’s expectations and discovers herself through slam poetry.) Since The Poet X, Elizabeth Acevedo has written two more highly acclaimed books: With the Fire on High, a novel told in prose about Emoni a high school student who’s a mother and who’s also determined to become a chef. And now, most recently, Clap When You Land -- once again a novel in verse—that has as its jumping off point a tragic plane crash, the lies and secrets it reveals, and what’s lost and what’s found in the face of terrible grief. Clap When You Land looks at family and community across two cultures from the perspective of two generations of women—all fierce, capable and imperfect. Elizabeth Acevedo is as lively and charismatic a guest as she is a writer. In this podcast, she talks about her own family who inflamed her imagination with stories, her love for the Dominican Republic even as she understands its flaws, the profound difficulty of uprooting oneself and leaving one country for another, and the challenges and joy of having deep connections to multiple worlds.

Elizabeth Acevedo is a poet and novelist whose books are alive with Dominican-American and Afro- Caribbean culture and community and have at their centers teenage girls learning to navigate life, relaxing into and pushing against their upbringings. A National Poetry Slam Champion, Liz’s second book The Poet X won the National Book Award for young people’s literature in 2018. (And in case you haven’t read it—and if you haven’t, you should-- The Poet X is a novel in verse that tells the story of 15 year-old Xiomara as she wrestles with her mother’s expectations and discovers herself through slam poetry.) Since The Poet X, Elizabeth Acevedo has written two more highly acclaimed books: With the Fire on High, a novel told in prose about Emoni a high school student who’s a mother and who’s also determined to become a chef. And now, most recently, Clap When You Land -- once again a novel in verse—that has as its jumping off point a tragic plane crash, the lies and secrets it reveals, and what’s lost and what’s found in the face of terrible grief. Clap When You Land looks at family and community across two cultures from the perspective of two generations of women—all fierce, capable and imperfect. Elizabeth Acevedo is as lively and charismatic a guest as she is a writer. In this podcast, she talks about her own family who inflamed her imagination with stories, her love for the Dominican Republic even as she understands its flaws, the profound difficulty of uprooting oneself and leaving one country for another, and the challenges and joy of having deep connections to multiple worlds.

** Das Interview ist auf Englisch. Die deutsche Übersetzung findest du auf meinem Blog oder auf YouTube als Untertitel. ** Als ich vor einigen Wochen in LA war, habe ich den großartigen Poetry Slammer und Songwriter IN-Q getroffen und für den Podcast interviewt. IN-Q schreibt u.a. Songs mit Selena Gomez und Miley Cyrus, die mehrmals Platin gewonnen haben und für den Grammy nominiert waren. IN-Q ist National Poetry Slam-Champion, seine Videos erreichen regelmäßig weltweit Millionen Menschen und er war außerdem auf Oprah's SuperSoul 100 Liste. In seinem neuen Buch “Inquire Within” geht es darum, wie wir Schmerz in Wachstum transformieren können. Es war mir eine große Ehre und ich freue mich so sehr, diese Folge heute mit dir zu teilen! In unserem Gespräch erzählt IN-Q, dass er seine Gedichte und Texte vor allem als Erinnerung an sich selbst schreibt, um täglich mehr und mehr zur besten Version von sich zu werden und sein bestes Leben zu leben. Wir reden darüber, wie schwer es manchmal ist, sich in Ruhe hinzusetzen und sich selbst zuzuhören, aber auch, warum das so wichtig ist und wie IN-Q es schafft, sich durch seine Kunst persönlich und spirituell weiterzuentwickeln. Es ist eine unglaublich inspirierende und empowernde Folge, denn IN-Q hat auch mehrere seiner Poems für uns vorgetragen. Ich wünsche dir ganz viel Freude beim Zuhören! Im Gespräch mit IN-Q erfährst du: ✨ warum in der Leere so viel Fülle für uns ist, ✨ wie du in der Kunst Heilung und Liebe finden kannst, ✨ wie du deine innere Welt zum Ausdruck bringen kannst, ✨ was eine Möglichkeit ist, Spiritualität zu sehen und zu leben und ✨ wie dir deine innere Stimme dabei hilft, die beste Version von dir zu leben. Ich hoffe sehr, dass dir die Folge mit IN-Q gefallen hat und dass du jetzt auch ganz inspiriert und empowered bist, dich mit deiner inneren Stimme zu verbinden. Was war deine größte Erkenntnis? Was hörst du, wenn du in die Stille gehst? Lass uns gerne zusammen mit der Community austauschen und motivieren. Ich freue mich auf deine Erkenntnisse und Gedanken zur Folge. Kommentiere super gerne auf Instagram @lauramalinaseiler oder auf dem Blog. Links zur Folge: Webseite: https://in-q.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/INQlife/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/inqlife/ Buch: Inquire Within Kindle Ausgabe: https://amzn.to/2xEwcnH Rock on & Namasté Deine Laura Bestell dir hier die dritte Ausgabe meines Magazins I AM: https://lauraseiler.com/i-am-magazin/ Melde dich zu meinem kostenlosen Webinar an und transformiere deine blockierenden Glaubenssätze: https://lauraseiler.com/webinar-blockierende-glaubenssaetze-aufloesen/ Melde dich zur Rise Up & Shine Uni 2020 an: https://lauraseiler.com/rise-up-and-shine-uni/ Hier gehts zum Hörbuch von meinem Buch "Schön, dass es dich gibt!": https://lnk.to/Seiler_Schoendassesdichgibt Mein neues Buch #1 Spiegelbestseller Schön, dass es dich gibt! Jetzt hier bestellen: https://amzn.to/2EhNYgG Zum Higher Self Home kannst du dich hier anmelden: https://lauraseiler.com/higher-self-home/ — Laura Malina Seiler LOVE. GROW. CONNECT. 1 Podcast auf iTunes Jeden Mittwoch eine neue Folge Happy, holy & confident Let's keep in touch https://lauraseiler.com/

This week on “Chasing Glory with Lilian Garcia,” Lilian sits with songwriter and National Poetry Slam Champion, Adam “IN-Q” Schmalholz. IN-Q talks about his journey to becoming a huge part of the spoken word poetry community. He speaks about how he became enamored with hip hop and how he transitioned to poetry. He talks about his upbringing in a single mother household as he sincerely opens up about the relationship with his absentee father. IN-Q speaks about showing vulnerability and shares a deeply personal story involving a beautiful song by Bette Midler and relating it to his hero, Michael Jordan. He talks how he got the name of IN-Q and how no matter what, he still views himself as a rapper. He discusses how he MEMORIZES all his poetry and the road to releasing his brand-new book, “Inquire Within”. As an exclusive, IN-Q shares THREE of his touching, motivating, inspiring, and CAPTIVATING poems with the Chasing Glory fans. All this and much more. So, Get Fired Up as its about to get Real, Raw, and Inspiring with IN-Q.GET YOUR COPY of IN-Q’s book “Inquire Within” https://in-q.comThis episode is brought to you by our friends at “Best Fiends” and “RP Strength”:“Best Fiends” Download Best Fiends FREE on the Apple App Store or Google Play: https://download.bestfiends.com“RP Strength” Use promo code "LILIAN20" to save 20% off your purchase at: https://renaissanceperiodization.com/...

IN-Q is a National Poetry Slam Champion, award-winning poet, and multi-platinum songwriter. In this episode of The Deep Dive with Adam Roa, IN-Q and I dive deep into the nature of truth and how creativity can flow for different people. IN-Q shares his own personal experience with inspiration and what his approach is to writing poetry. Do you want to turn your experiences into art and discover endless inspiration? Then you'll want to listen to this episode. https://in-q.com/#book-section https://adamroa.com

As we navigate this perilous moment, may we find some sliver of grace. May we embrace beauty. Choose curiosity over rigidity. Compassion and fullness of heart over closed mindedness. And social connection over geographic isolation -- even if it be temporarily virtual.Difficult times across history have always resulted in explosions of creative expression. Art as a means of better understanding our shared human condition.Few people embody this ethos more thoroughly than today’s guest, one of my very favorite people breathing air on planet Earth.Generous, present and deeply curious, he goes by the moniker IN-Q.Long-time listeners will fondly recall our two previous sit-downs (RRP #81 & #118 back in 2014) and his appearance at our more recent live event (RRP #473). For those new to the show, prepare to be amazed.IN-Q is a National Poetry Slam Champion, award-winning poet, spoken word artist and multi-platinum songwriter who has shared the stage with everyone from Barack Obama to Eminem. Named to Oprah’s SuperSoul 100 list of the world’s most influential thought leaders, IN-Q is the first spoken word artist to perform with Cirque Du Soleil and has been featured on A&E, ESPN, and HBO’s Def Poetry Jam.Inspiring audiences around the world through his live performances and amazing storytelling workshops, his poetry videos have a habit of going viral, clocking over 70 million views to date.Following in the tradition of some of the world’s great poets, IN-Q crafts verse that not only entertains, but challenges listeners to take a deep look inward, and consider their place in the world, their impact on the environment, and to recognize the threads of loss, forgiveness, transformation, and belief that are woven into all of our lives. Today he shares his story, wisdom, and unique gifts.The occasion for this particular conversation is Inquire Within, IN-Q’s long-awaited, wholly original, deeply authentic and inspiring new book.Hitting shelves everywhere this week, the book — and this conversation — is a contemplation of universal issues: love, loss, forgiveness, transformation, and belief.This conversation was recorded pre-pandemic. However, the wisdom is timeless. Shining a light on the shared human condition, IN-Q provides a dynamic lens through which to think about ourselves and the world -- something we need now more than ever.Today I shine that light on him. And what a glorious exchange it is.The visually inclined can watch it all go down on YouTube. In addition to the two poems performed during the podcast, we also filmed a third poetic performance post-podcast which you can view here. And as always, the audio version streams wild and free on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.Provocative, entertaining and refreshingly honest, IN-Q is unlike any other.May his presence, wisdom, experience, and poetry help you reimagine your truth.Peace + Plants,Listen, Watch & SubscribeApple Podcasts | YouTube | Spotify | Stitcher | Google PodcastsThanks to this week’s sponsorsWhoop: The world’s most powerful fitness membership. Get smarter about how you sleep, recover, and train, so you can unlock your best self. Go to WHOOP.com and use the promo code “Richroll” at checkout to save 15% off your order.Seed: Stewarding the future of how we will use bacteria to restore and sustain human and planetary health, Seed’s Daily Symbiotic combines 24 clinically-verified, naturally-occurring, probiotic strains with plant-based prebiotics. Head on over to seed.com/RICHROLL to learn more about their game-changing Daily Symbiotic.Note: One of the best ways to support the podcast is to support the sponsors. For a complete list of all RRP sponsors and their respective vanity url's and discount codes, visit my Resources page and click "Sponsors".SHOW NOTESPick up IN-Q's new book, Inquire Within*Connect With IN-Q: Website | Facebook | Twitter | InstagramIN-Q Live: love.consciouscityguide.com/inqTED Institute: A poet’s plea to save our planetTEDxHollywood: A Poem About Saying YesForbes: IN-Q: What You Can Learn From A Poet About Career SuccessHuffPo: Multi-Platinum Winning Songwriter and Poet IN-Q Talks PoetryYouTube: The Wrong Side of History || Gun Violence... It's Time to Talk About ItYouTube: I Believe In SuperheroesYouTube: The Only Reason We're AliveYouTube: The Valentine's Day Poetry Bomb Everyone Needs to HearRelated Podcasts You Might Enjoy:RRP #081: IN-Q -- Reimagining Your Truth RRP #118: IN-Q: Have You Ever Been Excited For Now?RRP #473: Rich Roll LIVE with IN-Q & Paul HawkenThanks to Jason Camiolo for production, audio engineering and show notes; Margo Lubin and Blake Curtis for video, editing and graphics; portraits by Ali Rogers; and theme music by Ana Leimma.*Disclosure: Books and products denoted with an asterisk are hyperlinked to an affiliate program. 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IN-Q is a National Poetry Slam champion, award-winning poet, and multi-platinum songwriter. His groundbreaking achievements include being named to Oprah’s SuperSoul 100 list of the world’s most influential thought leaders, being the first spoken word artist to perform with Cirque Du Soleil, and being featured on A&E, ESPN, and HBO’s Def Poetry Jam. He’s inspired audiences around the world through his live performances and storytelling workshops. Many of his recent poetry videos have gone viral with over 70 million views combined.As a songwriter, IN-Q’s hit single “Love You Like a Love Song” by Selena Gomez went multi-platinum, winning him a BMI award. He has written with renowned artists including Aloe Blacc, Miley Cyrus, Mike Posner, and Foster the People. His songs have accumulated over one billion views on YouTube alone.Ultimately IN-Q writes to entertain, inspire, and challenge his audiences to look deeper into the human experience and ask questions about themselves, their environment, and the world at large.In this episode, IN-Q joins Pat & Posh to share stories of his upbringing and how he fell in love with poetry and hip-hop at a young age, his successful songwriting career, his approach to writing and staying inspired, and some pretty deep topics about life in general.His new book, Inquire Within, a powerful and innovative book of poetry and wisdom designed to take your pain and transform it into growth, drops March 31st - you can find more info at in-q.com.Make sure to stick around towards the middle of the episode for an exclusive performance by IN-Q just for TFH listeners!SUBSCRIBE TO TFH NEWSLETTER & STAY UPDATED > http://bit.ly/tfh-newsletterFOLLOW TFH ON INSTAGRAM > http://www.instagram.com/thefounderhourFOLLOW TFH ON TWITTER > http://www.twitter.com/thefounderhourINTERESTED IN BECOMING A SPONSOR? EMAIL US > partnerships@thefounderhour.com

If you did not know, the City of Boston has a Poet Laureate.  The job maintains that the appointed poet must be a significant fixture in Boston's cultural and artistic arena. The Poet Laureate may learn, teach, and embody the great literary traditions of Boston.If embodying the great literary traditions of Boston means you are a rock star 2014 Individual World Poetry Slam Champion and 2015 National Poetry Slam Champion who is a writer, performer, educator and curator who uses afro-futurism and surrealism to examine historical and current issues in the Black, woman, and queer diasporas, then PorshaPorsha Olayiwola  fits the bill.We’ve been hearing Porsha’s name over the past year or so and as far as poet laureates go she must be the most visible and active poet laureate we have ever had on ATB.Porsha just released her first book I Shimmer Sometimes Too which has received rave reviews. We were fortunate to have former guest and hip-hop artist Moe Pope as our very special co-host this time around.

Bassam was a rapper, then page poet, then spoken word artist from Toronto, and is now the National Director for speakNORTH, formerly Spoken Word Canada. They are the National Poetry Slam Champion at the Canadian Festival of Spoken Word in 2016 with the Guelph (pronounce Gwealth) Poetry Slam team, Canadian Individual Poetry Slam finalist in 2017, and has two books out by Swimming with Elephants Publications “disaster in die * an overdose sunrise” and “bliss in die / unbinging the underglow” and a collection through GenZ Publishing “_nil:/per.OS: seppuku|smiles & songs for sarah”, and a proud Auntie.

Saeed Jones is in conversation with Clint Smith. Presented in partnership with CityLit Project.Haunted and haunting, How We Fight for Our Lives: tells the story of a young, black, gay man from the South as he fights to carve out a place for himself, within his family, within his country, within his own hopes, desires, and fears. Through a series of vignettes that chart a course across the American landscape, Jones draws readers into his boyhood and adolescence—into tumultuous relationships with his mother and grandmother, into passing flings with lovers, friends and strangers. Each piece builds into a larger examination of race and queerness, power and vulnerability, love and grief: a portrait of what we all do for one another—and to one another—as we fight to become ourselves.Saeed Jones is the author of Prelude to Bruise, winner of the 2015 PEN/Joyce Osterweil Award for Poetry and the 2015 Stonewall Book Award/Barbara Gittings Literature Award. The poetry collection was also a finalist for the 2015 National Book Critics Circle Award, as well as awards from Lambda Literary and the Publishing Triangle in 2015. Jones is a co-host of BuzzFeed’s morning show, AM to DM, and previously served as BuzzFeed’s LGBT editor and Culture editor. Jones was born in Memphis, Tennessee, and grew up in Lewisville, Texas. He earned a BA at Western Kentucky University and an MFA at Rutgers University-Newark. Clint Smith is a writer, teacher, and doctoral candidate at Harvard University. He is an Emerson fellow at New America and has received previous fellowships from the Art For Justice Fund, Cave Canem, and the National Science Foundation. He is a National Poetry Slam Champion whose writing has been published in The New Yorker, The New York Times Magazine, The Atlantic, Poetry Magazine, The Paris Review, and elsewhere. His first full-length collection of poetry, Counting Descent, was published in 2016. It won the 2017 Literary Award for Best Poetry Book from the Black Caucus of the American Library Association and was a finalist for an NAACP Image Award. His debut narrative nonfiction book, How the Word Is Passed, is forthcoming from Little, Brown.Writers LIVE programs are supported in part by a bequest from The Miss Howard Hubbard Adult Programming Fund. Recorded On: Thursday, October 17, 2019

Saeed Jones is in conversation with Clint Smith. Presented in partnership with CityLit Project.Haunted and haunting, How We Fight for Our Lives: tells the story of a young, black, gay man from the South as he fights to carve out a place for himself, within his family, within his country, within his own hopes, desires, and fears. Through a series of vignettes that chart a course across the American landscape, Jones draws readers into his boyhood and adolescence—into tumultuous relationships with his mother and grandmother, into passing flings with lovers, friends and strangers. Each piece builds into a larger examination of race and queerness, power and vulnerability, love and grief: a portrait of what we all do for one another—and to one another—as we fight to become ourselves.Saeed Jones is the author of Prelude to Bruise, winner of the 2015 PEN/Joyce Osterweil Award for Poetry and the 2015 Stonewall Book Award/Barbara Gittings Literature Award. The poetry collection was also a finalist for the 2015 National Book Critics Circle Award, as well as awards from Lambda Literary and the Publishing Triangle in 2015. Jones is a co-host of BuzzFeed’s morning show, AM to DM, and previously served as BuzzFeed’s LGBT editor and Culture editor. Jones was born in Memphis, Tennessee, and grew up in Lewisville, Texas. He earned a BA at Western Kentucky University and an MFA at Rutgers University-Newark. Clint Smith is a writer, teacher, and doctoral candidate at Harvard University. He is an Emerson fellow at New America and has received previous fellowships from the Art For Justice Fund, Cave Canem, and the National Science Foundation. He is a National Poetry Slam Champion whose writing has been published in The New Yorker, The New York Times Magazine, The Atlantic, Poetry Magazine, The Paris Review, and elsewhere. His first full-length collection of poetry, Counting Descent, was published in 2016. It won the 2017 Literary Award for Best Poetry Book from the Black Caucus of the American Library Association and was a finalist for an NAACP Image Award. His debut narrative nonfiction book, How the Word Is Passed, is forthcoming from Little, Brown.Writers LIVE programs are supported in part by a bequest from The Miss Howard Hubbard Adult Programming Fund. 

“There’s no difference between a climate denier and somebody who’s literate in climate change and doesn’t do anything.”Paul HawkenI'm ecstatic to share my first live podcast event, recorded at the Los Angeles Wilshire Ebell Theatre on September 27, 2019.For all of us, this podcast is an abstraction. The motivation behind the event was to create a tactile, analog experience for 1,100 people to gather around shared purpose and passion. An opportunity to cultivate community. Raise consciousness. Elevate intimacy. Deepen personal connectivity around our collective humanity — and the important ideas of our time.An unforgettable lifetime moment, the resulting impact exceeded my wildest expectations. I'm still basing in the glow. And deeply grateful for an experience that left me feeling more intimately connected with all of you — and optimistic about the future of our planet.The program opens with the poetic spoken word genius of my friend and two-time podcast guest IN-Q (check out RRP 81 & RRP 118).Named to Oprah Winfrey's SuperSoul 100 list of the world's most influential thought leaders, IN-Q is a National Poetry Slam Champion, multi-platinum songwriter, and world-renowned keynote speaker. His groundbreaking performances include selling out one of the largest one-man poetry shows in US history, being the first spoken word artist to perform with Cirque Du Soleil, and being featured on HBO's Def Poetry Jam and A&E’s Look Closer campaign, which debuted during the Emmys. He has been featured in major media ranging from Forbes to AdWeek and several of his recent videos have gone viral with over 60 million combined views.I then take the stage to share some thoughts, including a powerful listener e-mail, before settling into a fascinating conversation with Paul Hawken — one of the world's pre-eminent authorities on global climate change and a man who has indelibly shaped my personal perspective on ecological responsibility.A pioneering environmentalist, activist, entrepreneur, architect of corporate reform, and multiple New York Times bestselling author, Paul has dedicated his life to environmental sustainability and changing the relationship between business and the environment. His work includes founding successful ecologically conscious businesses (including the natural foods market Erewhon), writing about the impacts of commerce on living systems and consulting with heads of state and CEOs on economic development, industrial ecology and environmental policy. In addition to penning countless op-eds and peer reviewed articles, Paul has written 8 books, including Drawdown: The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Reverse Global Warming. Paul is also the Founder and Founding Executive Director of Project Drawdown, an extraordinary non-profit dedicated to researching and implementing solutions for reversing global warmingPaul has lectured everywhere, including Harvard, Stanford and Wharton. He has given commencement addresses at Yale and Berkeley. He has appeared on Bill Maher, Charlie Rose, Larry King and countless other media outlets. And his new book, Regeneration: Ending The Climate Crisis In One Generation, hits bookstores in 2020.This is about poetry, See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

I first met Gee when he was a student in grade school, but now this young man is blowing up in the industry and has come a long way since those early days, including days when he was too young for some spots including some spots that he was competing in....also a long way from his appearance at the Southern Regionals when it was held in Durham, NC....National Poetry Slam Champion. Cultural Diplomat for the Department of State. Kundiman Fellow.G YAMAZAWA has been featured on ABC, NBC, NPR, PBS, and has toured over 200 universities both domestic and internationally. With notable performances at the Sundance Film Festival and the Pentagon, G continues to challenge the American perspective of race & culture, poetry & rap, and the phenomena of the human condition... ..I have also known Nicole Baxter, the talented interior designer and real estate agent..who wants u to make the connection between our homes and the way they are designed and feel..As an educated and practicing Interior Designer, REALTOR, and Myers Briggs administrator, I know that a house alone does not make a home, no matter how well decorated, nor does a real estate purchase transaction. Home is a state of mind that comes from our unique outlook on life, our values, emotional expression, relationships, and the environment where we live. My goal is to understand what that means to my clients and look at them as a whole person, then help them to achieve their ideal sense of home by going deeper into traditional professional practices to find and create spaces that speak to them. . G's debut album "Shouts to Durham," charted at #37 on the iTunes top 100 rap albums, and is currently working on his sophomore release. 

Literary performer and educator, Regie Gibson, has lectured and performed in the U.S., Cuba and Europe. Representing the U.S., Regie competed for and received the Absolute Poetry Award in Monfalcone, Italy and the Europa en Verse Prize in Lagauardia di Como, Italy. He and his work appear in “love jones”: a feature film based on events in his life. He has served as a think-tank member and consultant for both the National Endowment for the Arts “How Art Works” initiative and for the “Mere Distinction of Color”, an exhibit at Montpelier, the historic home of President James Madison examining the legacy of slavery and the U.S. Constitution. He is a former National Poetry Slam Champion, was featured on HBO’s Def Poetry Jam, On Point, Radio Boston, and various other NPR programs. Regie has performed at several TEDx events and has been nominated for a Boston Emmy. In an interview recorded March 30 at the 2019 Unrig Summit in Nashville, Regie and John Adams talk about the powerful role art and words can play in a democratic society. 

Celebrate Women's History Month as celeste doaks, Lady Brion, and DaMaris Hill read selections and talk about their work. Hosted by Carla Du Pree, Executive Director of CityLit Project.Poet and journalist celeste doaks is the author of Cornrows and Cornfields. Most recently, she is the editor of the poetry anthology Not Without Our Laughter. Her newest poems appear in Misrepresented People: Poetic Responses to Trump’s America Anthology. She is University of Delaware’s Visiting Assistant Professor in Creative Writing for 2017-2019, and the recipient of a 2017 Rubys Literary Arts Grant Award. For more visit www.doaksgirl.com or check out the podcast she co-hosts called Lit!Pop!Bang! on ITunes.Brion Gill b.k.a. Lady Brion is an international spoken word artist, poetry coach, activist, organizer, and educator. She is the 2016 National Poetry Slam Champion and 2017 Southern Fried Regional Slam Champion. She received her BA in Communications from Howard University and her MFA in Creative Writing and Publishing Design from the University of Baltimore. She is the author of the written & spoken word project —With My Head Unbowed, an aural-literary experience. She currently sits on the board of DewMore Baltimore and is the cultural curator for Baltimore’s grassroots think tank, Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle.Dr. DaMaris Hill is a writer and academic. Her books include The Fluid Boundaries of Suffrageand Jim Crow: Staking Claims in the Heartland and Vi-zəbəl Teks-chərs (Visible Textures), a collection of poems. Dr. Hill currently serves as an Assistant Professor of Creative Writing and African American and Africana Studies at the University of Kentucky. Her latest book, A Bound Woman is a Dangerous Thing, is a powerful collection of poetry about black women in bondage, each poem dedicated to a woman who has been literally incarcerated, bound by oppression, or who forced the limits that society placed on her.Presented in partnership with CityLit Project.Writers LIVE programs are supported in part by a bequest from The Miss Howard Hubbard Adult Programming Fund.

Celebrate Women's History Month as celeste doaks, Lady Brion, and DaMaris Hill read selections and talk about their work. Hosted by Carla Du Pree, Executive Director of CityLit Project.Poet and journalist celeste doaks is the author of Cornrows and Cornfields. Most recently, she is the editor of the poetry anthology Not Without Our Laughter. Her newest poems appear in Misrepresented People: Poetic Responses to Trump’s America Anthology. She is University of Delaware’s Visiting Assistant Professor in Creative Writing for 2017-2019, and the recipient of a 2017 Rubys Literary Arts Grant Award. For more visit www.doaksgirl.com or check out the podcast she co-hosts called Lit!Pop!Bang! on ITunes.Brion Gill b.k.a. Lady Brion is an international spoken word artist, poetry coach, activist, organizer, and educator. She is the 2016 National Poetry Slam Champion and 2017 Southern Fried Regional Slam Champion. She received her BA in Communications from Howard University and her MFA in Creative Writing and Publishing Design from the University of Baltimore. She is the author of the written & spoken word project —With My Head Unbowed, an aural-literary experience. She currently sits on the board of DewMore Baltimore and is the cultural curator for Baltimore’s grassroots think tank, Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle.Dr. DaMaris Hill is a writer and academic. Her books include The Fluid Boundaries of Suffrageand Jim Crow: Staking Claims in the Heartland and Vi-zəbəl Teks-chərs (Visible Textures), a collection of poems. Dr. Hill currently serves as an Assistant Professor of Creative Writing and African American and Africana Studies at the University of Kentucky. Her latest book, A Bound Woman is a Dangerous Thing, is a powerful collection of poetry about black women in bondage, each poem dedicated to a woman who has been literally incarcerated, bound by oppression, or who forced the limits that society placed on her.Presented in partnership with CityLit Project.Writers LIVE programs are supported in part by a bequest from The Miss Howard Hubbard Adult Programming Fund.Recorded On: Thursday, March 14, 2019

Today on the PodKast we have National Poetry Slam Champion, Hip Hop culture keeper hailing from Durham, North Carolina, G Yamazawa.  He talks on the grassroots poetry movement to his move to LA to pursue music. https://www.instagram.com/gyamazawa https://www.twitter.com/gyamazawa https://www.youtube.com/user/gyamazawa https://www.facebook.com/gyamazawa/ https://gyamazawa.com/   "Money is Time" on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/money-is-time/1438037407   "Shouts to Durham" on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/shouts-to-durham/1294878759   I was able to dig up his National Poetry Slam piece about his grandma.  Honestly this floored me.  His energy when he speaks is so heartfelt but extremely powerful.  This guy is insane. G. Yamazawa - "Dear Grandma" (NPS 2014)   National Poetry Slam 2014 - Finals - "Elementary" G. Yamazawa   Armenhammer (producer) https://www.instagram.com/armenhammer_/   Kollaboration DC 2012 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCuElZ5cXDY&t   Dumbfounded https://www.instagram.com/dumbfoundead/   47:58 "So right now its trying to stay focused and not be swayed by both the incline or the decline.  Man I think I have trouble getting swayed by things feeling like their falling off and also getting swayed by things feeling like their bout to pop, ya know and I kinda just have to learn how to…I think theres one thing I'm working on as I'm maturing man its just like how to really stay solid in my goals and my values…"   51:04 "To develop your own voice so that you can move through the world on your own and to think critically and to follow your heart.  Its actually kinda simple."   "Cutie and the Boxer" - The documentary G mentions about the old guy and art. Cutie and the Boxer   1:01:28 "However you feel about whatever economic systems I believe there an infinite amount of money out there and its about building the fortune in your life to attract money into your life." "If you look at money as not this thing that you can either get or give its more of a flow that you're either a part of or not based on how much, what kind of efforts your making in your life to kind of bring that money in your life."   The bars begin at 1:23:25.   Golden Rule 1:32:50 "I've always loved my art and I've loved art more than money, and I've always loved people more than art.  So I've kind of lived by that for sure where my art always is more important that the money is and the people involved with the forms and the people in general will always trump the art itself."          

Today on "State of Wonder," we talk finalists for the Oregon Book Awards in fiction, poetry, graphic literature, and more."Strange the Dreamer" with Laini Taylor — 1:42Laini Taylor possesses an epic imagination. In her best-selling “Daughter of Smoke and Bone” series, she dreamed up a world where a girl who has a monster as a foster parent gets caught up in an epic war with not-so-benevolent angels. And now she is starting a new series with “Strange the Dreamer,” the story of a day-dreaming librarian who journeys to a fabled land living in the shadow of a war it has yet to recover from. The book received Michael L. Printz Honors for Young Adult lit and is a finalist for the YA Oregon Book Award."American War" with Omar El Akkad — 11:46Journalist Omar El Akkad has spent his career covering the Arab Spring in Egypt, military trials at Guantanamo Bay, refugee camps in Afghanistan and the Black Lives Matter movement in Ferguson, MO. Now he’s poured all of his experiences into his new novel “American War,” a story about a second American civil war over fought over fossil fuels and set in a Louisiana that is underwater from rising sea levels."Field Theories" with Samiya Bashir — 19:36In her newest book, Samiya Bashir has named her poems after scientific principles like “Plancks Constant” and “Synchronous Rotation.” Their verse plumbs the space where theory collides with real life: from the back seat of a taxi cab to jazz clubs, early morning cigarettes, gun violence, and tall tales. Bashir is a creative writing professor at Reed College and a consummate artist who can’t be contained by the page. "Field Theories” is a finalist for the Stafford/Hall Award for Poetry."Fetch" With Nicole Georges — 30:45What do we owe the pets in our lives when they don’t make our lives easy? And what can we gain from taking care of these animal companions despite their foibles? These are some of the questions illustrator and comic book artist Nicole Georges asked when writing her graphic memoir “Fetch: How a Bad Dog Brought Me Home.” The book focuses on Georges’ symbiotic relationship with a spirited, neurotic and sometimes fearfully aggressive dog named Beija, and it's a contender for the Oregon Book Award for Graphic Literature. “In the Pocket of Small Gods” with Anis Mojgani — 38:34The poet Anis Mojgani isn’t up for one of Literary Arts' Oregon Book Awards — at least not this year — but he is a Literary Arts favorite. He regularly emcees Verselandia, the annual high school poetry slam organized by Literary Arts, and he is himself a two-time National Poetry Slam Champion who tours the country reading and performing.Mojgani’s work is known for its optimism and joy, but his newest book,“In the Pockets of Small Gods,” is all about vulnerability, particularly as it relates to grief.

Anis Mojgani is a two time National Poetry Slam Champion, winner of the International World Cup Poetry Slam, and multiple-time TEDx Speaker. His work has appeared on HBO, NPR, and in the pages of such journals as Rattle, Forklift Ohio, Paper Darts,Thrush, and Bat City Review.  Anis is the author of three poetry collections, all published by Write Bloody Publishing: Songs From Under the River, The Feather Room, Over the Anvil We Stretch. His latest book, The Pocketknife Bible, is a fully illustrated poetry-memoir. You can find all his works and tour info at thepianofarm.com. Poems featured in this episode: 1. Closer; 2. Shake The Dust; 3. For those who can still ride an aeroplane for the first time.

Anis Mojgani is a two time National Poetry Slam Champion, winner of the International World Cup Poetry Slam, and multiple-time TEDx Speaker. His work has appeared on HBO, NPR, and in the pages of such journals as Rattle, Forklift Ohio, Paper Darts,Thrush, and Bat City Review.  Anis is the author of three poetry collections, all published by Write Bloody Publishing: Songs From Under the River, The Feather Room, Over the Anvil We Stretch. His latest book, The Pocketknife Bible, is a fully illustrated poetry-memoir. You can find all his works and tour info at thepianofarm.com. Poems featured in this episode: 1. Closer; 2. Shake The Dust; 3. For those who can still ride an aeroplane for the first time.

Anis Mojgani has been said to be a poet who gleefully spurns the boundaries of poet. He is not only a two-time National Poetry Slam Champion, winner of the International World Cup Poetry Slam, and multiple-time TEDx Speaker, but he’s also an Iranian American living in Oregon with a passion for processing the human interior. Notable to mention: he is one of Branden Harvey’s favorite poets. Anis has performed his slam poetry around the globe and has performed for audiences as varied as the House of Blues and the United Nations. He is also the author of three poetry collections — Songs From Under the River, The Feather Room, Over the Anvil We Stretch. In this conversation, Branden and Anis (while eating doughnuts) take an in-depth look at how poetry can be a tool for creative exploration through the tremendous grief and joy that life holds for humanity. More: http://soundsgoodpodcast.com/anis

In this brilliant episode of Mental Jiujitsu, I sit down with George Masao Yamazawa in his home here in LA. George aka 'G' was born in Durham, North Carolina, and is an 8 time National Poetry Slam Champion, emcee & music artist, and connoisseur of carne asada fries. His most recent stint was in Indonesia, where he served as a Next Level 3.0 Cultural Ambassador. (You can find more on that by searching 'G Yamazawa Next Level'.) He's been featured on Team Backpack, NBC News, and is currently on tour around the United States. His poems and songs have been viewed over millions of times on Youtube (my personal favorite is '10 Things You Should Know About Being Asian From The South) and his new album, which I got to listen to, is just about to release. You can follow him on most social channels (FB, IG, YT, etc) @gyamazawa. If you have Spotify, I encourage you to go check him out for that album release. One important note before I let you go: his wonderful grandmother passed away a few days before recording this podcast with me, so I want to thank him and her for being gracious for spending some time with me. Res in power, obaa-chan. Your spirit lives on. In this episode, we go in-depth into many different topics, including: the power of poetry, living an unconventional life, cause and effect, mentors & teachers, his process for writing, family, death, and he answers some of your questions towards the end. I know this session will be a classic, so please enjoy this conversation with George, also known as, G Yamazawa.

IN-Q was recently included in Oprah Winfrey's inaugural Super Soul 100 inspiring leaders. He is a National Poetry Slam Champion and multi-platinum winning songwriter who sold-out the largest one-man poetry show in Los Angeles history. His groundbreaking performances include being the first poet to perform at Cirque Du Soleil, as well as performing on Russell Simmons' HBO Def Poetry Jam, ESPN's World Series of Poker and for audiences including Quincy Jones, Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. He's shared the stage with many legendary artists and is at the forefront of the movement to reignite poetry into popular culture. As a songwriter, his #1 hit single “Love You Like a Love Song” by Selena Gomez went multi-platinum, winning him a BMI award. He has also written with renowned artists including Miley Cyrus and Mike Posner. In 2014, he co-wrote the Official Coca-Cola FIFA World Cup Anthem, “The World is Ours.” Visit www.in-q.com and www.facebook.com/inqlife. Check out IN-Q's Special – “IN-Q Question Everything” at https://vimeo.com/ondemand/inqquestioneverything. Get the Off the Grid Into the Heart CD by Sister Jenna.  Download free Pause for Peace App for Apple or Android 

IN-Q was recently included in Oprah Winfrey's inaugural Super Soul 100 inspiring leaders. He is a National Poetry Slam Champion and multi-platinum winning songwriter who sold-out the largest one-man poetry show in Los Angeles history. His groundbreaking performances include being the first poet to perform at Cirque Du Soleil, as well as performing on Russell Simmons' HBO Def Poetry Jam, ESPN's World Series of Poker and for audiences including Quincy Jones, Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. He's shared the stage with many legendary artists and is at the forefront of the movement to reignite poetry into popular culture. As a songwriter, his #1 hit single “Love You Like a Love Song” by Selena Gomez went multi-platinum, winning him a BMI award. He has also written with renowned artists including Miley Cyrus and Mike Posner. In 2014, he co-wrote the Official Coca-Cola FIFA World Cup Anthem, “The World is Ours.” Visit www.in-q.com and www.facebook.com/inqlife. Check out IN-Q's Special – “IN-Q Question Everything” at https://vimeo.com/ondemand/inqquestioneverything. Get the Off the Grid Into the Heart CD by Sister Jenna.  Download free Pause for Peace App for Apple or Android 

George Yamazawa uses spoken word poetry to address personal conflicts and inner struggles. Yamazawa is a National Poetry Slam Champion and his writing is deeply tied to his Japanese-American heritage. In this episode of Stories with a Heartbeat , host Will McInerney talks with poet George "G" Yamazawa , and we hear a poem by G about a conflict involving language, identity, and his father's accent. In his poem, “The Bridge” (which recently went viral ) G reflects on his frustrations and fears about not being able to fully communicate in his parent’s native tongue, Japanese. “I love being American.” G says, “But the thought of your language being lost is something I’ve worried about and something that makes me feel disconnected.” In the poem, G explores his father’s Japanese accent as a reminder of his own internal struggles with language and identity in America. "The accent is the mark of an immigrant. It's a ruler with mile-long increments that measures the distance away from home." In

The Cosandra Calloway Show with Tia Dionne Hodge, Creator of WHERE'S THE LOVE Tia is an award-winning actress, writer, director/producer and is co-founder of Fulton Street Films, LLC. As an actress, she has appeared in numerous national and regional on-camera and voice-over/radio commercials, and has appeared on One Life To Live, Law & Order, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Conviction, as well as the pilot The Third Degree for Fox. In 1998, she received a Best Actress nomination by the Independent Reviewers of New England for her performance as Veronica in the New Repertory Theatre’s production of Athol Fugard’s Valley Song. Ms. Hodge was the director of the 2009 America Scores National Poetry Slam. She is the first recipient of the Adrienne Kennedy Society’s Louis Kent-Hope Award for Excellence in Creative Writing & Poetry (1995), is a former Findley Foster/Emily M. Hills Poetry Prize Winner (CWRU, 1992), and the first two-time winner of the Nemet Scholarship for Excellence in Creative Writing (CWRU, 1993 and 1994). She is a former National Poetry Slam Champion (1993), and a guest lecturer at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts/Continued Education Program. She is a member of the Dramatists Guild of America, SAG, AFTRA and AEA. Ms. Hodge earned her M.A. and B.A. in English Literature from Case Western Reserve University in 1996. http://www.tiadionnehodge.com/ http://www.wheresthelovetv.com/    

Jamie DeWolf is a nationally recognized slam poet, spoken word comedian, writer, editor, producer, photographer, and filmmaker. As a member of the performance trio The Suicide Kings, Jamie has toured the country with a diverse array of acts including Sage Francis, B. Dolan and The Dwarves. He is a National Poetry Slam Champion, the Oakland and Berkeley Grand Slam Champion, a YouthSpeaks Mentor, a featured performer on HBO’s Def Poetry Jam, and the creator of Tourettes Without Regrets, which has become the longest-running freestyle battle and largest slam on the West Coast and been awarded the “Best of the Bay” by the SF Guardian multiple times. Jamie has performed and led writing workshops at over 130 universities, high schools and juve

Dominique Christina is a writer, performer, educator, and activist. She holds four national poetry slam titles, including the 2011 National Poetry Slam Champion. With Sounds True, Dominique has released a new book called This Is Woman’s Work: Calling Forth Your Inner Council of Wise, Brave, Crazy, Rebellious, Luminous, Loving Selves. In this episode of Insights at the Edge Tami Simon and Dominique discuss a deliberate use of language and how that use can help women to better author their own lives. They talk about courage, and how a woman taking control of the narrative of her own life is “a stunning act of bravery.” Finally, Tami and Dominique speak on the 20 different female archetypes introduced in This Is Woman’s Work, focusing on two of the most difficult: the Whisper Woman and the Ghost Woman. (63 minutes)

Patricia Smith, National Poetry Slam Champion and author of "Shoulda Been Jimi Savannah", presents a reading at the 17th Annual Literary Festival.

Patricia Smith, National Poetry Slam Champion and author of "Shoulda Been Jimi Savannah", presents a reading at the 17th Annual Literary Festival.

Jamie DeWolf is a nationally recognized slam poet, spoken word comedian, writer, editor, producer, photographer, and filmmaker. As a member of the performance trio The Suicide Kings, Jamie has toured the country with a diverse array of acts including Sage Francis, B. Dolan and The Dwarves. He is a National Poetry Slam Champion, the Oakland and Berkeley Grand Slam Champion, a YouthSpeaks Mentor, a featured performer on HBO’s Def Poetry Jam, and the creator of Tourettes Without Regrets, which has become the longest-running freestyle battle and largest slam on the West Coast and been awarded the “Best of the Bay” by the SF Guardian multiple times. Jamie has performed and led writing workshops at over 130 universities, high schools and juvenile detention centers across the globe and his work has been featured on 60 Minutes, UPN, and NPR.

Jamie DeWolf is a nationally recognized slam poet, spoken word comedian, writer, editor, producer, photographer, and filmmaker. As a member of the performance trio The Suicide Kings, Jamie has toured the country with a diverse array of acts including Sage Francis, B. Dolan and The Dwarves. He is a National Poetry Slam Champion, the Oakland and Berkeley Grand Slam Champion, a YouthSpeaks Mentor, a featured performer on HBO’s Def Poetry Jam, and the creator of Tourettes Without Regrets, which has become the longest-running freestyle battle and largest slam on the West Coast and been awarded the “Best of the Bay” by the SF Guardian multiple times. Jamie has performed and led writing workshops at over 130 universities, high schools and juvenile detention centers across the globe and his work has been featured on 60 Minutes, UPN, and NPR.

National Poetry Slam Champion, Tedx Speaker, Nuyorican Poets Cafe Grand Slam Champion and Queen City of the Plains alleyway-wander Ken Arkind stopped by My Dining Room Table to talk about how a poet's life and a comic's life aren't all that different, and how he and I are both going to wind up old men, lamenting our lost Denver of yore. The parts we were born to play. Denver is lonesome for her heroes. Less so with Ken Arkind around.

Marjorie Agosin introduces poets Anis Mojgani and Marilyn Nelson. Anis Mojgani is a two time National Poetry Slam Champion and winner of the International World Cup Poetry Slam.   Anis has performed at numerous universities, festivals, and venues around the globe. He has performed for audiences as varied as the House of Blues and the United Nations, and his work has appeared on HBO, NPR, and in the pages of such journals asRattle, Used Furniture Review, Muzzle, and The Lumberyard. A founding member of the touring Poetry Revival, Anis is also the author of two poetry collections, both published by Write Bloody Publishing: Over the Anvil We Stretch (2008) and The Feather Room (2011).  Marilyn Nelson is a poet, translator and children's book author.  Her poetry collections include The Homeplace, which won the 1992 Anisfield-Wolf Award, and was a finalist for the 1991 National Book Award, and The Fields of Praise:  New and Selected Poems, which won the 1998 Poets' Prize and was a finalist for the 1997 National Book Award.  Her honors include two NEA creative writing fellowships, the 1990 Connecticut Arts Award, a Fulbright Teaching Fellowship, and a 2001 Guggenheim Fellowship.  In 2012, the Poetry Society of America awarded her the Frost Medal.  Nelson is a professor emeritus of English at the University of Connecticut and the founder and director of Soul Mountain Retreat.  She was poet laureate of the State of Connecticut from 2001-2006.

Ryan Van Winkle chats to poets Ken Arkind and Jon Sands during their recent UK tour. They discuss their poetry workshops, what they think about slam poetry and we get a chance to hear them read. Ken is a National Poetry Slam Champion, and full time touring artist who has performed across the US, been published in numerous anthologies. Jon is a full-time teaching & performing artist. His first full collection of poems, The New Clean, was released in 2011 from Write Bloody Publishing. He is currently the Director of Poetry Education at the Positive Health Project. Presented by Ryan Van Winkle. Produced by Colin Fraser. Music by Ewen Maclean.

Inspiration comes in many forms but it is never delivered as brilliantly or as entertaining as when motivational poet and strategic presenter SEKOU ANDREWS has the stage!   Born in Berkeley, CA, he received his Bachelor's degree in Sociology, with his sights on Law School, but accepted the challenge of teaching elementary school in South Central, Los Angeles.  Realizing his voice was meant to reach further then the classroom, he recorded his first spoken word CD.   BTC HOST KATHY BARRETT interviews SEKOU ANDREWS about his life and how he launched his prestigious career.  Sekou was part of THE UNDERGROUND POETS RAILROAD which raised funds for 911 fallen firefighters and DECLARE YOURSELF which registered over a million new voters. SEKOU has performed prvately for President Barack Obama, Oprah Winfrey, Hillary Clinton, Quincy Jones and Al Gore and inspired sold-out crowds for countless high profile clients, including the Pasadena Pops Orchestra.   His latest venture "The Sekou Effect," is invigorating the business world by creating customized spoken word speeches and multimedia presentations that combine comedy, theater, inspiration and storytelling.   TUNE IN TO BE INSPIRED! Announcer - Mitchell Night & The Music Theme Song written, produced and performed by Barbara Thies and Andrew Barrett

Inspiration comes in many forms but it is never delivered as brilliantly or as entertaining as when motivational poet and strategic presenter SEKOU ANDREWS has the stage!   Born in Berkeley, CA, he received his Bachelor's degree in Sociology, with his sights on Law School, but accepted the challenge of teaching elementary school in South Central, Los Angeles.  Realizing his voice was meant to reach further then the classroom, he recorded his first spoken word CD.   BTC HOST KATHY BARRETT interviews SEKOU ANDREWS about his life and how he launched his prestigious career.  Sekou was part of THE UNDERGROUND POETS RAILROAD which raised funds for 911 fallen firefighters and DECLARE YOURSELF which registered over a million new voters. SEKOU has performed prvately for President Barack Obama, Oprah Winfrey, Hillary Clinton, Quincy Jones and Al Gore and inspired sold-out crowds for countless high profile clients, including the Pasadena Pops Orchestra.   His latest venture "The Sekou Effect," is invigorating the business world by creating customized spoken word speeches and multimedia presentations that combine comedy, theater, inspiration and storytelling.   TUNE IN TO BE INSPIRED! Announcer - Mitchell Night & The Music Theme Song written, produced and performed by Barbara Thies and Andrew Barrett

Inspiration comes in many forms but it is never delivered as brilliantly or as entertaining as when motivational poet and strategic presenter SEKOU ANDREWS has the stage!   Born in Berkeley, CA, he received his Bachelor's degree in Sociology, with his sights on Law School, but accepted the challenge of teaching elementary school in South Central, Los Angeles.  Realizing his voice was meant to reach further then the classroom, he recorded his first spoken word CD.   BTC HOST KATHY BARRETT interviews SEKOU ANDREWS about his life and how he launched his prestigious career.  Sekou was part of THE UNDERGROUND POETS RAILROAD which raised funds for 911 fallen firefighters and DECLARE YOURSELF which registered over a million new voters. SEKOU has performed prvately for President Barack Obama, Oprah Winfrey, Hillary Clinton, Quincy Jones and Al Gore and inspired sold-out crowds for countless high profile clients, including the Pasadena Pops Orchestra.   His latest venture "The Sekou Effect," is invigorating the business world by creating customized spoken word speeches and multimedia presentations that combine comedy, theater, inspiration and storytelling.   TUNE IN TO BE INSPIRED! Announcer - Mitchell Night & The Music Theme Song written, produced and performed by Barbara Thies and Andrew Barrett

Inspiration comes in many forms but it is never delivered as brilliantly or as entertaining as when motivational poet and strategic presenter SEKOU ANDREWS has the stage!   Born in Berkeley, CA, he received his Bachelor's degree in Sociology, with his sights on Law School, but accepted the challenge of teaching elementary school in South Central, Los Angeles.  Realizing his voice was meant to reach further then the classroom, he recorded his first spoken word CD.   BTC HOST KATHY BARRETT interviews SEKOU ANDREWS about his life and how he launched his prestigious career.  Sekou was part of THE UNDERGROUND POETS RAILROAD which raised funds for 911 fallen firefighters and DECLARE YOURSELF which registered over a million new voters. SEKOU has performed prvately for President Barack Obama, Oprah Winfrey, Hillary Clinton, Quincy Jones and Al Gore and inspired sold-out crowds for countless high profile clients, including the Pasadena Pops Orchestra.   His latest venture "The Sekou Effect," is invigorating the business world by creating customized spoken word speeches and multimedia presentations that combine comedy, theater, inspiration and storytelling.   TUNE IN TO BE INSPIRED! Announcer - Mitchell Night & The Music Theme Song written, produced and performed by Barbara Thies and Andrew Barrett