Podcasts about world poetry slam

On this episode of Point of Relation, Thomas is joined by Andrea Gibson - one of the most celebrated and influential spoken word poets of our time. They discuss how Andrea's cancer diagnosis resulted in a profound spiritual transformation stemming from a liberating feeling of acceptance. She also explains how this shift radically changed her writing and performances. Andrea shares stories and poetry that illuminate their unique perspective on death and grief, imploring us to face the unknown with curiosity and courage, and stop fighting against the circumstances of life. They and Thomas explore how welcoming feelings of grief and embracing mortality can enable us to truly cherish our lives and relationships, and imagine a world filled with wonder and awe. ✨  Enrollment is closing soon for Thomas' live, online course: Navigating the Levels of Trauma Healing. 

The Idiots talk to Philip Meersman the co-founder of the World Poetry Slam.  Ted tells a fun story about Joseph Stalin for the fifth time. 

In collaboration with Jaipur Literature Festival Houston, the Rothko Chapel hosted classical Indian quartet Anirudh Varma Collective and Houston Poet Laurate Aris Kian for a contemplatived morning music and poetry experience inside the sanctuary followed by light bites on the Plaza. About the presenters The spirit of the iconic Jaipur Literature Festival, held annually in Jaipur, India, travels across countries and continents with a caravan of writers, thinkers, poets, influencers, balladeers and raconteurs. The Anirudh Varma Collective (AVC) is a contemporary Indian classical ensemble from New Delhi, India. It is led by pianist, composer & producer, Anirudh Varma. The Anirudh Varma Collective comprises musicians & artistes from across India, America, and Canada. The Collective aims to discover, re-discover, and present the tradition & diversity of Indian music in a contemporary yet rooted manner in order to reach and connect with the masses. Aris Kian Brown is currently the Houston Poet Laureate 2023-2025 and ranked #2 in the 2023 Womxn of the World Poetry Slam. Previously an Inprint C. Glenn Cambor Fellow, she received her MFA from the University of Houston. She was ranked #10 in the 2020 Women of the World Poetry Slam and #4 in the nation at the 2019 ACUI College Unions Poetry Slam Invitational with UH team Coogslam. She is a current member of Smoke Slam alongside LeChell “The Shootah” R.H, R.J. Wright, Blacqwildflowr, and Sherrika Mitchell, coached by Ebony Stewart. About the observance This event was held in observance of International Day of Peace which takes place annually on September 21st. Established in 1981 by unanimous United Nations resolution, Peace Day provides a globally shared date for all humanity to commit to reace above all differences and to contribute to building a global culture of peace. This year's theme is "Actions for Peace," recognizing our individual and collective responsibilities to foster peace and more just and inclusive societies, free from fear and violence.

In an episode that cuts straight to the soul, this week's guest Andrea Gibson joins Ayana in a conversation that asks what it means to truly live. Andrea contemplates the ways we cope with loneliness and the deeply rooted societal fears of disconnection and of death. Facing fear, confusion, and loss head on, Andrea reminds us that healing is a return to the self, a return to community. Andrea's openness about their diagnosis and emotional journey, brings depth and emotion to the conversation. Through poem and spirituality, Andrea draws us to see the beauty in being alive in this particular life, in our particular bodies, at this particular time. Their presence and attention is life-giving. As Andrea shares their journey connecting to the eternal, genderless “We,” they invite listeners to contemplate their identities beyond this life alone. As we let the need to know fall away, what miracles might reveal themselves to us? Andrea Gibson is one of the most celebrated and influential spoken word poets of our time. Best known for their live performances, Gibson has changed the landscape of what it means to attend a “poetry show” altogether. To hear Gibson is like hearing songwriters play their music, their trademark honesty and vulnerability are on full display. Gibson's poems center around LGBTQ issues, gender, feminism, mental health and the dismantling of oppressive social systems. The winner of the first Women's World Poetry Slam, Gibson has gone on to be awarded the LGBTQ Out100 and has been featured on BBC, NPR and CSpan. Gibson is the author of seven award winning books and seven full length albums. Their live shows have become loving and supportive ecosystems for audiences to feel seen, heard, and held through Gibson's art.Music by John Carrol Kirby (generously provided by Patience Records),  Kesia Negata, and Katie Gray. Visit our website at forthewild.world for the full episode description, references, and action points.Support the show

On growing our love, meeting ourselves with care, and receiving the intelligent tenderness of every moment. 2:05 - You Better Be Lightning – winner of the Independent Publisher Book Award, Feathered Quill Book Award, American Library Association Over the Rainbow, Colorado Book Award & Goodreads Choice Finalist. 4:30 - Things That Don't Suck (Substack); Softening since high school, and over the last 10 years. Everything changing with the first buzz cut. 6:30 - Anis Mojhani – “My heart was too big for my body, so I had to let it go.”; Discovering spoken word in 1999. Dreaming of having poetry readings in packed rock clubs. 8:45 - People coming to the shows because they too were having panic attacks. Being diagnosed with ovarian cancer, and almost immediately feeling safer than ever before. 10:50 - Remission nutrition and chemotherapy. 13:00 - We don't realize how much we are living in the future until we are confronted with our mortality. Trusting the universe and having a loving relationship with our mortality. 15:15 - Favorite medium of art – Music. It transports to an expansive place, so many feelings at once, nostalgic and enlivening. We are every age we have ever been. We are all of the ages. 17:20 - In order to offer forgiveness, I don't have to love myself less, I can love myself more. Self love being the same thing as loving the entire world. 20:10 - Choosing compassion over anger when finding out about getting cancer. Gaining this sudden clarity. Continuing to learn. 23:35 - Learning tenderness from the places where there was a lack of tenderness. Becoming witness and having compassion for the edges. Seeing that kindness comes from offering kindness to the parts of me that haven't been kind. 25:50 - How much to share publicly vs keeping things quiet. Feeling safety in expression. 27:35 - Drawing inspiration from everywhere. All of writing and creating is plagiarizing the beauty that is already here. What made the aspen trees is the same thing that made me. 29:40 - Short readings from Andrea – “Instead of Depression”; “Wellness Check”; Andrea Gibson is one of the most celebrated and influential spoken word poets of our time. Best known for their live performances, Gibson has changed the landscape of what it means to attend a “poetry show” altogether. To hear Gibson is like hearing songwriters play their music, their trademark honesty and vulnerability are on full display. Gibson's poems center around LGBTQ issues, gender, feminism, mental health and the dismantling of oppressive social systems. The winner of the first Women's World Poetry Slam, Gibson has gone on to be awarded the LGBTQ Out100 and has been featured on BBC, NPR and CSpan. Gibson is the author of seven award winning books and seven full length albums. Their live shows have become loving and supportive ecosystems for audiences to feel seen, heard, and held through Gibson's art. You Better Be Lightning (2021) by Andrea Gibson is a queer, political, and feminist collection guided by self-reflection.The poems range from close examination of the deeply personal to the vastness of the world, exploring the expansiveness of the human experience from love to illness, from space to climate change, and so much more in between. You Better Be Lightning is winner of the Independent Publisher Book Award, Feathered Quill Book Award, American Library Association Over the Rainbow, Colorado Book Award & Goodreads Choice Finalist. https://buttonpoetry.com/product/you-better-be-lightning/ Things That Don't Suck (Substack) - It's common to look around and take inventory of what sucks. This is one poet's quest to uncover what doesn't, and what shifts when we shift our attention. https://andreagibson.substack.com  

Desiree Mckenzie is a Toronto-based award-winning poet, arts educator, and aspiring photographer. Desiree has represented Toronto Poetry Slam at the 2020 Women of the World Poetry Slam in Dallas, Texas, where she placed in the top 40 of 100 poets, in addition to being the 2019 Canadian Festival of Spoken Word National Champion with Up From the Roots. At the 2020 Canadian Individual Poetry Slam, she was among the top three poets in Canada. Her poetry has also appeared in CBC's Poetic License series, the Black Diamond Ball, the Bergen Lit Fest, the VIBE Arts NExT program, and Clearbanc Financial's International Women's Day Campaign. She received the JAYU iAM Arts for Human Rights Award in 2020, recognizing creatives doing exceptional work where the arts and human rights intersect. WET HAIR, her first spoken word EP, was released in 2021 and is now available on all streaming platforms. In this podcast episode, Desiree shares with us what sparked her love of poetry, her journey pursuing the art form, and much more! Want More Desiree? https://www.instagram.com/desireemckenzie/ (Instagram) https://www.desireemckenziepoetry.com/ (Website) Thank you for your support! http://www.thednaproject.ca/shop (New Merch Out Now!) Don't check out The DNA Project Merch and use code “PODCAST” for 20 % off your first purchase! https://bit.ly/3uPCWaj (YouTube Subscribe) https://apple.co/3oiPy7m (Audio Subscribe) Thank you to our Sponsors: https://thednaproject.ca/ (The DNA Project)  https://www.the-mpl.com/ (The MPL Toronto) Opening Credits: Daniel Cowans, Musical Director @ The DNA Project Produced By: Anthony Lewis and Diriki Palmer Mixed and Edited By: Mat Keselman The DNA Project – All rights reserved

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

This week powerhouse poet Glori B drops into the Words and Shit studio to share some words and wisdom! Join Chibbi and Raqui and tune in live to get to know the person behind the poetry! Glori B. is the stage name of Gloria C. Adams, a poet, teacher, mother, and leader in the Austin slam scene. She has competed on Final Stage at the National Poetry Slam, the Women of the World Poetry Slam, and Texas Grand Slam and is a three-time National Haiku Head-to-Head Champion. She is the author of seven chapbooks, and her work can be found on YouTube and Facebook video via Write About Now.

In this ~*BONUS*~ episode, Camille and I read a poem by Laura Lamb Brown-Lavoie entitled "On This the 100th Anniversary of the Sinking of the Titanic, We Reconsider the Buoyancy of the Human Heart". This is a spoken word poetry piece that Laura wrote and performed at the Women of the World Poetry Slam 2013 (video of her here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2Q6IoN8odE). --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/monn/message

Today's episode was recorded live on August 23rd, 2021 on Zoom.this month we are featuring and raising money for the LA Writer's walk team participating in AIDS Walk LA which funds the critical work done by AIDS Project Los Angeles . Some of the walk team members are here for the open mic and will be sharing some beautiful stories with us. Our first headliner is Gordon Blitz. After spending forty years as an accountant, Gordon retired in 2017 and became a writing machine. During 2020, Gordon had published work in Wingless Dreamer, Two Hawks Quarterly, The Doctor T.J.Eckleburg Review, Issue #22 of Really Systems, Gay Wicked Ways and Emeritus Chronicles. On January 1st 2021, his novella Shipped Off was published as part of the Running Wild Press Novella Anthology Volume four, book one. He's a standup comic who has performed at Canter's and The Blackbox Theater at the GLBT Village in Hollywood. He was also a contestant on “Hear My Story” that was featured on IMRU. His blog URL is: https://culturecritique.blog/ Finally we hear from C.R.U.S.H., a literary and spoken word artist who has performed internationally and is a nationally ranked slam poet. They are the15th ranked female poet in the nation (Women of the World Poetry Slam 2020) and the 30th ranked poet in the world (iWPS). They are a member of the Dallas Poetry Slam Team where they took 1st place at Southwest Shootout 2019 Team Competition and 2nd Place at SoFried 2019 and IPS 2021 Regional Poetry Team Competition Their purpose is merging poetry, art, and positive energy to help others find healing and inner power to create their desired realities.

In this episode we talk with CEO, SPEAKER, POET, EVENT PLANNER Sherrie (Candy) Zantea. We blame Marco Rubio for Texas' troubles (4:05) what inspired Candy to want to serve others (15:16) how many poets Candy has made cry (26:35) how to create team cohesion (27:30) Poetchella (30:35) Bluz is ready for a sexual adventure at Poetchella? (32:25) why Candy had no time to wait for Rudy Francisco (41:46) and of course we freestyle. Candy Info: Sherrie (Candy) Zantea has been writing and performing poetry for over 25 years. Candy made the 2007 Dallas Poetry Slam Team, and to date has been on 13 poetry slam teams, the first woman to coach eight, and she is the current CEO of the Dallas Poetry Slam Organization. Candy is one of the Lead instructors for the Literary Arts in the DFW School Districts. She recently created a teaching artist program for Dallas Poetry Slam that partners with youth organizations in the country. Candy was also a Program Director for The Writer's Garret and one of the Learning Partners for the Dallas Independent School District as well as other school districts in the surrounding areas. In addition to her poetry slam experience, she has added to her resume, Host City Coordinator for the 2017, 2018 and 2020 Women of the World Poetry Slam, 2020 International Team Poetry Slam and was a former Event Coordinator for the Individual World Poetry Slam Event Coordinator with Poetry Slam Inc. Purchase her new book Oak Cliff-Hangers here. Check out her website www.sherriezantea.com Follow her on Facebook and IG @sherriezantea Freestyle Beat 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

It's our first official episode! Sarah D Lawson is a DC-based queer writer whose poems are rooted in self, exploring themes of body, love, sexuality and gender. Her work has been featured on Button Poetry and Everyday Feminism, and published by Write Bloody Publishing, FreezeRay Press, and Drunk In A Midnight Choir. She is the founder of the Beltway Poetry Slam in Washington, DC and served as the slam master from 2010-2015. She represented DC on the 2012 Treat Yo Self team at the Southern Fried Poetry Slam, competed at the 2015 Women of the World Poetry Slam, and was the coach of the Madeira High School Louder Than A Bomb team from 2012-2015. Sarah joins host Dwayne Lawson-Brown to kickoff Pride Month, share poetry, and discuss the need for connection and relaxation. Follow Sarah Lawson on various social media outlets: @SlawSpeaks Follow Dwayne Lawson-Brown on various social media outlets: @CrochetKingpin This podcast is supported by the DC Commission of the Arts and Humanities, as well as CrochetKingpin.com

For all of us striving to stay on the path - this one is for you. This week’s episode is truly special. I felt so honored and grateful just for getting the chance to be in the same room as these two warrior poets. My guests this week, Jamie Dawson and Sam(ira) Obeid, are two of the most creative and brilliant people I have had the privilege of knowing. We wove through many important and timely conversations all while striving to remain open, honest, and vulnerable. Accountability and introspection were two themes that tied together the thoughts expressed. Jamie and Sam both shared their deep insights on heavy conversations such as: -How do we process the grief, the trauma, and the roller coaster that these past 12+ months have been? -What does true allyship look like? -What role do creativity, art, and poetry play in processing? -What lies at the intersection of art and activism? Jamie and Sam both provided true gifts on this one. Please do yourself the favor of listening in. For all of us striving to stay on the path - this one is for you. You rock. Jamie Dawson is a professional writer, performer, and black arts scholar whose talents range from spoken word, theatre, and commissioned works on the topics such as black life, multiculturalism, women’s rights, healing, and connection to each other through Earth. You can follow Jamie on Instagram here - https://www.instagram.com/dawsontheartist/ Sam Sam(ira) Obeid is an Indian. Scholar. Warrior. Poet. Queer. Sam has been placed 5th at the Women of the World Poetry Slam in 2015. Sam has been featured on Button Poetry and an international anthology, The World That Belongs to Us: An Anthology of Queer Poetry from South Asia by Harper Collins India. You can follow Sam on Instagram here - https://www.instagram.com/samobeid/

In honor of April being National Poetry Month, this episode of Beyond28 explores the influence of poetry and spoken word on Black culture in the Bay Area through four unique stories. Host Marc J. Spears of ESPN's The Undefeated is joined by members and directors of Youth Speaks, a local Bay Area poetry and arts organization (4:25); Ralph Walker, the head of security of the Golden State Warriors (09:51); and Imani Cezanne, the 2020 Women of the World Poetry Slam champion (14:26). At the end of the show, Marc takes the listeners back to April 12, 1945, to revisit Billie Holiday's performance of her timeless and impactful ballad “Strange Fruit” at the Geary Theater in San Francisco (24:22) where we speak with Bay Area jazz historian Marcus Shelby to dissect the impact of this historical period (27:26). Go to warriors.com/beyond28 to continue the conversation and learn more.

Aris Kian is a student of community organizing and abolition. She is ranked #10 in the 2020 Women of the World Poetry Slam and #4 in the 2019 CUPSI competition with UH team CoogSlam. She is an Emerging Writers Fellow with Writers in the Schools and an Inprint C. Glenn Cambor Fellow pursuing her MFA at the University of Houston. Her poems are published with Write About Now, Underground Journal, Houston Review of Books, and elsewhere. Currently, she explores work surrounding her experience with academia, critical theory, and the Black imagination.

#TheresaDavis www.thesatinlounge.com Best of The Satin Lounge with Kia René welcomes one of Atlanta's best known queer performance poets and author THERESA DAVIS to #PillowTalk. THERESA DAVIS discusses Queer Activism & Authenticity, Slam & Queer Poetry, and her books and crafts. THERESA DAVIS was born into a family of writers and entertainers, she was naturally drawn to the arts. She shares her journey through several creative mediums. Theresa designed and created Ebony Angels, a line of hand-crafted dolls, Mental Notes (hand-crafted books) and a clothing line for children. A teacher for over 20 years, she has become an expert at using the arts across the curriculum. In 2002, Theresa joined forces with her mother and brother to form the spoken word performance group MoDaSo (Mother / Daughter / Son) and released two music CDs entitled, "This is for Family" and "The Uncivil War". She has self-published five collections of poetry: Torn, Head Games, Touched, Rock Star Poet, The Truth About Jaguars and Simon Says. She has gone on to forge an impressive career as a solo performer, winning poetry slams and featuring at spoken word venues around Atlanta and the nation, as well as leading writing and performance workshops and headlining conferences across the southeast. On May 22, 2011, Theresa received a proclamation from the City of Atlanta, making the date "Theresa Davis Day", in celebration of her win at The Woman of the World Poetry Slam, in which she represented Atlanta. In 2012, Theresa became the recipient of the Emerging Artists Grant and was named the McEver Chair in Writing at Georgia Institute of Technology. FACEBOOK @RockstarPoet TWITTER @PirateRockstar INSTAGRAM @ShePiratePoet OUR SOCIALS www.thesatinlounge.com YouTube Channel #TheSatinLoungeLive INSTAGRAM @_thesatinlounge TWITTER @_thesatinlounge FACEBOOK @TheSatinLoungewithKiaRene www.kiarene.com INSTAGRAM @iamkiarene TWITTER @KiaRene FACEBOOK @iamkiarene --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thesatinlounge/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thesatinlounge/support

The Blah Poetry Spot presents Words and Sh*t, an intimate performance and conversation so that you can get to know the person behind the poetry! This week we are featuring Albuquerque's own Mercedes Holtry, and we talked about history, family, storytelling, the importance and power of Latinx and Xicana voices, and so much more! Mercedez Holtry is a poet, writer, mentor, and Chicana feminist who focuses on bringing out her roots, experiences and lessons learned through her poetry in hopes that they embrace her people and other artists around her. She has represented ABQ on multiple final and semi final stages for national poetry events. She is a Brave New Voices finalist (2013), a two time finalist at the Women of the World Poetry Slam (2015, 2018), A National Group Piece Champion (2016), the winner of Modesto's “ILL List Slam” in California (2017), a featured poet in Mexico City's “Diverso” an international poetry festival embracing Mexican voices through poetry (2017) and holds multiple Albuquerque Slam Championships. She has worked with youth in poetry workshops in multiple cities around the country including Aspen Words' “Poetry in the Schools” project since 2015. Mercedez is not only a poet but an outreach coordinator for Warehouse 508, Albuquerque's Arts and Entertainment Center, in which she organizes workshops and poetry events for the youth to participate in. Since graduating from the University of New Mexico with her degrees in Chicano Studies and Journalism & Communications, she continues to cultivate the poetry slam community in Albuquerque, and co-founded and spearheaded "Burque Revolt", a intergenerational poetry slam organization that creates safe spaces for all ages to enjoy. She is passionate about spoken word and aspires to continually learn all she can about her art through working, slamming and organizing for her community. Hosted by Chibbi and Eddie V!

Hey Friends! Welcome to episode 12 of something borrowed featuring fantastic poet and recent UK representative at the World Poetry Slam via Zoom screen share (!) Tyrone Lewis. We talk about how it is to have your poetry judged in different languages and what references may or may not make sense. I share my thoughts on So Solid Crew's 21 seconds to celebrate being one step closer to BFFs with Lisa Maffia and borrow Vanessa Kisuule's new poem Hollow. Tyrone shares his brilliant new poem, 2 Black 2 Furious and finishes on a Star Wars poem, which is also a black poem. I also talk about toilet seats for a bit too long.You can get Tyrone's book from his website here or if it's sold out from Burning Eye's website HereYou can see Vanessa reading her poem HereYou can donate to the show via my Ko-Fi page HereOr tune in live any Wednesday at 7pm on instagram HereMuch Love x

Molly Sroges is a linguist-poet who teaches English as a Second Language at Green Forest High School. She has been published in Scibendi and performed poetry all over Arkansas, as well as representing Northwest Arkansas at the Women of the World Poetry Slam in Albuquerque and Dallas. She is the current host of the Ozark Poets and Writers Collective, on the last Tuesday of the month in Fayetteville, and of Word Brews, on the second Thursday at Brews in Eureka Springs. She is also a co-host of the podcast Reading Circle Temple, which can be found at www.readingcircletemple.com.

Did you know April was Poetry Month?!?!Well on this weeks episode we were able to discuss poetry as a platform for change with LyricalFaith.  LyricalFaith is a poet, educator, activist, and Bronx native and graduated with her Masters from NYU and she is a Sister of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.  LyricalFaith has been able to perform at open mics and slams such as Bowery Poetry Cafe, Women of the World Poetry Slam, Brooklyn Poetry Slam, NYC Poetry Festival to name a few.  Her words spark change and she was able to speak with As I Was Saying Podcast about how she leaned in to her power.To connect with LyricalFaith:IG @lyricalfaithpoetryYouTube: LyricalFaithPoetryAnd on April 29th she will be hosting a workshop for her organization "Poetry for Service"Thank you again for listening! If you would like to be interviewed or have any questions do not hesitate to reach out! Much love!Website: www.shewillspeak.comIG: @shewillspeakIG: @asiwassayingpodcastTwitter: @shesjustche

What do you think of when you think of storytelling? Look beyond the written word with 2019 TIFA Delegate Natasha Ramoutar to explore other forms in which we tell our tales. Featuring Téa Mutonji (Shut Up You’re Pretty) and Ian Keteku (2010 World Poetry Slam champion). This episode is written and produced by Natasha Ramoutar. It was sound engineered and scored by Kevin Ramroop. Introduction by Ardo Omer.

Alina Siegfried is an Impact Storyteller, Narrative Strategist, and award-winning Performance Poet. She is passionate about arts, storytelling and narrative as a tool to inspire systems-level change.  In this interview we talk about her background and how she became a poet and what it means to draw out people's stories in order to describe the impact they are having.   Alina has been performing spoken word poetry for the past decade, under the alias Ali Jacs. She is a founder of Wellington's Poetry in Motion community, winner of the 2012 New Zealand National Poetry Slam, and in 2013 she competed in the Women of the World Poetry Slam in Minneapolis. While the poetry started out as a "full-time" hobby, Alina now taks the tools and tricks learned from the art form and helps organisations become more creative and authentic with their storytelling. Working with companies, social enterprises, non-profits, government bodies, and entrepreneurs driven to create impact, she helps with story strategy, content development, copywriting, video direction, and internal storytelling to strengthen teams and organisations to become more human. Website: www.alinasiegfried.com Watch Alina's poetry on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjSCO6Ra8G4xRKESqks4mmcpdE19JnB7B LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alina-siegfried-a088a049/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AliJacsWordworker/ Edmund Hillary Fellowship: www.ehf.org?utm_source=seeds&utm_medium=partner&utm_campaign=podcasts_alina_on_impact_storytelling Here is the link to the Shapeshifter video that signalled to me that it was time to come back to New Zealand! It's a cool watch if you haven't seen it... be great for listeners to be able to go on that journey if they so desire! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXnD0GAO-3s Alina Siegfried hello@alinasiegfried.com  

Get to know four-time World Poetry Slam Champion Ed Mabrey following his keynote presentation at UNA School of the Arts' I2E2 event on September 20, 2019!

Actor Marcus Scribner, aka Junior from Black-ish, dances with questions about interracial dating and HBCUs. Comedian Ronny Chieng, aka the senior correspondent on The Daily Show and fly a-hole cousin in Crazy Rich Asians, lovingly talks sh*t about sh*t talking Asians. Ashlee Haze, a two-time finalist for the Women of the World Poetry Slam, shares an exclusive piece and dives into the inspiration behind her work. Let’s just say it includes valuing self-worth and a combo of doing body rolls in a corset. Yow! Originally published on 8/19/18.

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 ___________________________

We bring this week’s episode from India - where we have the pleasure of interviewing Indian born, Florida based queer activist/poet/scholar Sam(ira) Obeid. Sam’s work has sent her to the heights of the national slam poetry competitions at Women of the World Poetry Slam and Southern Fried, as well as other national venues. In this week’s episode she tells us about her journey back to India, and we breakdown concepts like intersectionality, the binary, what the spectrum looks like, activism, women who raise us, the power of women as leaders and teachers, as well as the end of Sam’s story of courage. She also shares 2 awe-inspiring poems with us. Check it out!

Oompa is a Boston born and raised poet, recording artist and educator. She released her highly-acclaimed debut album November 3rd last year. She is also the winner of the 2017 Women of the World Poetry Slam, and a finalist at the 2017 National Poetry Slam. Oompa is using her voice to make a difference, and in her words “forever representing the queer, black, orphaned, hood kids an ‘nem.”

Part 2 on the very important topic of self love. We are featuring two amazing poets Savage Intellect and Ashley Cornelius who is competing in the Women Of the World Poetry Slam this March 15th in Dallas, Texas.

‘This poem is about joy.  how long it stayed how we remember it in us always' - Ebony Stewart These words are the last lines from a poem titled ‘This poem is a joy' by the prodigious Ebony Stewart. Ebony was named Champion of the Women of the World Poetry Slam 2017 for her exceptionally crafted poem ‘Common Fatigue'. She has recently published her first book titled ‘Home. Girl. Hood' - which is a book that includes poems like ‘This poem is about Joy', ‘Happy Father's Day', ‘Compassionate Fatigue' and many others. In this episode of the podcast, Letlhogonolo sat down and spoke to Ebony about her breathtakingly amazing work,absent fathers, trauma, relationships with mothers and feminism. It is a conversation filled with authenticity about the complexity of human interaction complemented by poetry performed by Ebony.

Samantha Slupski is a poet and mental health advocate based in the heart of the Midwest. She first stepped on stage in December 2015 at Uptown Arts Bar in Kansas City, Missouri, and stage has been her home ever since. She currently serves as the Executive Director of Poetic Underground, Slam Master of Kansas City Poetry Slam, co-director of Chameleon Arts, a board member for Fountainverse, the Kansas City Small Press Poetry Fest, an ARTS KC grant recipient, and was voted the 2nd best spoken word artist in The Pitch’s Best of 2017. She has been published in multiple online publications, her poetry has been featured on Write About Now Youtube channel, and her first book, “What Sits Between my Veins” was published a year ago through EMP Press. She has been a competitor at Texas Grand Slam 2017 and 2018, attended the 2017 National Poetry Slam, and is attending the Women on the World Poetry Slam in March of 2018. Her Spring 2018 tour starts in March 2018, which spans over seven different cities. She sees the importance of poetry and the beautiful spaces it creates and has dedicated her life to making poetry important for everyone. Follow Samantha Slupski at http://www.samanthaslupskipoetry.com/

Ian Keteku a Canadian poet and multi-media artist who was 2010 World Poetry Slam champion. Hear him talk race, culture, diversity and love.

Jerrica Escoto has been a spoken word performer for over a decade. She was on the 2010, 2013, and 2015 San Diego Slam Team and a finalist at the 2011 Women of the World Poetry Slam where she ranked 12th in the world that year. Jerrica has used her poetry to mentor youth and facilitate workshops for young women in community schools and juvenile hall. In 2014, she released her first book of poetry with fellow poet, Gill Sotu, entitled "How to Love Gods and Acrobats." Jerrica was bullied for who she was and thought she had to seek approval from others.  When she decided to stand tall and be proud of her true self, that is when she broke free from the opinion of others and decided to live her true self. Check out thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Jerrica's episode, Jerrica's website, resources, gifts and so much more.

Ebony Stewart, Co-Champion of the 2017 Women of the World Poetry Slam, delivers a narrative about identity politics, hunger, the heart, and ghosting. Only to be followed by powerfully packed pros titled "Pussy" that will leave you pumping your fist in the air, saying "f**k yeh." See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

'Your uncle is a hatchet/i buried in my crotch on purpose' - Ashley Makue Ntozake Shenge said ' being black, and woman and alive is a metaphysical dilemma I haven't conquered yet.' And this episode of the Cheeky Natives featuring Ashley Makue was just that. the unravelling of the metaphysical dilemma of black queer womxnhood in its full spectrum. From being CPS National Slam to performing at the Women of the World Poetry Slam, Ashley is a prodigious force. One worth the Cheeky Natives pilgrimage to the Republic of the Western Cape to record this episode with the published author of 'i know how to fix myself.' This podcast is a meditation on culture, womxnhood and poetry filled with equal parts with joy and introspection.

Natasha “T” Miller is a three-time Women of the World Poetry Slam finalist. She has been part of four national slam teams. In 2010, she starred in a national Sprite commercial, and started her publishing company “All I Wanna Say Publishing.” Since then, she has published two books: “Dreams of a Beginner,” and “Coming Out of Nowhere,” a social networking memoir about homosexuality, religion and cyber bullying. Natasha has been on three national tours, and performed at renowned venues all across the country. Natasha believes her purpose is to create change and peace like so many great leaders before her. Miller is also the force behind The Artists Inn, a Bed & Breakfast, and farm to table restaurant, located in the east village neighborhood of Detroit, catering to community, and artists T. Miller is also marketing, communications, ad personality for SHINOLA, a detroit based business commited to  building a modern and quintessentially American consumer products brand through the reintroduction of domestic manufacturing at a scale that can shape culture, create community, and deliver goods of the highest quality that are built to last.

In which Alain Ginsberg and i talk dogs, the spoken word circuit, and the scourge of capitalism... bandcamp - www.anotherginsberg.bandcamp.com tumblr - www.alainginsbergofficial.tumblr.com other things referenced: Capturing Fire - www.thedccenter.org/capturingfire/ World Poetry Slam - poetryslam.com/ list of spoken word poetry events in Balitmore - www.poetry247.com/baltimore/ another list of poetry events in Baltimore - poetryinbaltimore.com/calendar/ aaaaand another - calendar.google.com/calendar/embed?…ger@comcast.net Write About Now - www.writeaboutnowpoetry.com/ Calvin Trillin's New Yorker poem - www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/04…y-calvin-trillin and responses to it - blog.angryasianman.com/2016/04/write…n-out-of.html blog.angryasianman.com/2016/04/have-…oems-yet.html smithsonianapa.org/now/run-ways-insult-asians-yet/ the motherload - aaww.org/in-the-room-calvin-trillin/

Julie is a writer and yoga teacher (E-RYT 500) in Vancouver, BC. She owns and runs Ocean and Crow Yoga with her mom, Jane. She has an MA in Canadian Poetry from McGill University, co-founded the East Van Poetry Salon, is President of the Vancouver Poetry House board, and has represented Vancouver twice in the Women of the World Poetry Slam and as a member of the 2012 Vancouver Poetry Slam team. She writes a biweekly blog for Spirituality and Health Magazine and has written for various other publications, online and otherwise. Learn more about Julie Peters by visiting http://www.jcpeters.ca/ Also, make sure you get a copy of her book Secrets of the Eternal Moon Phase Goddesses: Meditations on Desire, Relationships, and the Art of Being Broken! Click here to visit the show notes page!   Like this episode? Please leave an honest rating on iTunes. Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated! They do matter in the rankings of the show, and I read each and every one of them. P.S: Just takes a minute! :)   SUBSCRIBE ON ITUNES  Click here to leave us a rating & review on iTunes Follow us on social media:  | Facebook | Twitter | Join our Facebook Tribe    

World Poetry Slam champion Harry Baker published his debut anthology The Sunshine Kid with Burning Eye in December 2014. The subsequent show of the same name was voted best spoken word show of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2015. Full time poet/adventurer Harry has had his work shared on TED.com and viewed millions of times worldwide, as well as translated into 15 languages. This year he took a three-month #Haztralasia tour through Australasia, Dubai, China and Thailand and went back to the Edinburgh Fringe with his friend Chris Read.   Harry Baker kindly performs:- Paper People 59, a love story about prime numbers Harry can be found at http://www.harrybaker.co/ Show Sponsors:- Far North - Sales, Marketing, Technology Are you looking to enter new markets? Launch a new business, product or service? Maybe introduce a new revenue stream? Far North is an all-encompassing Business Development Consultancy. We aim to fulfil your growth potential by reviewing your existing business strategy or developing a new, bespoke business model.

Pam and RC interview Tasha Receno, the 2015 Vancouver Slam Grand Champion,2016 on her return for the Woman of the World Poetry Slam in Brooklyn, New York.

Monday Reading Series Angel Nafis is a Cave Canem Fellow. Her work has appeared in The Rattling Wall, Union Station Magazine, MUZZLE Magazine, Mosaic Magazine, and Poetry Magazine. She has represented the LouderArts Poetry Project at both the National Poetry Slam and the Women of the World Poetry Slam in 2011. She is an Urban Word NYC Mentor and the founder, curator, and host of the quarterly Greenlight Bookstore Poetry Salon reading series. She is the author of BlackGirl Mansion (Red Beard Press/ New School Poetics, 2012). Facilitating writing workshops and reading poems across the United States and Canada, she lives in Brooklyn. Bridget Talone is the author of the chapbook In the Valley Made Personal, published by Small Anchor Press. Recent work has appeared in The Atlas Review, White Elephant, The New Delta Review, and Salt Hill Journal. She lives in Queens.

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

The 2014 Women of the World Poetry Slam ended with an unforgettable final stage. Whether you didn't get to see it, or you just want to re-live the magic, Slam Center's got you covered. Join host Melissa Newman-Evans and correspondents Rachel Wiley, Amy David, and Tatyana Brown as they break down the performances, the scores, and the key decisions that made Saturday night's show so outstanding. We've also got an interview with finalist Carrie Rudzinski that will make you feel all warm and fuzzy inside. Slam Center is sponsored by Black Key Press. Special thanks to Kevin Spak for production support, and Zeke Russell for moral support. Slam Center is produced by Andy Locke.

Friday night at the 2014 Women of the World Poetry Slam gave us some incredible performances and memorable moments. It also gave host Melissa Newman-Evans and the rest of the Slam Center team a reason to stay up until 2:30 AM. Did you know there's a 2:30 AM? Crazy, right? Anyways, it was worth it just to give you this awesome assortment of recaps, analysis, and even a little poetry. Thanks to our correspondents: Rachel Wiley, Joanna Hoffman, Tatyana Brown, and Cheryl Maddalena. Slam Center is sponsored by Black Key Press. Special thanks to Kevin Spak for production support, and Zeke Russell for moral support. Slam Center is produced by Andy Locke.

Join host Melissa Newman-Evans and an all-star cast of correspondents in the first installment of Slam Center's coverage of the 2014 Women of the World Poetry Slam. Scores, analysis—we've got it all! Even an interview with a mysterious (and anonymous) editor of The Titler. Slam Center is sponsored by Black Key Press. Special thanks to Kevin Spak for production support, and Zeke Russell for moral support. Slam Center is produced by Andy Locke.

Proud of being a black lesbian, T Miller is dedicated to the community she calls family LGBTQ. She is an activist of the new world taking it by storm with the arts performed her way, she is an author and poet educating minds as she goes along.T Miller is a three-time Women of the World Poetry Slam finalist. Has been on national slam teams and is the author of two books, Coming Out of Nowhere and Dreams of a Beginner.  Being a part of that program helped propel her into the world she loves, the arts.Her motivation is the words she speak, the films in her mind that she wants to produce, and the opportunity she has to HEAL.  

Philly's own Denice Frohman, Women of the World Poetry Slam 2013 champion, performing in prelims at WOWPS in Minneapolis, MN. Check out more of Denice's work at: http://denicefrohman.com/