“NAACP presents def poetry slam” plus 2 more

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Monday, February 21, 2011

“NAACP presents def poetry slam” plus 2 more

“NAACP presents def poetry slam” plus 2 more


NAACP presents def poetry slam

Posted: 21 Feb 2011 07:33 PM PST

As each performer presented poems at the Kent State NAACP's Def Poetry Slam Monday evening, students filling the Kiva were loud and enthusiastic with support. Shihan and J. Ivy, two poets from the HBO TV show "Def Poetry," performed, along with other poets. Trupoetry, a local poet, hosted the event. The poems performed touched on subjects such as minority empowerment, love and the power of words ...

Poetry Out Loud competition brings words alive for Maine high schoolers

Posted: 21 Feb 2011 04:41 PM PST

Her air of solemnity as she approached the microphone was tempered immediately by her words. Avalon Langevin, a junior at Bucksport High School, walked onstage at The Grand theater in Ellsworth to read the poem "Golden Retrievals" by Mark Doty.

Poetry stimulates memory

Posted: 21 Feb 2011 07:37 AM PST

Local poet Melanie Greenhouse leads workshops for people with dementia, stirring ambition among her students.

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