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Power, Protest and Poetry: Workshop 3 – Writing a Riot

Date And Time Thu, 25 March 2021 15:00 – 16:30 EDT A series of workshops seeking to examine Bristol through the lens of Politics, Power, Protest, and creative writing. About this Event Bristol Libraries and Words of Colour invite you to explore some of the most disruptive novels written in the English Language, and apply

HUSH NO MORE Spoken Word & Open Mic-Virtual

Fri, April 16, 2021 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM EDT Join us as we celebrate Sexual Assault Awareness Month by witnessing some amazing talent! Due to Social Distancing this event is online! About this Event We are hosting a major event to bring awareness during Sexual Assault Awareness Month! The HUSH No More Spoken Word

Black Poets Society 2021 :: GOOD GRIEF

Sat, February 27, 2021 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM EST Good Grief: A Contemplative Journey Through Heartache and Hope About this Event Blackness, whiteness and otherness: words, when strung together, that may cause discomfort and awkwardness. Join us in that discomfort for a retreat, as we celebrate Black History Month. African-American poetry and the spoken word will

LGBT History Month – CHARRED: A survivor speaks her truth that inspired her collection of poems

Thu, 25 February 2021 14:00 – 15:00 EST Andreena Leeanne is an inspirational speaker & poet who founded Poetry LGBT Open Mic Night in 2015. Poetry LGBT is a welcoming space for the LGBTQ+ community to share their experiences & express themselves through poetry and spoken word. Please note this event contains adult material and

International Women’s Day Poetry Salon

Wed, 10 March 2021 14:30 – 16:30 EST ‘I loved your poetry event, thanks for hosting!’ – (S.H) ‘OMG! That was wicked!’ – (A.B) An amazing evening. Thank you!. 👌🏾❤️👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 – (C.G) “Fabulous evening. Thanks, I really enjoyed it……..some very talented people!” – (I.C) ‘It was a fantastic event last night, very talented people. One

THE AFROSOULJAZZ KITCHEN

Sun, 7 February 2021 16:00 – 18:00 EST THE AFROSOULJAZZ KITCHEN About this Event VIBES AND MOTION PRESENT AFROSOULJAZZ KITCHEN OPEN MIC LOUNGE Join us on 7th February 2021 as we present to you an evening of spoken work artists, singers, dancers, musician and rappers.. This will be a platform for you to chill & listen to

Black History Night with Charles C. Smith and Dwayne Morgan

Tuesday, February 16, 2021 at 8 PM EST Your host: Micheal Fraser Bios:DWAYNE MORGAN Dwayne Morgan is a two-time Canadian National Poetry Slam Champion beginning his spoken word career in 1993. In 1994, he founded Up From The Roots to promote the positive artistic contributions of African Canadian and urban influenced artists. Morgan won the

Deconstruction Zone Poetry Workshop

Saturday, February 20, 2021 at 4 PM EST Join us for these fun workshops! We will have a writing prompt, so come prepared to do some actual writing! Bring a poem you’d like to deconstruct & work on in a peer review setting. Please understand that everything on this page is from our heart &

Black Voices of Transformation: A Spoken Word Event for Black History Month

Thursday, February 18, 2021 at 7 PM EST – 8:30 PM EST Featured artists from diverse spiritual communities express socially conscious messages through poetry, music, and comedy. Artists include: Adarah Hale Jason Williams J.Kwest K-Love Maggie Brown Obbie West Preacher Moss Emcee’d by Tasleem Jamila This event is being coordinated by Lutheran School of Theology

Spoken Wordicine; Spark The Potency of Your Poetry

Sunday, February 21, 2021 at 2 PM EST Who do we get to be when we accept all the twists and turns in the road that we have travelled? Who do we become when we allow the stories from our journey to be told, seen and given wings to fly? “Spoken Wordicine” is a lively,