Poetry Slam Competition
Friday, January 29th @ 7 pm
Roy Event Room – Dion Student Ctr. at Saint Michael’s college
PRIZES
1st Place: $250
2nd Place: $150
3rd Place: $100
4th Place: $50
HOST:
Reuben Jackson is a poet whose work has appeared in over 30 anthologies, and in a volume entitled Fingering the Keys. He is currently the host of Friday Night Jazz on VPR. He was curator of the Duke Ellington Collection at the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C. for 20 years. His music reviews have been published in The Washington Post, Jazz Times, on NPR’s "All Things Considered," and in other journals and magazines.
GUEST POETS:
Mic-Andre Constable is an up and coming perfoming artist from Florida, NY by way of Jamaica, Queens. He’s directed, produced, and performed in various productions of poetry shows for his club Verbal Asylum through his Alma mater Dominican College. He has also made a number of appearances on the Nuyorican Poet’s Cafe stage and is a resident performer in The Bronx, NY’s “Live from the Underground”
Darius Simpson is an African American poet-activist born and raised in Akron, OH. He is 23 years old and currently working toward his Bachelor’s degree in Political Science at Eastern Michigan University. Darius is an award-winning poet and community leader, globally recognized for his spoken word and work in the community.
Razjea Bridges is a 19 year old spoken-word artist born in Flint, Michigan. She attends Eastern Michigan University, majoring in Psychology and English. With Raise It Up! Youth Art and Awareness, she competed at the Brave New Voices festival in Philadelphia and Atlanta. Razjeá has organized community events and discussions centered in intersectional social justice and youth empowerment.
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