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Janani - “trans/national” (CUPSI 2013)
“My testosterone is now made by Israel’s largest company. There is colonization running through my bloodstream.”
Janani, of Stanford University, performing during semifinals at the 2013 College Unions Poetry Slam Invitational.
Lauren Bullock - “Love Notes” (CUPSI 2013)
“When she broke your heart, did she also crack your spine so you would always fall in her direction?”
A beautiful love poem from Lauren Bullock of UNC Chapel Hill. UNC ended up placing fourth in the tournament.
Safia Elhillo & Jamaica Osorio - “What I Learned in the Fire”
“Love is just something to do until the war starts.”
Our first video from FInal Stage at CUPSI 2013. This poem from the championship team - NYU - transcends the traditional boundaries of what can be done in slam, in group poetry and on stage. Our hats are off to Safia and Jamaica.
Denice Frohman - “Dear Straight People” (WOWPS 2013)
“I don’t like closets, but you made the living room an unshared space. Now I feel like a guest in my own house.”
Denice Frohman, demonstrating why she just won the Women of the World Poetry Slam. (It’s because she’s awesome.)
Megan Falley, The First Time I Met His Mother
“She didn’t need my help.
She carved that beast herself.”
WoWPS is coming to Minneapolis! There is a fundraising event (and qualifier for WoWPS) in Saint Paul, Minnesota. If you live around there go check it out! Click here for more information.
Additionally, if you are planning to attend WoWPS 2013 and would like to volunteer - click here for more information!
Rachel McKibbens - “Portsmouth, Ohio: A Dirge in Four Parts”
“I cannot trade my life for hers. I have five children, my life is not mine. So I offer you instead my blood-engine father, my curdled mother, the sweet elderly couple across the street…”
A living legend of slam poetry - Rachel McKibbens performs at Rustbelt 2012.
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As promised we will be posting videos of female Slam Poets and telling you more about WoWPS most days for the next few weeks.
If you live in Minnesota or are planning to attend WoWPS 2013 and would like to volunteer - click here for more information!
Rachel Rostad - “Lottery Winners”
“My adopted brother and I were rust on her kitchen sink, cookies that burnt in the oven. Our family photo was a stain on the fridge.”
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In just a little over two weeks the Women of the WORLD Poetry Slam(WoWps) will be coming to Minneapolis, Minnesota.
From the 6th-9th of March, hundreds of female poets from around the globe will descend on downtown Minneapolis and perform their work. This is fucking awesome!
Find out more about the event here! In any case, we’re going to be bombarding you with female poets like every day till then. For now enjoy Minnesota Poet - Rachel Rostad!
WoWPS2013!
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Ken Arkind - An Experiment in Noise in A# Major
“This - is not a heart, it is a volume knob, you turn it this way when you wish to scream, you turn it this way when you wish to whisper.”
One of the most remarkably talented performers Button Poetry has ever been privileged enough to feature - get ready for Ken Arkind!
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Chace ‘Mic Write’ Morris - “Landmine”
“See us black men - are born into mine fields”
From his feature set at Soap Boxing in Saint Paul, January 2013.
Chace ‘Mic Write’ Morris - “Fuck John Mayer”
“God is a DJ; our skin is made of vinyl; our tongues are needles waiting to drop and taste something timeless.”
Another video from Soap Boxing in Saint Paul. Chace was the feature for the January Poetry Slam. He hails from Detroit, and he makes ridiculously dope things out of words.
