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Women Of The World Poetry Slam
The Women of the World Poetry Slam (WoWPS) is an annual poetry slam put on by Poetry Slam, Inc. The tournament features individual slam poets from around the world that "live their lives as women" competing to be the highest ranked woman poet in the world. History In 2008, the Women of the World Poetry Slam (WoWPS) was introduced, in which only female and female-identified poets are allowed to compete. WoWPS was the brainchild of Kimberly Simms (PSI EC 2005-2007) and Deborah Marsh. The first WoWPS was held in Detroit, Michigan and the first champion was Andrea Gibson. Each tournament is held in a different city. Candidate cities submit bids and go through a vetting process. In late 2015, the languaging around inclusion was updated to read: "Competition at WOWps is limited to poets who live their lives as women. Qualified poets include female assigned or identified individuals who are PSi members and are 18+ years of age, including gender non-conforming individuals." Format ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poetry Slam
A poetry slam is a competitive art event in which poets perform spoken word poetry before a live audience and a panel of judges. While formats can vary, slams are often loud and lively, with audience participation, cheering and dramatic delivery. Hip-hop music and urban culture are strong influences, and backgrounds of participants tend to be diverse. Poetry slams began in Chicago in 1984, with the first slam competition designed to move poetry recitals from academia to a popular audience. American poet Marc Smith, believing the poetry scene at the time was "too structured and stuffy", began experimenting by attending open-microphone poetry readings, and then turning them into slams by introducing the element of competition. The performances at a poetry slam are judged as much on enthusiasm and style as content, and poets may compete as individuals or in teams. The judging is often handled by a panel of judges, typically five, who are usually selected from the audience. Sometim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emi Mahmoud
Emtithal "Emi" Mahmoud ( ar, إمتثال "إيمي" محمود; born 1992 or 1993 in Darfur, Sudan) is a Sudanese-American poet and activist, who won the 2015 Individual World Poetry Slam championship. In 2018, she became UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador, and in this capacity, has traveled to refugee camps in Kenya, Greece and Jordan, drawing wider attention to the situation of refugees. Early life Mahmoud was born in Darfur, Sudan, and moved with her family to Yemen, when she was a toddler. She then moved to the United States in 1998. When she was seven, she returned to Sudan, where her parents took part in a protest after the government stopped paying teachers. She and friends hid under the bed with fear, and this experience impressed on her the value of education. Her sister is poet and activist Afaq "Foo Foo" Mahmoud. Mahmoud attended Julia R. Masterman High School in Philadelphia and won a Leonore Annenberg's scholarship, an award that covers all costs for four years at any c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olivia Gatwood
Olivia Gatwood (born February 23, 1992) is a poet, writer, and educator on topics that include coming of age, feminism, gendered violence, & true crime. Early life and education Olivia Gatwood was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico on February 23, 1992. Her mother, Jill, is a sex educator and H.I.V. epidemiologist and her father, Byron, is a middle school teacher. She spent three years in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago where she began writing poetry at age 11 at the suggestion of a librarian. Gatwood's continued interest in poetry stemmed from her use of the art form as an outlet for her emotions; in an interview she explained, "teenagers have a lot of feelings and thoughts, but are often told that there's no space for those things to exist. But spoken word is the exact opposite. The more you can express, the better." While still in high school, Gatwood led a collection of women who reported a local bakery to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for sexual harassm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dominique Christina
Dominique Christina (born 1974) is a writer, performer and social activist. She is a champion at the National Poetry Series and Women of the World Poetry Slam. Christina’s 4th book Anarcha Speaks won the National Poetry Series in 2017. Education Christina obtained a bachelor's degree in African American Studies from the University of the Pacific. She earned her Master of Education in English Language and Literature from the University of Arkansas at Monticello. Christina began writing poetry in 1996; she was taking her master's degree when she decided to enroll in a creative writing class. Career Christina is influenced by her family's involvement in the civil rights movement. She performs as a speaker and slam poet, often discussing social issues such as racism and sexism. She has spoken at colleges and universities across the United States and has been a keynote speaker at women's conferences. She also appeared at the HBO series High Maintenance as an actress and contribut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laura Lamb Brown-Lavoie
Laura may refer to: People * Laura (given name) * Laura, the British code name for the World War I Belgian spy Marthe Cnockaert Places Australia * Laura, Queensland, a town on the Cape York Peninsula * Laura, South Australia * Laura Bay, a bay on Eyre Peninsula ** Laura Bay, South Australia, a locality **Laura Bay Conservation Park, a protected area * Laura River (Queensland) * Laura River (Western Australia) Canada * Laura, Saskatchewan Italy * Laura (Capaccio), a village of the municipality of Capaccio, Campania * Laura, Crespina Lorenzana, a village in Tuscany Marshall Islands * Laura, Marshall Islands, an island town in the Majuro Atoll of the Marshall Islands Poland * Laura, Silesian Voivodeship, a village in the administrative district of Gmina Toszek, within Gliwice County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland United States * Laura, Illinois * Laura, Indiana * Laura, Kentucky, a city * Laura, Missouri * Laura, Ohio, a small village Arts, media, and entertainment ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suzi Q
Suzie Q, Susie Q, Suzy Q or Suzi Q may refer to: In arts and entertainment Music * Susie Q (born Susan Banfield), a member of rap duo Cookie Crew * "Susie Q" (song), a 1957 song by Dale Hawkins, covered by many artists * "Suzi Q" (Ammonia song), 1996 * Suzi Quatro (born 1950), singer and actress also known as "Suzi Q" ** "Suzi Q", the Hawkins song covered by Suzi Quatro on the 1990 album '' Oh, Suzi Q.'' * Suzie Q (dance move), a dance step in the Big Apple, Lindy Hop, and other dances ** "Doin' the Suzie-Q", 1936 song by Lil Hardin Armstrong * "Suzie Q", song by American rapper Skillz on the 2005 album ''Confessions of a Ghostwriter'' * Suzy Q (group), a 1980s Canadian studio project Other uses in arts and entertainment * ''Susie Q'' (film), a 1995 American TV film * Suzie Q (manga), a fictional character from Part 2 of the Japanese manga ''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Battle Tendency'' * Suzi Q. Smith (born 1979), American poet * Suzy Q, a 1999 Dutch film starring Carice va ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Porsha Olayiwola
Porsha Olayiwola is a Black American poet based in Boston, Massachusetts. Early life Of Nigerian descent (her father being a Yoruba man from Lagos), Olayiwola was born in Chicago. When Olayiwola was a child, her father was abruptly deported to Nigeria, forcing her mother to struggle alone to raise and support Olayiwola and her siblings. Olayiwola occasionally writes about the pain of growing up without her father physically present. When speaking to ''Boston Hassle'' about how she discovered performance poetry, Olayiwola stated, “I used to write all kinds of things when I was in middle school. I was running for electoral office in eighth grade, and my speech was a poem. But it was a high school teacher who suggested ''Louder Than a Bomb'', which is the largest youth spoken-word festival in the world that happens in Chicago. It was the first time I heard other young people writing well-crafted poems, and also the first time I was able to come up with what I thought at the time w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carrie Rudzinski
Carrie may refer to: People * Carrie (name), a female given name and occasionally a surname Places in the United States * Carrie, Kentucky, an unincorporated community * Carrie, Virginia, an unincorporated community * Carrie Glacier, Olympic National Park, Washington Arts and entertainment * ''Carrie'' (novel), by Stephen King, and its adaptations: ** ''Carrie'' (1976 film) ** ''Carrie'' (2002 film) ** ''Carrie'' (2013 film) ** ''Carrie'' (franchise) ** ''Carrie'' (musical) * the title character of ''Sister Carrie'', a 1900 novel by Theodore Dreiser ** ''Carrie'' (1952 film), based on Dreiser's novel * one of the title characters of ''Carrie and Barry'', a BBC sitcom * Carrie (band), British based rock music band * "Carrie" (Cliff Richard song) (1980) * "Carrie" (Europe song) (1987), by Europe Other uses * Carrie (mango), a mango cultivar * Carrie (digital library), an online digital library project based at the University of Kansas * Carrie Furnace, an abandoned blast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denice Frohman
Denice Frohman is a poet, writer, performer and educator, whose work explores the intersections of race, gender, and sexuality. Frohman uses her experience as a queer woman from a multi-cultural ( Puerto Rican and Jewish) background in her writing. By addressing identity, her work encourages communities to challenge the dominant social constructs and oppressive narratives in place that are currently working against concepts of unity and equity. Her message is about claiming the power to be who you are. She was born and raised in New York City, and earned her master's degree in education from Drexel University. Awards and partnerships Denice Frohman won the 2013 Women of the World Poetry Slam Championship. Denice is also a 2014 CantoMundo Fellow, 2014 National Association of Latino Arts & Cultures Fund for the Arts grant recipient, 2013 Hispanic Choice Award recipient for "Creative Artist of the Year," 2013 Southern Fried Poetry Slam Champion, and 2012 Leeway Transformation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Desireé Dallagiacomo
Desireé Dallagiacomo is an American spoken word poet and teaching artist. She is of European and Choctaw descent, and she is an enrolled citizen of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma. Her first book of poetry, SINK, was published by Button Poetry in March 2019. Before publishing her first full-length collection, her poems amassed millions of views on Youtube. Her poems, "Thighs Say" “Real Sex Tips.” and “Shave Me” among others were first published by Button Poetry. She is a Pushcart Prize Nominee. She founded the writing retreat The Heart of It. Awards * 2013 Southwest Shootout Regional Slam Champion * University of New Orleans recipient of the Ryan Chigazola Poetry Scholarship. * 2014 Individual National Poetry Slam ranked 3rd * 2014 National Poetry Slam, 3rd place with Slam New Orleans * 2014 Pushcart Prize nominee * 2015 Women Of the World Poetry Slam ranked 3rd * 2017 Brave New Voices International Poetry Slam Champion (Head Coach) Selected performances * “Thighs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janae Johnson
Janae Johnson is a writer, cultural worker, and DJ from Sacramento, California. She is the co-founder of poetry venues, The House Slam in Boston, and The Root Slam in the Bay Area. Poetry career Johnson started her slam career at the Cantab, and the Lizard Lounge, in Cambridge, Massachusetts. She has won grand slams at both venues. Johnson has coached the Simmons College Poetry Slam team and the UC Berkeley poetry team for the College Unions Poetry Slam Invitational. In 2015, Johnson won the Women of the World Poetry Slam, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, over 71 other poets. In 2017, at ''TEDxLSU Chain Reaction,'' Terisa Siagatonu and Johnson delivered a poetry recital about nuclear weapons and climate change. In 2022, ''Write Bloody'' published Johnson’s first book, ''Lessons on Being TenderHeaded''. Creation of new venues Johnson values artistic spaces that prioritize regions’ lifelong residents, especially residents of color. She has stated, “It's very important ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crystal Valentine
A crystal or crystalline solid is a solid material whose constituents (such as atoms, molecules, or ions) are arranged in a highly ordered microscopic structure, forming a crystal lattice that extends in all directions. In addition, macroscopic single crystals are usually identifiable by their geometrical shape, consisting of flat faces with specific, characteristic orientations. The scientific study of crystals and crystal formation is known as crystallography. The process of crystal formation via mechanisms of crystal growth is called crystallization or solidification. The word ''crystal'' derives from the Ancient Greek word (), meaning both "ice" and "rock crystal", from (), "icy cold, frost". Examples of large crystals include snowflakes, diamonds, and table salt. Most inorganic solids are not crystals but polycrystals, i.e. many microscopic crystals fused together into a single solid. Polycrystals include most metals, rocks, ceramics, and ice. A third category of sol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
