Tag Archives: Poetry
Haiku for you…
Last week, as writers tend to do, I hit a bit of writer’s block. To force myself to write something, I challenged myself to a deadline. I posted a Facebook status that stated I would write a haiku for each … Continue reading
Roger Bonair-Agard performs at Urban Sandbox
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Tagged Chicago, Louder Than a Bomb, open mic, Poetry, Roger Bonair-Agard, Slam, urban sandbox
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Natalie Richardson Live at Urban Sandbox
National Youth Poet Laureate, Oak Park River Forest High School Slam Team member, and Louder Than a Bomb participant Natalie Richardson performs her poem The Things My Mother Craved live at the Urban Sandbox on Friday October 12th, 2012. To find … Continue reading
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Tagged Chicago, Louder Than a Bomb, LTAB, Natalie Richardson, oak park river forest high school, poem, poet, Poetry, Slam, urban sandbox
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Of This Red Blood: For The Bulls, Derrick Rose, and Chicago
Here’s a piece I wrote for MVP candidate Derrick Rose. I am of this city. I love it so much. This is dedicated to my Chicagoans and my Bulls. To download the song for free right click here: Of This … Continue reading
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Tagged Basketball, Bulls, Chicago, Chicago Bulls, D. Rose, Dan "Sully" Sullivan, Derrick Rose, MVP, NBA, Poetry
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Oak Park River Forest High School: Louder Than a Bomb
Louder Than a Bomb is the Chicagoland area youth poetry slam. It’s put on by a wonderful organization called Young Chicago Authors (www.youngchicagoauthors.org). You may have heard about them recently because of Mayor Rahm Emmanuel’s generous donation to the non-profit. … Continue reading
14th Anniversary of Notorious B.I.G.’s Passing
“The greatest rapper of all time died on March 9th/God bless his soul rest in peace kid/It’s because of him now at least I know what beef is.” -Canibus I didn’t listen to much music until I hit middle school; … Continue reading
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Tagged Biggie, Biggie Smallz, Black Star, Canibus, Danny Hoch, gangster rap, Hip Hop, March 9th, Mos Def, Notorious B.I.G., Poetry, Skateboard, Skateboarding, Talib Kweli, White Boys
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Learn Then Burn
My poem “Hips For The Hop” was recently published in “Learn Then Burn: a Modern Poetry Anthology for the Classroom.” The book includes some of my favorite performance poets and is edited by my homies Tim Stafford & Derrick Brown. … Continue reading
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Tagged Classroom, Derrick Brown, Learn Then Burn, Poetry, Tim Stafford, Write Bloody
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