Spoken Word Press Programs and Events
Brave New Voices 2010
This year Brave New Voices will be in Los Angeles, CA from July 19 - 25. Brave New Voices is a monumental festival that features teen poetry slam champions from cities, rural, and suburban areas from all over the world. Convening the top young poets and spoken word artists, aged 13-19, from across the United States to a one-of-a-kind festival that truly engages everyone involved.... [ read more ]
This year, the six-day festival will be held in Los Angeles and Orlando's own Team Rock It will be in attendance for the 1st time in its' 12 year history.
Recently produced as a seven part series; one part Def Poetry Jam and two-parts documentary, HBO's Brave New Voices is a docu-series that features the finest young spoken word artists in the country.
These young poets represent a growing national movement featuring thousands of teenagers writing and performing spoken word as a way to have voice in their communities. These are the Brave New Voices and the organizations that support them.
To get more information on the Brave New Voices Festival please visit: www.bravenewvoices.org or contact the Spoken Word Press .
OHCS Poetry Slam 2010
The 2010 O.C.H.S. Poetry Slam Jam (coming May 16, 2010) is a chance for students across Orange County to come together to spit some of the craziest spine tangling poetry you would ever want to hear while competing for the title of the 2010 Slam Jam Champion. The poets are judged over three rounds based on their performance, content, wit and presentation. [ read more... ]
How to qualify : Every school listed below will host a poetry workshop and slam during the month of April in recognition of National Poetry Month. The top two winners of each high school poetry slam gain automatic entry to compete against the rest of the high school winners across Orange County for the title of Slam Jam Champion and lots of cash and prizes.
This is your home for everything Slam Jam 2010! Please check back as much as you can for information about your school's poetry slam, freebees and updates.
When: May 15, 2010
Where: Crowne Plaza Hotel - Downtown Orlando
Time: 5pm
NEWS Teen Open Mic
The N.E.W.S. Teen Open Mic is the first of its kind here in Orlando, FL. An event catered to teen poets, lyricists, creative writers, spoken word artists and everyone in between every Sunday at 5 o'clock at one of four select locations across our great city. Everyone is welcome here. Teachers: give some extra credit to the students coming to show their creative side. Parents: this is a great place for your teen to write and vent about how unfair the world really is. So that's an open mic on the North side of town, the East side of town, the West side of town and the South side of town once a wek... every week ...if you have a voice...we have a mic...and the mic is open. [ read more ]
Locations are as follows:
Every 1st Sunday – North Location
KOHA (Keeping Our History Alive)
426 E. Kennedy Blvd
Eatonville, FL 32751
Every 2nd Sunday – West Location
Orlando School of Cultural Dance
412 N. Pine Hills Road ste B
Orlando, FL 32811
Every 3rd Sunday - East Location
Mark's Caribbean Cuisine – East Location
10034 University Blvd
Orlando, FL 32817
Every 4 th Sunday - South Location
Johnson's Diner
595 W. Church Street
Orlando, FL 32805
"Team Rock-It" Youth Poetry Slam/Open Mic
Teens from across Orlando competed to secure a spot on the Team Rock-It youth slam team (traveling to Los Angela, California for the Brave New Voices National Youth Competition)... [ read more ]
On Sunday, April 11th, students from across Orlando came out to the Dr. James R. Smith Center to compete for a spot on our team for the Brave New Voices National Youth Competition.
This year Brave New Voices will be in Los Angeles, CA from July 19 - 25. Brave New Voices is a monumental festival that features teen poetry slam champions from cities, rural, and suburban areas from all over the world. Convening the top young poets and spoken word artists, aged 13-19, from across the United States to a one-of-a-kind festival that truly engages everyone involved. This year, the six-day festival will be held in Los Angeles and Orlando's own Team Rock It will be in attendance for the 1st time in its' 12 year history.
More Info on the selected members coming soon.OCHS Poetry Slam Jam (2009)
The 2009 Orange County High School Poetry Slam Jam was the 1st of its kind in Orlando, FL. A total of six high schools sent their top two poets to compete in three rounds of the most mind stimulating, spine tingling poetry this city has ever experienced and $400.00 in cash and prizes. The poets put their hearts on the stage for an audience of their peers and members of the community; and although there was only one official winner, everyone left as a winner that night! From the poets who reached new heights with their performance and deliveries to the audience that never know spoken word could be so good! [ read more... ]Participating schools:
Dr. Phillips |
Jones |
Timber Creek |
| Evans | Oak Ridge | University |
| Ocoee |
Participating students:
| Duresny N. | Khyler Young | Leslie Joseph |
| Grace Willis | Ricky Luong | Kim Saintilus |
| Shelby Birch | Xavier Serrano | Eryn Modica |
| Jazmine Potts | Ketia Joseph | Joseph K. |
and the winner is…. Shelby Birch from Dr. Phillips High School …taking home the title of Slam Jam Champion and over $150.00 in cash and prizes! Don't even think about missing the 2010 Orange County High School Poetry Slam Jam…they'll be talking about it all year.