Monday, January 28, 2013

Southwest Poetry Slam Winners


The (K.)N.E.W. MN Youth Poetry Slam Series, presented by TruArtSpeaks, is a series of poetry slams held throughout the Twin Cities from January 26th to March 29th, 2013.
The series will identify six young people between the ages of 13-19 to represent Minnesota in the international BRAVE NEW VOICES Youth Poetry Slam Festival (BNV) summer 2013!
The series begins with four preliminary slams that are free and open to the public. Any youth between the ages of 13-19 that lives in Minnesota is eligible to compete in one or more of these slams to earn a place in the semi-finals.  The top 20 poets from the semi-finals advance to the finals where six poets will be chosen to represent Minnesota at the BNV this coming July.

The first preliminary slam was Saturday January 26th at Macalaster College Chapel.  Southwest was well represented.  Three Lakers qualified for the semi-finals:  Fatima Camara, Angie Espinoza, and Jalisa Hunter.
The next preliminary slam is Friday February 1st in the Southwest Auditorium from 5-7 PM. 
The last two preliminary slams are Saturday Feb. 9 from 5-7 PM at the Black Dog Coffee and Wine Bar in St. Paul and at Juxtaposition Arts in Minneapolis on Friday Feb. 15 from 5-7 PM.

You can find out more about youth poetry slams at https://www.facebook.com/MNYOUTHSLAM
Caroline Hooper
NBCT Social Studies
Southwest High School


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