The Nepali Word Warriors perform Privilege speakeasynyc 2017-04-10 | Ujjwala Maharjan & Yukta Bajracharya perform their poem "Privilege" in Kathmandu, Nepal. These two fabulous poets are part of Nepal's "Word Warriors," Kathmandu's leading Spoken Word Poetry group. For more info on the Word Warriors and their performances and workshops, check out facebook.com/SpokenWordNepal or http://www.wordwarriorsnepal.com
Sarah Kay performs The Paradox in 360 VR speakeasynyc 2017-03-27 | For the best possible experience, watch this video on a phone, pop that phone into a Google Cardboard or similar VR headset, put in your headphones, and watch as Sarah wanders up to you in the forest, performs Paradox, and wanders off! If only random forest poet sightings were more common...Our favorite comfy VR Headset (iPhone/Android compatible): http://amzn.to/2ltwfdfOur favorite wireless headphones for VR viewing: http://amzn.to/2lgYZE4VR Poetry brought to you by Sarah Kay & Lander MediaYoutube: http://lander.media/youtubeInsta: http://lander.media/instagramWebsite: http://lander.mediaShot at TED Summit 2016 at Lake Louise just outside of Banff, Canada with a Samsung Gear 360 by Steve Moraco
Andrea Gibsons amazing performance of Birthday speakeasynyc 2017-02-07 | Andrea Gibson performs "Birthday" at Boston's Paradise Rock Club, October 18th, 2016.
Hanif Willis-Abdurraqibs Loving Me is Like Loving the Bulls speakeasynyc 2017-01-17 | Hanif Willis Abdurraqib performs "When I say that loving me is kind of like being a Chicago Bulls fan". Hanif is a poet, essayist, and cultural critic from Columbus, Ohio. He is a Callaloo Creative Writing Fellow, an interviewer at Union Station Magazine, and a poetry editor at Muzzle Magazine. Additionally, he is a columnist at MTV News where he writes about music. His first full length collection 'The Crown Ain't Worth Much" is available from Button Poetry / Exploding Pinecone Press. amazon.com/Crown-Aint-Worth-Much/dp/1943735042
Franny Choi performs Little Choi House speakeasynyc 2017-01-11 | FRANNY CHOI is a writer, performer, and teaching artist.She is the author of Floating, Brilliant, Gone (Write Bloody, 2014) and the forthcoming chapbook Death by Sex Machine (Sibling Rivalry Press). She has been a finalist for multiple national poetry slams and has received fellowships from Kundiman and the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts. Her work has been featured by the Huffington Post and PBS NewsHour, and her poems have appeared in Poetry Magazine, The Poetry Review, the Indiana Review, and elsewhere. She is a Project VOICE teaching artist and a member of the Dark Noise Collective.
Phil Kaye performs Dear Santa speakeasynyc 2017-01-06 | Phil first fell in love with spoken word poetry at age 17. Since then, he has performed in hundreds of venues in fifteen countries. His work has been viewed online over five million times and featured in media outlets ranging from NPR to Al Jazeera America to Upworthy.com. Most recently, Phil was invited to perform alongside His Holiness The Dalai Lama for the celebration of his 80th birthday. He is the co-director with Sarah Kay of Project VOICE, an organization that uses poetry as tool to promote empowerment, improve literacy, and encourage empathy and creative collaboration in classrooms and communities Here he performs "Dear Santa" at NYC's Sheen Center.
Andrea Gibson performs Orlando featuring Mary Lambert speakeasynyc 2016-12-13 | Andrea Gibson performs "Orlando" featuring Mary Lambert singing "She Keeps Me Warm" at the Academy of Music in North Hampton, MA. Oct 19, 2016
Sarah Kay Performs Paradox speakeasynyc 2016-11-24 | Sarah Kay performs "Paradox" from her book "No Matter the Wreckage" at The Sheen Center for Thought & Culture in New York City. Sarah Kay is a poet from New York City who is perhaps best known for her talk at the 2011 TED conference, which has been viewed over nine million times online. Sarah has been invited to share her work on such diverse stages as the Malthouse Theater in Melbourne, Australia; The Royal Danish Theater in Copenhagen, Denmark, the United Nations and Carnegie Hall in New York City, among hundreds of other venues around the world. She is the founder & co-director of Project VOICE, and the author of three books of poetry: No Matter the Wreckage (Write Bloody, 2014), B (Hachette Books, 2015), and The Type (Hachette Books, 2016).
Elizabeth Acevedo live A Love Letter to My Beloved speakeasynyc 2016-11-19 | ELIZABETH ACEVEDO was born and raised in New York City and her poetry is infused with her Dominican parents’ bolero and her beloved city’s tough grit. She is a Slam Champion and holds a BA in Performing Arts from The George Washington University and a MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Maryland. She is a National Poetry Slam Champion as well as a Cave Canem Fellow, CantoMundo Fellow, and participant of the Callaloo Writer’s Workshop. Here, she performs as part of Project Voice, a team of highly accomplished writers, performers, and educators.
George Watsky live: Tiny Glowing Screens Part II speakeasynyc 2016-11-10 | George Watsky is a rapper, writer and performer, now living in Los Angeles. A versatile lyricist who switches between silly and serious, technically complex and simply heartfelt, George won the Brave New Voices National Poetry Slam in 2006. Immediate after, George appeared on the final season of Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry in 2007 and subsequently performed at over 150 universities across the country. Here he performs "Tiny Glowing Screens Part II" as part of Taylor Mali's Page meets Stage series. He shared the stage with Beau Sia
Beau Sias Give Yourself Permission speakeasynyc 2016-11-07 | Beau Sia is a Tony Award-winning slam poet. His work has been anthologized in Poetry Nation: The North American Anthology of Fusion Poetry (1998), Poetry Slam: The Competitive Art of Performance Poetry (2000), and How to Make a Living as a Poet (2005), among other collections. He has appeared in films, including Hitch (2005), The Manchurian Candidate (2004), and Rachel Getting Married (2008), and appeared on Broadway in Def Poetry Jam (2003), for which he won a Tony Award. Sia’s work has been covered by publications including Salon.com and the New York Daily News. He has performed all over the world and facilitated workshops for Urban Word NYC and Youth Speaks. Here he performs "Give Yourself Permission" during Taylor Mali's Page meets Stage series. Beau shared the evening with George Watsky.
Phil Kaye performs Camaro speakeasynyc 2016-10-25 | Phil first fell in love with spoken word poetry at age 17. Since then, he has performed in hundreds of venues in fifteen countries. His work has been viewed online over five million times and featured in media outlets ranging from NPR to Al Jazeera America to Upworthy.com. Most recently, Phil was invited to perform alongside His Holiness The Dalai Lama for the celebration of his 80th birthday. He is the co-director with Sarah Kay of Project VOICE, an organization that uses poetry as tool to promote empowerment, improve literacy, and encourage empathy and creative collaboration in classrooms and communities Here he performs "Camaro" at NYC's Sheen Center.
Sarah Kay performs Jakarta, January speakeasynyc 2016-10-15 | Sarah Kay is a poet from New York City who is perhaps best known for her talk at the 2011 TED conference, which has been viewed over nine million times online. Sarah has been invited to share her work on such diverse stages as the Malthouse Theater in Melbourne, Australia; The Royal Danish Theater in Copenhagen, Denmark, the United Nations and Carnegie Hall in New York City, among hundreds of other venues around the world. She is the founder & co-director of Project VOICE, and the author of three books of poetry: No Matter the Wreckage (Write Bloody, 2014), B (Hachette Books, 2015), and The Type (Hachette Books, 2016).
Hanif Willis Abdurraqibs And Also the Work of Dancing speakeasynyc 2016-10-14 | Hanif Willis Abdurraqib performs "And also the work of Dancing" after Aziza Barnes. Hanif Willis-Abdurraqib is a poet, essayist, and cultural critic from Columbus, Ohio. He is a Callaloo Creative Writing Fellow, an interviewer at Union Station Magazine, and a poetry editor at Muzzle Magazine. Additionally, he is a columnist at MTV News where he writes about music. His first full length collection 'The Crown Ain't Worth Much" is available from Button Poetry / Exploding Pinecone Press. amazon.com/Crown-Aint-Worth-Much/dp/1943735042
Anis Mojganis Introduction to Pocketknife Bible speakeasynyc 2016-10-12 | Anis Mojgani performs "Introduction to Pocketknife Bible and "Today's Love is brought to you by Jon Sands". Anis Mojgani is a two time National Poetry Slam Champion, winner of the International World Cup Poetry Slam, and multiple-time TEDx Speaker.Anis is the author of three poetry collections, all published by Write Bloody Publishing: Songs From Under the River, The Feather Room, Over the Anvil We Stretch. His latest book, The Pocketknife Bible, is a fully illustrated poetry-memoir. amazon.com/Pocketknife-Bible-Poems-Mojgani-Bloody/dp/1938912527
Clint Smith performs Counting Descent speakeasynyc 2016-10-11 | Clint Smith is a 2014 National Poetry Slam champion, a Cave Canem Fellow, and his writing has appeared or is forthcoming in The New Yorker, American Poetry Review, The Guardian, and Boston Review. His TED Talks, The Danger of Silence & How to Raise a Black Son in America have been collectively viewed more than 5 million times. Here he performs the titular poem from his book "Counting Descent": amazon.com/Counting-Descent-Clint-Smith/dp/1938912659
Sarah Kay performs Useless Bay speakeasynyc 2016-05-15 | Sarah Kay performs "Useless Bay" at the Sheen Center for Thought & Culture in New York. Sarah Kay is a poet from New York City who is perhaps best known for her talk at the 2011 TED conference, which has been viewed over nine million times online. Sarah has been invited to share her work on such diverse stages as the Malthouse Theater in Melbourne, Australia; The Royal Danish Theater in Copenhagen, Denmark, the United Nations and Carnegie Hall in New York City, among hundreds of other venues around the world. She is the founder & co-director of Project VOICE, and the author of three books of poetry: No Matter the Wreckage (Write Bloody, 2014), B (Hachette Books, 2015), and The Type (Hachette Books, 2016).
Hanif Willis-Abdurraqibs A Poem In Which No Black People Are Dead speakeasynyc 2016-05-09 | Hanif Willis-Abdurraqib performs "A Poem In Which No Black People Are Dead". Hanif is a poet, essayist, and cultural critic from Columbus, Ohio. He is the editor of Again I Wait For This To Pull Apart, an anthology of poems relating to music, released by Freezeray Press in 2015. His first full length collection, The Crown Ain't Worth Much, is now available from Button Poetry / Exploding Pinecone Press. He is a Callaloo Creative Writing Fellow, an interviewer at Union Station Magazine, and a poetry editor at Muzzle Magazine.
Sarah Kay performs Dreaming Boy speakeasynyc 2016-04-01 | Sarah Kay performs "Dreaming Boy" at the Sheen Center for Thought & Culture in New York. Sarah Kay is a poet from New York City who is perhaps best known for her talk at the 2011 TED conference, which has been viewed over eight million times online. Sarah has been invited to share her work on such diverse stages as the Malthouse Theater in Melbourne, Australia; The Royal Danish Theater in Copenhagen, Denmark, the United Nations and Carnegie Hall in New York City, among hundreds of other venues around the world. She is the founder & co-director of Project VOICE, and the author of three books of poetry: No Matter the Wreckage (Write Bloody, 2014), B (Hachette Books, 2015), and The Type (Hachette Books, 2016).
Clint Smith When they tell you the Brontosaurus never existed speakeasynyc 2016-03-18 | Clint Smith is a 2014 National Poetry Slam champion, an Individual World Poetry Slam Finalist, a Callaloo Fellow, and has served as a cultural ambassador for the U.S. Department of State. He is a teacher, writer, and doctoral candidate in Education at Harvard University. His two TED Talks, The Danger of Silence and How to Raise a Black Son in America, collectively have been viewed more than 4 millions times.
Clint Smith performs History Reconsidered speakeasynyc 2016-03-17 | Clint Smith is a 2014 National Poetry Slam champion, an Individual World Poetry Slam Finalist, a Callaloo Fellow, and has served as a cultural ambassador for the U.S. Department of State. He is a teacher, writer, and doctoral candidate in Education at Harvard University. His two TED Talks, The Danger of Silence and How to Raise a Black Son in America, collectively have been viewed more than 4 millions times.
Hanif Willis-Abdurraqib performs Some I Love Who are Dead speakeasynyc 2016-02-26 | Sharing the stage with Sarah Kay & Clint Smith, Hanif Willis-Abdurraqib performs "Some I love who are Dead". Hanif is a poet, essayist, and cultural critic from Columbus, Ohio. He is the editor of Again I Wait For This To Pull Apart, an anthology of poems relating to music, released by Freezeray Press in 2015. His first full length collection, The Crown Ain't Worth Much, is forthcoming in 2016 from Button Poetry / Exploding Pinecone Press. He is a Callaloo Creative Writing Fellow, an interviewer at Union Station Magazine, and a poetry editor at Muzzle Magazine.
Will Evans performs Ritual speakeasynyc 2016-02-22 | WIll Evans performs "Ritual" as part of Taylor Mali's Page Meets Stage series. William is the founder of Writing Wrongs Poetry Slam. He is a three time finalist in Poetry Slam Inc events and is the author of lowercase boy on Penmanship Books.
Will Evans performs North Courts speakeasynyc 2016-02-11 | In a tribute to MarShawn McCarrel, WIll Evans performs "North Courts" as part of Taylor Mali's Page Meets Stage series. William is the founder of Writing Wrongs Poetry Slam. He is a three time finalist in Poetry Slam Inc events and is the author of lowercase boy on Penmanship Books.
Tim Seibles performs Slow Dance speakeasynyc 2016-02-11 | As part of Taylor mali's Page Meets Stage series Tim Seibles performs "Slow Dance" on the stage he shared with Will Evans. Tim Seibles is an American poet and professor. He is the author of five collections of poetry, most recently, Fast Animal. His honors include an Open Voice Award and fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Provincetown Fine Arts Work Center. In 2012 he was nominated for a National Book Award, for Fast Animal.
April Ranger performs Human vs Nature speakeasynyc 2016-02-10 | April Ranger, as part of Taylor Mali's Page meets Stage series performs "Human vs Nature", April has competed at two Individual World Poetry Slams as the Boston representative, and has toured extensively across the United States.She is the author of three chapbooks: We Are Not As Strong, The Sacred Heartbeat of Consent, and Blood Oranges, Top Bunk.
Anis Mojgani performs The Canoe speakeasynyc 2015-07-12 | Anis performs "The Canoe" as part of Angil Nafis' Greenlight Poetry Salon series in Brooklyn NY. Anis Mojgani is a two time National Poetry Slam Champion and winner of the International World Cup Poetry Slam. A TEDx Speaker and former resident of the Oregon Literary Arts Writers-In-The-Schools program, Anis has performed at numerous universities, festivals, and venues around the globe and has performed for audiences as varied as the House of Blues and the United Nations. His work has appeared on HBO, NPR, and in the pages of such journals as Rattle, Forklift Ohio, Used Furniture Review, and Thrush.
Casey Rocheteau performs Two Birds speakeasynyc 2015-07-09 | Casey Rocheteau was the recipient of the inaugural Write A House permanent residency in Detroit in September, 2014. She has attended Callaloo Writer’s Workshop, Cave Canem, and Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference in Sicily. Here, Casey performs "Two Birds" as part of Angel Nafis' Greenlight Salon Poetry series in Brooklyn New York..
Jeanann Verlees Folklore w/ Adam Falkner speakeasynyc 2015-05-28 | Jeanann Verlee, accompanied by Adam Falkner perform "Folklore" from her 2nd book "Said the Manic to the Muse" available on Write Blood Publishing. Verlee has represented New York City six times at the National Poetry Slam under two of the most highly-regarded poetry performance series in the nation: Urbana Poetry Slam and The louderARTS Project. Verlee was an NPS Finalist in 2008, was the 2009 and 2013 Urbana iWPS Champion, and has represented both Urbana and louderARTS multiple times at Women of the World Poetry Slam. She is former director of the Urbana Poetry Slam reading series, where she also served as writing and performance coach. Verlee has performed and facilitated workshops at schools, theatres, libraries, bookstores, dive bars and poetry venues across North America.
Jeanann Verlee performs Leaving Lena speakeasynyc 2015-05-28 | Jeanann Verlee performs "Leaving Lena" from her 2nd book "Said the Manic to the Muse" available on Write Blood Publishing. Verlee has represented New York City six times at the National Poetry Slam under two of the most highly-regarded poetry performance series in the nation: Urbana Poetry Slam and The louderARTS Project. Verlee was an NPS Finalist in 2008, was the 2009 and 2013 Urbana iWPS Champion, and has represented both Urbana and louderARTS multiple times at Women of the World Poetry Slam. She is former director of the Urbana Poetry Slam reading series, where she also served as writing and performance coach. Verlee has performed and facilitated workshops at schools, theatres, libraries, bookstores, dive bars and poetry venues across North America.
John Paul Davis performs Beta Ursa Major speakeasynyc 2015-05-24 | John Paul Davis performs "Beta Ursa Major"as part of his performance with Aricelis Girmay at Page Meets Stage. The DL Lounge NYC 11/13. John Paul Davis is a poet, musician and web developer living in New York City. His work has appeared in RATTLE, Word Riot, The Journal, Four Way Review, The Legendary, and others. You can find out more about him at http://www.johnpauldavis.org
John Paul Davis performs Ode to my fathers drum set speakeasynyc 2015-05-20 | John Paul Davis performs "Ode to my father's drum set" as part of his performance with Aricelis Girmay at Page Meets Stage. The DL Lounge NYC 11/13. John Paul Davis is a poet, musician and web developer living in New York City. His work has appeared in RATTLE, Word Riot, The Journal, Four Way Review, The Legendary, and others. You can find out more about him at http://www.johnpauldavis.org
Aracelis Girmay performs Kingdom Animalia speakeasynyc 2015-05-19 | Aracelis Girmay, assistant professor of poetry, received her B.A. in documentary studies from Connecticut College and an M.F.A. in poetry from New York University. She has received grants and fellowships in support of her projects from the NEA, Civitella Ranieri, the Jerome Foundation, the Watson Foundation, and the Cave Canem Foundation, among other programs.
Ocean Vuongs No one Knows the way to heaven speakeasynyc 2015-05-17 | Ocean Vuong performs "No one Knows the way to heaven" as part of his performance with Aziza Barnes at Page Meets Stage. Born in Saigon, Vietnam, Ocean currently resides in New York City. A 2014 Ruth Lilly fellow, Ocean has received honors and awards from Poets House, the Elizabeth George Foundation, the Civitella Ranieri Foundation, the Saltonstall Foundation for the Arts, the Academy of American Poets, and a 2014 Pushcart Prize.
OCEAN VUONG PERFORMS HEAD FIRST speakeasynyc 2015-05-16 | Ocean Vuong performs "Head First" as part of his performance with Aziza Barnes at Page Meets Stage. Born in Saigon, Vietnam, Ocean currently resides in New York City. A 2014 Ruth Lilly fellow, Ocean has received honors and awards from Poets House, the Elizabeth George Foundation, the Civitella Ranieri Foundation, the Saltonstall Foundation for the Arts, the Academy of American Poets, and a 2014 Pushcart Prize.
Aziza Barnes Its referred to as the law of diminishing returns speakeasynyc 2015-05-16 | Aziza Barnes performs "A Good deed is done for no good reason" as part of her performance with Ocean Vuong at Page Meets Stage. Aziza Barnes is a Los Angeles native brown woman poet living in Bedstuy, New York. Her first chapbook, me Aunt Jemima and the nailgun, was published July 2013 from Button Poetry Press. You can find her work in Muzzle Magazine, NYU’s The Grey Area, West 10th Literary Journal, PLUCK! and Callaloo.
Aziza Barness : A good deed is done for no good reason speakeasynyc 2015-05-08 | Aziza Barnes performs "A Good deed is done for no good reason" as part of her performance with Ocean Vuong at Page Meets Stage. Aziza Barnes is a Los Angeles native brown woman poet living in Bedstuy, New York. Her first chapbook, me Aunt Jemima and the nailgun, was published July 2013 from Button Poetry Press. You can find her work in Muzzle Magazine, NYU’s The Grey Area, West 10th Literary Journal, PLUCK! and Callaloo.
Cristin OKeefe Aptowiczs For people who keep asking me why I still slam speakeasynyc 2015-04-13 | Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz performs "For people who keep asking me why I still slam" . This piece is from her Write Bloody Collection called "Everything is Every Thing". She also currently has a non-fiction best seller " Dr. Mütter’s Marvels: Thomas Dent Mütter and the Dawn of Modern Medicine." on Penguins Gotham series.
Cristin OKeefe Aptowiczs The End of It speakeasynyc 2015-04-12 | Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz performs "The End of It" as part of her "feature" at NYC Urbana Slam at the Sidewalk Cafe. This piece is from her Write Bloody Collection called "The Year of No Mistakes". She also currently has a non-fiction best seller " Dr. Mütter’s Marvels: Thomas Dent Mütter and the Dawn of Modern Medicine." on Penguins Gotham series.
Hanif Willis-Abdurraqibs The Ghost of the Authors Mother teaches his Wife how to Cook speakeasynyc 2015-03-25 | Hanif Willis-Abdurraqib performs: "The Ghost of the Author's Mother teaches his Wife how to Cook" as the "feature" at NYC Urbana Slam. The Sidewalk cafe, NYC.
Hanif Willis-Abdurraqibs If it is the summer of 2009 speakeasynyc 2015-03-24 | Hanif Willis-Abdurraqib performs: If it is the summer of 2009" as the "feature" at NYC Urbana Slam. The Sidewalk cafe, NYC.
Kim Addonizio performs Wine Tasting at Page Meets Stage speakeasynyc 2015-03-18 | Kim Addonizio performs her spoken word poem "Wine Tasting" at Taylor Mali's Page Meets Stage Series. 9/14 at the DL Lounge, NYC.
Derrick Brown w/ Kim Addonizio for Page Meets Stage speakeasynyc 2015-03-16 | Kim Addonizio adds her dynamic harmonica playing to Derrick Brown's performance of "For Margeret" at Taylor Mali's Page Meets Stage Series. 9/14 at the DL Lounge, NYC.
Sarah Kay performs Mrs. Ribeiro speakeasynyc 2015-01-28 | Sarah Kay performs "Mrs. Ribeiro" from her book "No Matter the Wreckage" (Write Boody Publishing 2014). Sarah Kay is a Spoken Word Poet and Founder/Co-Director of Project VOICE. Find out more at www.kaysarahsera.com and www.projectvoice.co
Andrea Gibsons An insiders guide on how to be sick speakeasynyc 2014-11-02 | Andrea Gibson who in 2008 became the first poet ever to win the Women of the World Poetry Slam (WOWps) in Detroit performs "An insiders guide on how to be sick" in NYC. Check out Andrea's new Album release: Truce
Andrea Gibsons Pole Dancing to Gospel speakeasynyc 2014-11-02 | Andrea Gibson who in 2008 became the first poet ever to win the Women of the World Poetry Slam (WOWps) in Detroit performs "Pole Dancing to Gospel" in NYC. Check out Andrea's new album release: Truce
Mahogany L. Browne performs Pied Piper speakeasynyc 2014-10-24 | The Cave Canem and Poets House alumane, Mahogany is the Nuyorican Poets Café Poetry Program Director and curator of their famous Friday Night Slam. Here she performs as part of the "Page Meets Stage" series in NYC.
Mahogany L. Browne performs Bears speakeasynyc 2014-10-24 | The Cave Canem and Poets House alumane, Mahogany is the Nuyorican Poets Café Poetry Program Director and curator of their famous Friday Night Slam. Here she performs as part of the "Page Meets Stage" series in NYC.
Teresa Svoboda performs Red Summer speakeasynyc 2014-10-22 | Teresa Svoboda, Guggenheim Fellow 2013, performs "Red Summer" as part of the "Page Meets Stage" series in NYC. Teresa shared the stage with Mahogany L. Browne.
