Click the ink bottle below for Info on Summer Creative Writing Programs--including Spoken Word Poetry!
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Attention Teachers and Youth Poets!!
WORDslam 2012 is coming together thanks to a coalition of community partners and youth poetry advocates, including Asheville Writers in the Schools, Leaf in Schools & Streets (LSS), Asheville Parks and Rec, Beth McDonough and the man who put the slam into Asheville way back when, author/poet and performer, Allan Wolf.
Joining a national youth poetry movement, WORDSlam 2012 is Western North Carolina's own “spoken-word” poetry competition for youth. Area middle and high school youths will engage in a multi-round tournament, showcasing their original writing and verbal expression for a live audience, onf Friday night and Saturday, respectively. Individual winners of the WORDSlam will be invited to perform at The Lake Eden Arts Festival (LEAF) in May. Performance poetry has won praise from educators for broad student engagement, increasing student interest in literature, reinforcing academic learning, and building communications skills, confidence and self-esteem. Click on the Asheville Wordslam tab above for information, registration and photos from our 2011 event. TRILL Magazine
TRILL Magazine is an online literary & arts & multimedia magazine based in Asheville for teens in Western North Carolina. Now accepting submissions!
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