Performance poetry competition features current, two-time national champion
NORWICH – As thousands gather in Norwich’s parks in September to take in displays of art and music at Colorscape Chenango, another art form will be featured just down Broad Street.
Poets of all ages, backgrounds and levels of experience will be competing for $300 in prizes on Saturday, Sept. 8 during the 6th annual Performance Poetry Slam competition at the Music Shop Pub, 26 S. Broad St.
“Colorscape’s Poetry Slam is fast becoming one of the premier poetry slams in the country,” said the event’s organizer and local poet and teacher Richard Bernstein.
Nationally competitive poetry slam teams from the State College of Oneonta and Ithaca College will be competing, as well as poets from Syracuse, Binghamton, Salt Lake City, Colgate University and Buffalo.
This year’s slam features a special guest performance by Anis Mojgani, the current and two-time National Poetry Slam champion. Mojgani has been featured on HBO’s Russell Simmons “Def Poetry Jam” and has appeared at slam venues throughout the world. He is an independent visual and performing artist and a graduate of Savannah College of Art and Design. Mojgani has written and performed the spoken word for nearly 10 years and has represented slam teams of New Orleans and New York City in past national competitions.
Opening for Anis Mojgani, will be RoadPoet-NY and members of the Highway Poets Motorcycle Club. They will perform “biker poetry” from 12:30 to 1 p.m. The competition begins at 1:30 p.m.
Colorscape’s poetry slam is free and open to the public. Food and beverages will be on sale and the bar will be open. Children under age 18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
According to Bernstein, performance poetry continues to grow in popularity and is a common occurrence on college campuses and in coffeehouses. It airs regularly on HBO and is celebrated on Broadway.
A limited number of spots are still available and open for registration. To register, call 334-2422 or e-mail rdld04@roadrunner.com by Sept. 1. There is no entry fee.
Slam participants and audience members are encouraged to stop by Price Chopper Supermarket’s Literary Arts Tent in East Park on Sept. 9th for a variety of challenging and creative writing activities, one-on-one creative writing conferences, literary talks, poetry activities, cash prizes and book signings.
The slam is made possible by contributions from Price Chopper Supermarkets, Meadwestvaco and Norwich Pharmaceuticals (formerly OSG) and also with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, administered by the Chenango County Council of the Arts.
For more information about Colorscape and this year’s events, call 336-FEST(3378), e-mail info@colorscape.org or visit www.colorscape.org.
Poets of all ages, backgrounds and levels of experience will be competing for $300 in prizes on Saturday, Sept. 8 during the 6th annual Performance Poetry Slam competition at the Music Shop Pub, 26 S. Broad St.
“Colorscape’s Poetry Slam is fast becoming one of the premier poetry slams in the country,” said the event’s organizer and local poet and teacher Richard Bernstein.
Nationally competitive poetry slam teams from the State College of Oneonta and Ithaca College will be competing, as well as poets from Syracuse, Binghamton, Salt Lake City, Colgate University and Buffalo.
This year’s slam features a special guest performance by Anis Mojgani, the current and two-time National Poetry Slam champion. Mojgani has been featured on HBO’s Russell Simmons “Def Poetry Jam” and has appeared at slam venues throughout the world. He is an independent visual and performing artist and a graduate of Savannah College of Art and Design. Mojgani has written and performed the spoken word for nearly 10 years and has represented slam teams of New Orleans and New York City in past national competitions.
Opening for Anis Mojgani, will be RoadPoet-NY and members of the Highway Poets Motorcycle Club. They will perform “biker poetry” from 12:30 to 1 p.m. The competition begins at 1:30 p.m.
Colorscape’s poetry slam is free and open to the public. Food and beverages will be on sale and the bar will be open. Children under age 18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
According to Bernstein, performance poetry continues to grow in popularity and is a common occurrence on college campuses and in coffeehouses. It airs regularly on HBO and is celebrated on Broadway.
A limited number of spots are still available and open for registration. To register, call 334-2422 or e-mail rdld04@roadrunner.com by Sept. 1. There is no entry fee.
Slam participants and audience members are encouraged to stop by Price Chopper Supermarket’s Literary Arts Tent in East Park on Sept. 9th for a variety of challenging and creative writing activities, one-on-one creative writing conferences, literary talks, poetry activities, cash prizes and book signings.
The slam is made possible by contributions from Price Chopper Supermarkets, Meadwestvaco and Norwich Pharmaceuticals (formerly OSG) and also with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, administered by the Chenango County Council of the Arts.
For more information about Colorscape and this year’s events, call 336-FEST(3378), e-mail info@colorscape.org or visit www.colorscape.org.
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