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SUMMARY:The Be Heard Mn Youth Poetry Slam Final Bout
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the Be Heard MN Youth Poetry Slam Finals on March 30th at The Loft Literary Center in Minneapolis\, MN. Shaun\, Nevaeh\, Lessli\, Hawti\, Edgar\, Alyssa\, Isabel\, Junie\, and Addie\, have been working rigorously since January 2024\, writing\, rehearsing\, and studying\, in an effort to earn their spot on the 2024 cohort. Hosted by Danez Smith – the coach for this year’s cohort – with Sounds by DJ JUST NINE\, this is sure to be an exhilarating event that you do not want to miss! \n— \nThe Be Heard MN youth poetry slam series (Be Heard) is an annual series that seeks to identify a cohort of six teen poets with Minnesota addresses to represent youth voice through public performance\, commissioned works\, panel discussions\, and more while simultaneously receiving mentorship in writing\, performance\, and publication from some of Minnesota’s premiere spoken word artists. \nActively engaging young people since 2013\, Be Heard alumnae have gone on to receive full-tuition scholarships for college\, fellowships\, grants\, publication opportunities\, and more. Past coaches have included Crescent Moon\, Danez Smith\, Hieu Minh Nguyen\, Khary Jackson\, and more. \nThe 2024 cohort will be coached by Danez Smith\, travel the country representing MN youth poets\, receive an educational stipend\, produce a chapbook\, and more!
URL:https://www.truartspeaks.org/event/the-be-heard-mn-youth-poetry-slam-final-bout/
LOCATION:The Loft Literary Cener\, 1011 S. Washington Avenue\, Minneapolis\, 55415\, United States
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SUMMARY:50th Anniversary of Hip Hop Celebration!
DESCRIPTION:Join us in celebrating the 50th-year-anniversary of Hip Hop culture!  \nBorn on August 11th\, 1973\, Hip Hop has grown to be a global cultural practice and form of expression. Making it’s way from the streets to the University\, this highly innovative set of art forms has served as a place of respite\, an avenue for storytelling\, a form of counter-media\, and a vehicle for a good vibe. This year\, TruArtSpeaks wants to highlight the impact of Hip Hop culture in our community and abroad while visioning what the next 50 years may look like. \nComplete with food\, dance\, discussion\, vendors\, and more— you really won’t want to miss this gathering! Stay tuned into our social media channels for rolling announcements of who to expect on stage\, on the panel\, and in the place to be: @truartspeaks on all platforms! \nFree tickets\, $10 tickets and donor level tickets are available for this event.
URL:https://www.truartspeaks.org/event/50th-anniversary-of-hip-hop-celebration/
LOCATION:The Loft Literary Cener\, 1011 S. Washington Avenue\, Minneapolis\, 55415\, United States
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SUMMARY:Bluff: A Reading and Audience Edit of New Work by Danez Smith
DESCRIPTION:Bluff: A Reading and Audience Edit of New Work by Danez Smith is powered by TruArtSpeaks and extends the feedback loop between artist and audience akin to how our open mic series Reverb works\, but this time with a focus on one artist and one project. Danez Smith’s upcoming collection of poems\, Bluff\, deals with many intersections of home and language\, be that home in the body\, amongst their immediate family\, or in the occupied land known as the Twin Cities. For one evening\, Danez will share work from their upcoming collection and have an open editing session and conversation with the audience aka the local community who populates those poems\, seeking to get their neighbors opinions on poems that very much exist and breathe here. “For me\, it feels impossible to finish this collection without the necessary collaborators in the communities embodied in these poems” said Smith\, a Saint Paul native and internationally renowned writer. Come\, get a glimpse of Danez’s new work\, and add your voice to the editing of their next collection. \nDanez Smith’s forthcoming collection Bluff is slated for September 2024 \n\nDanez Smith is the author of three collections including Homie and Don’t Call Us Dead. For their work\, Danez was won the Forward Prize for Best Collection\, the Minnesota Book Award in Poetry\, the Lambda Literary Award for Gay Poetry\, the Kate Tufts Discovery Award\, and have been a finalist for the NAACP Image Award in Poetry\, the National Book Critic Circle Award\, and the National Book Award. Danez’s poetry and prose has been featured in Vanity Fair\, The New York Times\, The New Yorker\, GQ\, Best American Poetry and on the Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Danez is a member of the Dark Noise Collective. Former co-host of the Webby nominated podcast VS (Versus)\, they live in Minneapolis near their people. \nSliding scale admission is available; please pay what you can and join us for this innovative approach to engaging with new work. \nFor questions or more information\, please email info@truartspeask.org \nPurchase Tickets Here!
URL:https://www.truartspeaks.org/event/bluff-a-reading-and-audience-edit-of-new-work-by-danez-smith/
LOCATION:The Loft Literary Cener\, 1011 S. Washington Avenue\, Minneapolis\, 55415\, United States
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