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The Alabama State Poetry Society (ASPS) is a non-profit state-level poetry association in the U.S. state of Alabama which is affiliated with the National Federation of State Poetry Societies. The organization promotes poetry, conducts biannual contests, and organizes workshops, meetings, readings and other events.
Da Poetry Lounge inspired “Def Poetry Jam” on HBO and on Broadway. [3] In 2010, Javon Johnson published “Manning Up: Race, Gender, and Sexuality in Los Angeles' Slam and Spoken Word Poetry Communities”, an essay addressing the prevalence of sexism at Da Poetry Lounge. [4] In 2018, Da Poetry Lounge was hosted by Edwin Bodney. [5]
American Poetry Center was founded in 1983 to bring the Spoken Word to a wide range of audiences. All programs were created, developed and implemented by Margaret Chew Barringer , under the auspices of the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts .
The Pennsylvania Poetry Society state affiliate chapters hold monthly workshops and meetings, sponsor a contest cycle [3] and arrange for poetry readings, events and publication of anthologies featuring members' poems. The organization also promotes poetry in schools, colleges, retirement communities, and community programs.
The term "performance poetry," a precursor to slam poetry, is attributed to her. It originated in press releases for experimental spoken word and conceptual theater Gorski created during 1979. [ 1 ] She is a first-generation Polish American academic scholar and accomplished creative writer.
The Poetry Society of New York is an American nonprofit organized in the state of New York in 2015. [1] Stephanie Berger and Nicholas Adamski are founding partners. Its mission is finding new and innovative ways to bring together the poetry community with the general public through a series of events and projects. [ 2 ]
In the Czech Republic performance poetry has also become popular among both Czech speakers and expats living in the capital city, Prague, and surrounding areas. [11] [12] In 2002 the first expat-based performance poetry group Alchemy was established and regularly held open-mic poetry events until 2018.
The group publishes the Bay State Echo newsletter, which provides book reviews, craft articles, market lists, poems from members, and news about events and contest cycles. MSPS conducts "round robin" critiques among interested members and publishes a poetry anthology annually in December that showcases the work of members and contest award ...