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Protest with Poetry
Adult SPOKEN WORD POETRY WRITING WORKSHOP 1B
With: Caleb "The Negro Artist" Rainey
Date: Saturday, November 6
Time: 10:30am-12:00pm
Location: In person at Public Space One, 229 South Gilbert Street. Virtually by Zoom.
Ages: 19+
Tution: $25 or Fest Pass
This workshop will use spoken word performances to examine how one can write poems that embody protest. From the smallest acts to the big ideas, we will discuss how to shape a poem that challenges the powers that be. Attendees will have an opportunity to write their own protest poem and share.
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Caleb "The Negro Artist" Rainey
Caleb “The Negro Artist” Rainey is an author, performer, and producer. His debut book, Look, Black Boy, was awarded first prize in the North Street Book Prize, and his second book, Heart Notes was published in 2019. He released two spoken word albums and in 2023, as a part of the Brucemore Artisan in Studio program, Caleb produced his first short film, Willing to Grow. He is the winner of several slams across the United States, and competed in the 2023 UNESCO Slam-0-Vision global poetry slam where he ranked 7th worldwide. He has shared the stage with spoken word titans such as Siaara Freeman, Denice Frohman, Javon Johnson, Ebony Stewart, Anthony McPherson, Danez Smith and Patricia Smith, and videos of his performances can be found on his YouTube channel, Write About Now, and Button Poetry.
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