El Museo del Barrio offers a wide range of art for people of all cultures to experience the history of El Museo. Film and video to literary arts, from visual arts to architecture and design, El Museo del Barrio New York offers a full calendario of public programs for all audiences. Explore Latin American and [...] [...more]
Fresh-face, but talent galore, Artist A. Lyric will be a name you remember for years to come. Those of you who are prominent in the poetry realm are sure to have heard her name. But A. Lyric’s talent goes far beyond the poetry scene. A. Lyric is a talent extraordinaire. She is definitely an artist [...] [...more]
In my studies of Hip Hop as an art-form and Spoken Word as an art-form, I can’t help but find the mass amount of similarities in the two. Hip Hop, with its style based on words backed up by a rhythm and beat. Spoken Word, with its style based on words that are spoken aloud [...] [...more]
Xpressions, a non-profit organization to help children, will be featuring “Voices For Change” – A School Supply Drive and Fundraiser on Saturday, August 20th, 2011 at El Fogon Center for the Arts in the Bronx. This “Voices For Change” School Supply Drive and Fundraiser will be offering a night of entertainment with some of NYC’s [...] [...more]
“Voices For Change” needs YOUR HELP for this year’s School Supply Drive for less fortunate children. Please join “Voices For Change” and Spoken Word New York along with many prominent artists and local business of the NYC/CT areas in this year’s “Voices For Change” School Supply Drive to help kids in the NY/CT communities. This [...] [...more]
DaRuddest Jones Presents “Rude T.ee V.ee” at the Night Flight Club in Brooklyn, NY, Friday, July 29, 2011. This special event is hosted by DaRuddest Jones for “Rude T.ee V.ee” and sponsored by Shout Out Loud Productions to bring the NY boroughs the freshest faces and some of the most talented Indie Spoken Word Artists [...] [...more]
Artist Iyaba Ibo Mandingo has seen it all and is doing it all through his multi-talented skills in artistry. He is a Poet, Painter, Writer, Sculptor, Actor, Teacher, Mentor, Author and “continued work in progress”, as he puts it. He is a masterful artist, whose art has been seen all over the world. Iyaba Ibo [...] [...more]
Would you like to earn a full-time living as a poet? Over the past year, I have seen quite a few poets who would like nothing more than to earn enough money from their poetry to not have to have another source of income. It is with that thought in mind that I have created [...] [...more]
April is National Poetry Month. Throughout the month of April, poets and poetry enthusiasts alike celebrate the form of literature that we love so much, in order to raise awareness all around the country. National Poetry Month was established in 1996 by the American Academy of Poets, and was inspired by the success that Black [...] [...more]
El Grito De Poetas will be celebrating their 6th year of Spoken Word Poetry on April 23, 2011 at the Malcolm X & Dr. Betty Shabazz Memorial and Educational Center in Washington Heights, NY. El Grito De Poetas is an ALL Latino award-winning premiere poetry collective consisting of 6 males and only ONE female – [...] [...more]
Abraham “Honest Abe” Benjamin aka “Brooklyn’s Lost Son” is a poet and artist that many may not be familiar with. Since seeing him perform numerous times, in numerous spots in the NYC area, I felt it was time that my readers got to know the man behind the poet – learn how he began and [...] [...more]
For those who have been anxiously awaiting the release of Ibrahim “P.O.E.T” Siddiq’s Sophomore album, the wait is over. This Saturday, February 5th, 2011 the official album release party for “Nerd At The Cool Table” will commence at El Fogon Center for the Arts in the Bronx. Those true fans of P.O.E.T’s know his purpose [...] [...more]
I recently met up with the multi-talented; well-known; highly-acclaimed; award-winning artist, Tai Allen. He has always been someone whom I’ve wanted to sit down and talk to on an artistic level because on the surface he appears to have this rough exterior and carries himself in such a way that appears a bit intimidating. He’s [...] [...more]
If you’ve never heard of Rock WILK – the Poet; the Playwright; the Actor; the Instrumentalist: the Man with a warming spirit that can touch you via any medium; or the voice of reason for the socially and politically incorrect – it’s time you sat back and gained a bit of knowledge into who is [...] [...more]
The Inspired Word: Passionate Readings of Poetry & Prose in NYC, a Spoken Word/Poetry show that showcases the talents of America’s HOTTEST artists, celebrates its 1 year anniversary this month. On Thursday, January 13, 2011 at (Le) Poisson Rouge in Manhattan, NY, Mike Geffner and his team will be bring you a fundraiser show that [...] [...more]
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