Spoken Word Artist – Narubi Selah speaks about why she writes and LIFE as she sees it. Become a fan! I just did! The video is casting, BUT the message is SO VERY CLEAR! JUST LISTEN & LEARN!! Performed at Classic Books in Trenton, NJ – Oct. 2011. For more information on Narubi Selah, check [...] [...more]
As avid-lovers of poetry, we here at Spoken Word New York try to make it a point to go out and find the hottest poets in NY. Jamica Hardwick or “this-little-poet-that-could”, as once described by a close friend of hers, is whom we believe to be one of NYC’s Hottest Poets. Best described, Jamica Hardwick [...] [...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]
Well-acclaimed, twelve year old Spoken Word Artist Ne-Ne Ali will be speaking at the movie screening of “Very Young Girls” this Saturday, May 21, 2011 at John Phillip Sousa Middle School in the Bronx, NY. This is a special screening presented by District 12 Community Watch in conjunction with Ne-Ne Ali’s “Rethink Poverty.” This special [...] [...more]
Spoken Word Artists – Urban Voices Heard Presents LISTEN UP! – Poetry & Music Showcase at The NuyoRican Poets Café. Spoken Word Artist, Poets and Musicians will be performing Saturday, August 7th for the Urban Voices Heard – Listen Up! Poetry & Music showcase at the NuyoRican Poets Café. This event will be the first [...] [...more]
Jamica Spits “The D.L.” @ Estrogen “It’s not about the homosexuality, it’s the deception. If you are on “The DL,” just come out…fix it…it’s causing problems!” – Jamica …Truth Speaks Louder Than Lies Favorite line from the piece – “You disrobe me of trust, leaving me to quiver, yet you wonder why I’m so cold-hearted [...] [...more]
Spoken Word Artist – Ibrahim “P.O.E.T” Siddiq @ The Afrikan Poetry Theatre Show Off Entertainment Presents – P.O.E.T @ The Afrikan Poetry Theatre Poet, of the Spoken Word Poetry group Urban Voices Heard(UVH), spits “If I Was A Poet” and “Poetic Assault” from his CD dropped in February titled, “Spoken World” plus a new piece [...] [...more]
Michael Geffner Presents – The Inspired Word – Passionate Readings of Poetry & Prose @ One and One Bar & Restaurant and (Le) Poisson Rouge in NYC The Inspired Word Poetry & Prose will be your spot for LIVE Spoken Word Poetry & Prose from some of the HOTTEST performers in New York and the [...] [...more]
If you know NY poetry, then you know Spoken Word Artist Ibrahim “P.O.E.T” Siddiq. A poet by name and by stature. This young man has a reach that expands far beyond his wing span. The message that follows behind his poetry is not only to enlighten the minds of his fellow human beings. But to [...] [...more]
Spoken Word Artists El Grito De Poetas of NYC will be putting on a Spoken Word Poetry fund-raising event for AIDS Awareness. Celebrating their 5th year as a group and as AIDS Awareness advocates, these Spoken Word Poets have dedicated themselves to giving back to their community. Spoken Word New York proudly supports El Grito [...] [...more]
Brooklyn born author Justinah McFadden is taking her poetry writing career by storm. Not only has she released four books and more poems than you can count–she is now diving into the world of novelist. The four time author is releasing her first novel in 2010 titled, “The Thirteenth Day.” The book is set in [...] [...more]
The following is the first part of a two part interview that I did with Abraham “Honest Abe” Benjamin. In this part, I focus on getting to know him, how he got started in poetry and what some of his inspirations were at that time. Since I have seen him perform on several occasions, I [...] [...more]
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