How a Voice Slams: Poetry Reading

Event Details

When
11/05/2008
5:00pm - 7:00pm
Where
Starbucks Homan Avenue
3350 W Roosevelt Rd
Chicago, IL, 60624-4335
United States
See map: Google Maps
County: 
Cook
Fee: 
Free and open to the public.
Sponsor Organization: 
America SCORES Chicago
Where
Starbucks Homan Avenue
3350 W Roosevelt Rd
Chicago, IL, 60624-4335
See map: Google Maps
County: 
Cook
Fee: 
Free and open to the public.
Sponsor Organization: 
America SCORES Chicago
How a Voice Slams features guest writers and educators discussing the historical, political, thematic, and formal linkages between the slave song, gospel/spirituals, blues, protest chants and songs, hip-hop/rap and slam poetry in youth writing workshops. Guest writers will discuss how their work links to the How a Voice Slams project and share their own work. SCORES poet-athletes will read their original work.
For more information call 312-666-0496 or visit chicagoscores.org.
Community Grants - 2008