Poetry

“Braving The Odds” & “Under The Elevated” 2 min read

• Poetry

“Braving The Odds” & “Under The Elevated”

Barbara B. Lewis 10 years ago

  Braving the Odds depicts and explores Street Style.  Under The Elevated – A Poem. Just before New Year’s Eve, 2016, I took this photograph... Read More

Spoken Word Open Mic 1 min read

• Archived Events
• Poetry

Spoken Word Open Mic

Ive 10 years ago

January 9, 2016 · 9:30pm BRIC House Stoop 647 Fulton Street (718) 683-5600 Brooklyn   A night of poetry and Hip Hop, featuring Steve Dalachinsky, Magdalena... Read More

“Bronx Stories” – Fifth-Year Anniversary 2 min read

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• Music
• Poetry
• Theatre

“Bronx Stories” – Fifth-Year Anniversary

Ive 10 years ago

Friday, January 8, 6:30pm to 9:00pm The Bronx Museum of the Arts 1040 Grand Concourse Bronx Celebrate the five-year anniversary of Bronx Stories with a... Read More

“The Spinning Wheel” – Street Art Poetics 2 min read

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• Poetry

“The Spinning Wheel” – Street Art Poetics

Ive 10 years ago

  Through February 21, 2016 · All Day BRIC Arts – Media House 647 Fulton Street  718-683 5600 Brooklyn Related to the BRIC Fireworks Project, The... Read More

The First Book Published by an African-American: Poet Phillis Wheatley (ca. 1754-1784) 2 min read

• Poetry
• ROUTES' Roots

The First Book Published by an African-American: Poet Phillis Wheatley (ca. 1754-1784)

Ive 10 years ago

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division 515 Malcolm X Boulevard (917) 275-6975 Harlem Phillis Wheatley (ca. 1754-1784) was... Read More

Brooklyn Poetry Slam 1 min read

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• Poetry

Brooklyn Poetry Slam

Ive 10 years ago

    December 2, 2015 · 7:00pm Stoop at BRIC House 647 Fulton Street Brooklyn An intergenerational showcase of Brooklyn-based poets, responding to the art... Read More

SOUL! Ellis Haizlip, Bill Withers, McCoy Tyner

1 min read

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• Media
• Music
• Poetry
• Rhythm & Blues

SOUL! Ellis Haizlip, Bill Withers, McCoy Tyner

Ronald Bunn 10 years ago

Ellis Haizlip, the host of “SOUL!” and many other endeavors in the 1960s, 1970s & 1980s, was one of the staunchest supporters of African-American culture. Radio... Read More

“Who is Gil Scott-Heron?” plus Interview

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• Poetry
• ROUTES' Roots

“Who is Gil Scott-Heron?” plus Interview

Ronald Bunn 10 years ago

  We learn why the “Revolution Will Not Be Televised” poet Gill Scot-Heron (April 1, 1949 – May 27, 2011)   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdqLAeyqVr8... Read More