Spoken Word Poetry for Teens

SPOKEN WORD/POETRY

for 9^th-12^th  grades

Feb 23-Mar 30

Saturdays 1-3pm 

$50/six-week session

conducted by a Ephraim Nehemiah

This workshop is designed to help youth write and perform poems for a live audience. Students are provided unique, existential writing prompts to inspire their process. Students are also introduced to literary techniques and literary heroes/heroines that may influence the development of their individual voices. Strong writing forms the backbone of this course, but youth are also introduced to performance techniques and exercises and that will take their literary expression to another level.

SHOWCASE:  May 11, 2019

Featuring works by students from “Telling Our Stories” series Winter/Spring.

 Call 216-289-8578 or visit website for information.  You may register in advance to assure your place in the workshop, or you may attend the first open session on Saturday, February 23rd, during the Lake Erie Folk Festival for free prior to making a commitment.

Ephraim Nehemiah’s poetry uses rhythmic call and response, evocative narratives and             accessible subject matter to create a transformative experience for listeners across the nation. Ephraim is currently a program director and teaching artist at Twelve Literary Arts, and serves as the coach of top 10 nationally-ranked teams that competed at Brave New Voices and the College  Unions Poetry Slam Invitational respectively. A finalist in several regional and national  competitions such as 2017 Individual World Poetry Slam and 2018 Rustbelt Poetry Slam,  Ephraim has also performed in collaboration with the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit, The Cleveland Foundation, TEDx Talks, Button Poetry, the Saul William’s World tour and others.