Southwest Shootout 2014 Workshop - The Three Lives of a Poem

DiverseWorks and Houston VIP Poetry Slam present the Southwest Shootout 2014, June 13 & 14.  The Southwest Shootout is a regional poetry slam tournament and showcase with artists representing the greater Southwest United States.

Featuring teams from Albuquerque Poetry Slam, Red Dirt Poetry Slam (Oklahoma City, OK), Meta-four Houston, Eclectic Truth (Baton Rouge, LA), Austin Neo-Soul, Backup Plan (Baton Rouge, LA), Austin Poetry Slam (Austin, TX), UrbSLAM (St. Louis, MO), Laredo Border Slam, Dallas Poetry Slam, Team Gravy Poetry Slam (Killeen, TX), The Blah Blah Blah Poetry Spot (San Antonio, TX), The Lafayette National Poetry Slam Team, Mic Check (Bryan, TX), Slamarillo (Amarillo, TX), Slam New Orleans, and Houston VIP Slam.

Saturday, June 14, 10am
The Three Lives of a Poem

In this workshop, attendees will discuss the creation of the poem, the purpose of the poem, and the execution of the poem. Attendees will need paper, pen, or some form of note taking device. Be prepared to write a poem, to ask questions, and to share thoughts.

Ed Mabrey (pictured) is the current and only three-time Individual World Poetry Slam Champion (2007/2012, 2013). Ed is also a featured performer on season three of Verses and Flow, brought to you by Lexus on TV One, and is featured on HBO All Def Digital. Recently Ed was a featured performer at the 2014 NBWC (National Black Writers Conference).

Ed won the 2012 Poetry Slam Artist of the Year, National Poetry Slam Finalist, an Emmy nominated actor, National Best Selling poetry anthology contributor, motivational speaker, and poet. Ed has toured internationally and conducted performances and workshops at over 80 colleges and universities.

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This project is funded by a grant from the City of Houston through the Houston Arts Alliance.