live poetry

From lyrical luminaries to rising stars and everything in between, here’s a selection of Sunday's poetry slam with more coming in part 2. Heads up: part of this material is raw, sweary and contains language which some may find offensive. 

Thanks to our slammers: Tony, Claire, Rory, One Inky Queer, Jay Mitra, Maisy, Alistair, Ann, Steph, Josh, Tia, Bex Gordon

In this special episode of Creative Guts, co-hosts Sarah Wrightsman and Becky Barsi are live at Exeter High School for the annual Slam Free and Fly poetry event! The evening was rich with original poetry from freshmen students participating in the Arts in Action project, a school to community partnership supported and funded by the New Hampshire State Council on the Arts and the Racial Unity Team. 

In this episode, you’ll hear original poetry from 21 gutsy young people. These recitations represent some classroom favorites as well as some reciters returning to the stage from Slam Free or Fly in years past. The students will ponder how creativity can change the world, but first, poets will share their thoughts on love, life, and death; they’ll ask the age-old question “why did I have to write this poem?”; and they’ll push us to reconsider where we go to get our next haircut!

Keep your eyes peeled for a special edition zine featuring these students’ work!

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Overstanding self is a journey of highs, lows, twists and turns unique to each one of us. Keeping perspective, staying focused on your destination and absorbing wisdom along the way ensures your life's most fruitful harvest.

Kokumo shares his insights, inspirations and creations on his journey so far. His works include his debut album “Writing’s On The Wall” and books "Dub Truth" and "Pipe Dream".

As well as sharing from his previous recorded releases, Kokumo also performs a live rendition of his high frequency works guaranteed to evoc potent emotions and trigger conscious reasonings.


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Kokumo's Selections

Battering Down Sentence by Bunny Wailers  
https://youtu.be/KTLPDh1pOZE

Black heart Man by Bunny Wailers  
https://youtu.be/u6z5qTXrsAM

Revolution by Dennis Brown 
https://youtu.be/EQ_Lq49Gmmo

Johnny Was Bob Marley 
https://youtu.be/ASAuu6SUmxs

Creation by Peter Tosh 
https://youtu.be/BE-jq7kdvWY

Blood Fe Oil pt.2 by Kokumo 
https://youtu.be/5F7JYePsC8U

Frequency by Midnite
https://youtu.be/HXdE1ggN_OY


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