L.O.V.E.: “L is for Lying.”
For some, Valentine’s Day is a bitter reminder. Check out “L.O.V.E,” a spoken word poem by Dominique Mejia from Access Sacramento TV.
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“Even If It Kills Us”: Charlotte Teen Poet On Keith Lamont Scott
Youth Radio asked 18-year-old poet, Nykearra Bush from Charlotte, North Carolina, to weigh in on the killing of Keith Lamont Scott.
“Blacks Don’t Belong Here”: I’ve Heard This Argument 1,000 Times
Remix Your Life poet Jaylyn Burns grew up in Oakland, and she imagines a conflict between young people and police officers, from the perspective of one of the city’s parks.
“The Rose”: That Strong, Tough Rose Flower is Me
Remix Your Life poet Darelle Brown writes about the relationship–and occasional friction–between the natural world and city life. He imagines what it’s like to be a rose pushing it’s way up through his city’s soil.
Teen Crooner On Love And Stage Fright
I was trembling throughout the song. And at the end, I stared at the audience for maybe two
seconds in silence.
YR Event Recap
Last Thursday we had our first Poetry Slam of the session! If you missed it you missed out! We heard…
Stone Fruit
Like sinking our teeth into a peach.
A united, primal breath.
A skipped heartbeat that is naked and dumb and together.
This is a day that changes things.
RYL Artist Profile- Soraya
Soraya started to like poetry in 3rd grade. Poetry has always stuck with Soraya because it allows her to be…
City Slam – Injustice
Dani Tarver performs a powerful piece about the injustice young black men face growing up in America.