CALLING ALL MN SPOKENWORD ARTISTS AGES 13-19!!!
Statewide Poetry Slam Series Looks for Six Young People to Represent Minnesota at the BRAVE NEW VOICES Youth Poetry Slam Festival This Summer!
The (K.)N.E.W. MN Youth Poetry Slam Series, presented by TruArtSpeaks, is a series of poetry slams
held throughout the Twin Cities from January 26th to March 29th, 2013. The series will identify six young people between the ages of 13-19 to represent MN in the international BRAVE NEW VOICES Youth Poetry Slam Festival (BNV) summer 2013! The series begins with four preliminary slams:
• January 26th at Macalaster College from 6-8p in the Chapel
• February 1st at Southwest High School from 5-7p in the auditorium
• February 9th from 5-7p at the Black Dog Café
• February 15th from 5-7p at Juxtaposition Arts.
All MN Spokenword artists between the ages of 13-19 are eligible to compete in as many preliminary slams as they desire until they qualify to advance into the semi-final round of the competition. Preliminary slams are free and open to the public.
The highest scoring poets from the preliminary slams will advance into the semi-finals on March 4 th
from 5-7p at the Capri Theater and March 11th from 7-9p in The Whole (Coffman) at the University of MN. The winners of the semi-finals will then advance to the final competition at In the Heart of the Beast Puppet Theater on March 29th from 7-9p. Semi-finals and finals are open to the public at a rate of $3 for student and $5 for adults. The six highest scoring poets from the finals will make up the team representing Minnesota at BNV!
“The first time I went to BNV, my life changed.” said Tish Jones, former Minnesota youth slam team
member (formerly known as Quest for the Voice/MN Quest a program of the MN Spoken Word Association) when asked about her experience with the slam series. “The competition, the travel, the festival, and everything in between were all part of an experience that I will never forget. I made lifelong friends, mentors, and colleagues... I found myself during that process.”
TruArtSpeaks would like to thank the MN Spoken Word Association for the work they have done with youth slam in our community.
For more info: see www.facebook.com/MNYouthSlam or contact Tish Jones at TruArtSpeaks@gmail.com
