Why Is Poetry Important to a Community? An Interview with Poet GM

To learn more, check out the blog post over on our website! 

Check out the GM's amazing work on Instagram @o.k.gm

(and consider donating to help their slam poetry team get to nationals through Venmo @twdrva or Cashapp $twdrva)

Check out Women of the World Poetry Slam (WOWPS) 2023 slam champion Ayanna Florence on Instagram @poetnextdoor, and watch their award-winning poem on youtube: https://youtu.be/V5rU76g_czQ (Boy Calls Me Pretty)

 

If you're ever in Richmond, VA, head out to these open mics:

Tuesday Verses @versestheopenmic

Open All That Soul @openallthatsoul

The Writer’s Den @thewritersdenrva (Richmond Slam Poetry Team & open mic/slam space created by Virginia’s first Poet Laureate, Roscoe Burnems @roscoeburnems)

 

 

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