June Jordan's Poetry for the People
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- Event has passed (Fri Mar 16, 2012 - Sat Mar 17, 2012)
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- $20
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- Literary Arts, Poetry
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Calling all Bay Area artists, activists, novelists, aspiring writers, slam poets, community builders, and poetry lovers!On March 16th & 17th, UC Berkeley will host the 20th Anniversary Celebration of June Jordan’s Poetry for the People (P4P), an arts and activism program at UC Berkeley that pursues Martin Luther King Jr.’s vision of a beloved community for all through poetry.
Patricia Smith, a National Poetry Series/Pushcart Winner, and four-time National Poetry Slam Champion, will headline this event, which will also feature many talented alumni from P4P.
On FRIDAY the 16th, at 7pm, a FREE Evening of Poetry will be held at 145 Dwinelle Hall, featuring published authors of the P4P Student Teacher alumni.
On SATURDAY the 17th, from 10am-10pm, a FREE daylong Conference featuring workshops, panels, performances, open-mics, and book signings, in the UC Berkeley Multicultural Center. At 7pm, an Evening of Poetry featuring Patricia Smith, P4P students, alumni, and Bay Area artists & poets.
Both evenings will be hosted by P4P Director Aya de Leon.
The Conference is FREE.
The 7pm Evening of Poetry on Saturday is by Suggested Donation:
$20 General Admission
$15 College students w/ ID
$5 Youth 18 & Under w/ ID (ltd qty)
HALF-PRICE TICKETS TO SATURDAY NIGHT SHOW FOR CONFERENCE PARTICIPANTS, AVAILABLE ON SITE @ 1PM!!
All are welcome and encouraged to come celebrate the legacy of the program’s founder June Jordan, and commemorate the impact that Poetry for the People has had, over the last 20 years.
Poetry for the People “a political movement anybody anywhere can join, imitate, or improve…a literary movement no one can stifle or erase.”
–June Jordan
SCHEDULE:
FRIDAY, MARCH 16, 2012
5:00PM-7:00PM
RECEPTION FOR STP ALUMNI
& Close Friends of the Program
652 Barrows
UC Berkeley
near corner of Bancroft & Telegraph
Light refreshments
7:00PM
AN EVENING OF POETRY
Celebration of P4P Alumni, featuring STP Alumni who have published books
145 Dwinelle Hall
UC Berkeley
near corner of Bancroft & Telegraph
Featuring:
Xochiquetzal Candelaria
Ariel Luckey
Terry Taplin
Sandra Garcia Rivera
Milani Pelley
Shia Shabazz
Lateef McLeod
Javier Zamora
Dyanna Loeb
Ananda Esteva
Andrew Saito
and Alicia Zakon
Hosted by Aya de Leon
FREE! Wheelchair Accessible. All are welcome!!
near corner of Bancroft & Telegraph in Berkeley
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SATURDAY, MARCH 17, 2012
10:00AM-7:00PM
P4P 20TH ANNIVERSARY CONFERENCE
UC Berkeley Multicultural Center
1st Floor MLK Student Union
Near corner of Bancroft & Telegraph
FREE! Wheelchair Accessible. All are welcome!!
A day of conversations, workshops, panels, performances, open mics, & book-signings, honoring the memory and legacy of founder June Jordan, for current & former P4P poets, STPs, Bay Area artists & activists, teen poets, aspiring writers, slammers, page poets, novelists, community builders, poetry lovers, etc.
10AM-12PM The Legacy of June Jordan & P4P, with Lauren Muller & others
12-1PM Lunch on your own
1PM Book-signing with STP Alum from Friday night!
Open Mic sign up/lottery
Half price tickets for Saturday night's show on sale
2-5PM - Workshop session I & II (see below for workshops)
5-6PM Open Mic
6-7PM Dinner on your own
7:00PM
CELEBRATION OF P4P COMMUNITY
Featuring: PATRICIA SMITH
Current & former P4P students & STPs
& other Bay Area poets & artists!
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WORKSHOPS: (in progress)
Publishing panel – poetry & fiction: self-publication, indie press, the search for a literary agent
Multi-racial writing
Generating new material via prompts
"June Jordan: Poetry as a Performing Art" with Zack Rogow – Bring a poem or dialogue you've written but have not yet turned into performing art.
Generating income in the poetry scene – how to run a reading series or a slam
P4P feedback workshop with former STP Alicia Zakon – bring a poem 2 workshop!
Creative livelihood
How to Slam a poem
Patricia Smith will give a talk in the afternoon (space is limited!)
*We are working on accommodating as many disabilities as possible. If you have accommodation needs, please email [email protected].
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