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On Day 3, September 26th, poets were in the streets for Street Dub Vibes. Poetry was unleashed in the streets of Half Way Tree, amid the crowds, in a bar, at bus stops, parks, spreading the word in the name of change.

Today, September 27th, marks the final day of 100,000 Poets For Change: Jamaica 2011 & it will be hosted at “100,000 Verses” – The Poetry Society of Jamaica’s Monthly Fellowship – Sept 27, 2011 at the Edna Manley College Amphitheatre, 7:30pm.

This fellowship will form part of our countdown the the launch of the Poetry Society of Jamaica’s ‘coming of age’ project Verse vs. Verse. This Project is an islandwide initiative being undertaken in association with CXC and the National Association of Teachers of English (NATE) to, among other things build and inspire students towards a deeper appreciation and application of literature.

 

 

THIS MONTH: SEPT. 27, 2011 FEATURES:

• OPEN MIC & DISCUSSION SEGMENT
• Introduction to ‘Verse vs Verse’
• FEATURED POETS:
-Ras Takura
-Abbebe Payne
-Damali Adele Ife’

• FEATURED (Celebratory readings from the) WORKS of:
-Mikey Smith
-Ms. Lou

• 100,000 POETS FOR CHANGE (Day 4):
“Meeting of the minds” – Poets discuss societal issues with a vision to develop solutions and inspire positive change.

• ARTWORK on display
• BOOKS on sale by I-NATION BOOKS – 20%    Discount from 8-9pm

 

• REFRESHMENT by CLEAN FUEL

Remember to sign up early for Open Mic & before you read, tell us What Change you desire to see & How it can be achieved.
Cash Prize for Best dub poem speaking about the event Dub Conscious – Oct. 1 – Details Here —>> http://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=182262135177625

The Poetry Society of Jamaica’s Monthly Fellowship is a platform.

 

 

 

 

 

Poets for Change – Jamaica!

ORGANIZER: Tianna Cohen-Paul Aka Miss Quote

CONTACT: mrs.quote@gmail.com

ORGANIZER: Damali Adele Ife’

CONTACT: damaliadele@gmail.com

 

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The mission of our chapter of Poetry for Change is that of empowerment and change. “We are in fact the change we have been waiting for.” That said, the goals of our movement is to put humanity’s intrinsic ties back into clear sight; force-feeding the intolerance for violence, ignorance, and corruption in Jamaica. The intent is to acknowledge both the elusive and blatant paradigm shifts that has diluted and tainted our communities. We want to facilitate a equalized forum that has no reverence for division or aristocracy, fostering the constructive unification of our citizens. The hope is to provide an outlet that will host the infancies of change therefore evoking the prescriptive measure needed to influence the youth and elders alike. We strive to be a mirror of both solution and problem using the expression of poetry and the manifestation of actions needed to create the catalyst for the change we speak of.Tianna Cohen-Paul (A.K.A Ms. Quote)

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