A Writing Workshop with Desireé Dallagiacomo v Uptown Arts Bar
This is an ARTS KC Supported event.
Poetic Underground is happy to present the 'Middle of the Mic' workshop series with Desireé Dallagiacomo. This is a free event, but donations are always appreciated.
Desireé Dallagiacomo is an award-winning writer, performer, & educator. As the director of programming for Forward Arts (a youth spoken word non-profit in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA), she has designed spoken word curriculum, curated festivals, and taught poetry & spoken word to kindergarteners and PhD candidates alike. She has been a featured scholar and performer at more than 50 US, Canadian, & Australian colleges & universities- ranking from Ivy League universities to community colleges. She ranked 3rd at the 2014 Individual World Poetry Slam, the 2015 Women of the World Poetry Slam, & the 2014 National Poetry Slam. She is a Pushcart Prize nominee, and her poems have more than 3 million views on YouTube. Her work has been featured in The Huffington Post, The San Francisco Gate, EverydayFeminism.com, Upworthy, The Vagina Monologues, & the New Orleans Fringe Festival. She is the author of two collections of poetry, Dimly Lit & The Year of the Institution.
"Poetry is a life saver. And now it is time to open the doors to the power of poetry to others. The 'Middle of the Mic' project is aimed to do just that. We are here to create a safe space, build community, and open up an environment where all artists AND non-artists can be loved, seen, and heard."
For more information about the Middle of the MIc series, please visit: http://www.samanthaslupskipoetry.com/middle-of-the-mic-project/
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