Written, Spoken, Heard – June 4

Taalam Acey: A Revolutionary Force – Clutch Magazine By Dale Coachman

Words are powerful, and with the right delivery and flow they can lead individuals down many different paths. Poet Taalam Acey realized at a young age the potential revolutionary force that anyone could carry with the right diction to get a point and even more so a message across.

Filmmaker Bill Conway worked with poet Sandoval to make Spoken … The Plain Dealer – cleveland.com – Cleveland,OH,USA

The mind of a poet was foreign territory for writer/producer Bill Conway, but one he had to explore to write his independent feature film “Spoken Word.”

Passport to Africa – Jamati Online By Awo Sarpong Ansu
Wayna at Bohemian Caverns for Passport to Africa. It’s said that poets are prophets because they give voice to visions. Look for more prophetic voices from our poets and spoken word artists in future issues of Jamati. sistapoetry.JPG.

Kerns: Eppler, a Lubbock original, planning spoken-word project – LubbockOnline.com – Lubbock,TX,USA

Andy Eppler places an extremely high premium on creativity. Having already released his first compact disc of original songs, titled “There Is No Underground,” he no doubt surprised many by opting to make his sophomore release a spoken word album consisting of two short stories and eight poems.

Akron twins to showcase some hip-hop artists tonight – Akron Beacon Journal – Akron,OH,USA

… … With little hip-hop scene to speak of in Akron, twin brothers rapper/poet Aarron ”Ace Boogie” Epps, and behind-the-scenes businessman Hiram D. ”Dee” Akeem, 38, have been creating their own outlets for their music and poetry through producing spoken word and open-mic nights in various venues in the area and recording/producing and releasing Boogie’s music independently.