Written, Spoken, Heard

“MAN UP” -  Written & Performed by Carlos Andrés Gómez

Directed by Tamilla Woodard
Wednesday, May 6th DOWNTOWN URBAN THEATER FESTIVAL @ HERE Arts Center – 145 Sixth Avenue (bet. Spring and Broome) (Soho, Manhattan) NYC, NY 10013

After a sold-out run in 2007 at the soloNOVA Theater Festival and a critically acclaimed month-long run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Scotland (receiving 5 out of 5 stars from Hairline Magazine and called the “hidden jewel of the Fringe”), catch Carlos Andrés Gómez’s touching solo play as it wraps up its limited run in New York City (all sold out shows so far!!) with one final night on May 6th.

MONDAY MAY 4, 2009 ~ Tune in to the THE COCOON – THE BLACK BUTTERFLY PODCAST and download “A Conversation with Carlos Gomez.” Find out what inspired him to write a play about what it mean to be a man and why HE HATES THE TERM ACTIVIST

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Culturalist Bantu Mwaura

Culturalist Bantu Mwaura is dead – Capital FM – Nairobi,Kenya

… Forum to write and perform poetry in international fora, performing poetry and spoken word in Europe, the United States and several countries in Africa. …

And The BONK! Rolls On…-BONK! 7 — Art and Creativity in Kenosha – By Expose Kenosha
Spoken word performer and writer Dasha Kelly was the first artist up. There was no denying BONK! co-founder Nick Demske’s excitement as he introduced her. Kelly is from Milwaukee, is an advocate for spoken word performers and … He used a few props to add a little punch to his poetry: his own “poetic license”, as well as a few wardrobe changes. The range of subjects he covered varied too; politics, death, social commentary and the experience of being a modern poet. …

Spoken Word Festival Begins May 1 – WSAV-TV – Savannah,GA,USA
May 1 – 3, Spitfire Poetry Group presents its 5th annual Spoken Word Festival. News 3 Coastal Sunrise Anchor Kim Gusby talks with organizer Clinton Powell …

Find free, fun things to do – Cincinnati.com – Cincinnati,OH,USA
Catch – or be part of – a street poetry open mic competition, which begins at noon. Poets will present original spoken word compositions and compete for …

Braul an inspired poet who just can’t stop – Owen Sound Sun Times – Owen Sound,Ontario,Canada
Eric Braul exploded into the poetry scene of Owen Sound with his spoken word debut at the Words Aloud Festival 2007, where he was inspired by the lines of …