2017 National Poetry Slam

                                   2017 National Poetry Slam 

 
    2017 NPS Finals - Brooklyn Slam -Crystal Valentine, Roya Marsh, Paul Tran, and Chris Lilley

Crystal Valentine, Roya Marsh, Paul Tran, and Chris Lilley of Brooklyn Slam performing an original poem at the 2017 National Poetry Slam Finals at Paramount Theatre in Denver, Colorado.

             2017 NPS Finals - Dominique Christina "Mothers of Murdered Sons"

Dominique Christina performing an original poem at the 2017 National Poetry Slam Finals at Paramount Theatre in Denver, Colorado.

                                                      2017 NPS Finals - dada slam

dada slam, winners of the Group Piece Finals at the 2017 National Poetry Slam, performing an original poem at the Paramount Theatre in Denver, Colorado

    2017 NPS Finals - San Diego Poetry Slam - "America" Javon Johnson, Natasha Hooper, & Rudy Francisco

Javon Johnson, Natasha Hooper, and Rudy Francisco of San Diego Poetry Slam performing an original poem at the Paramount Theatre in Denver, Colorado.

                            2017 NPS Finals - Da Poetry Lounge "Whoopings"

Kito Fortune, Poetic Moment, Alyesha Wise of Da Poetry Lounge slam team performing an original poem at the Paramount Theatre in Denver, Colorado.

                                2017 National Poetry Slam - Brooklyn Slam

Paul Tran, Roya Marsh, Crystal Valentine, and Chris Lilley of Brooklyn slam team performing an original poem at the Paramount Theatre in Denver, Colorado.

                     2017 NPS Finals - House Slam - Angelica Maria Aguilera

Angelica Maria Aguilera with Boston's House Slam performing an original poem at the 2017 National Poetry Slam Finals at Paramount Theatre in Denver, Colorado.

Abena Koomson performs "Let America Be America Again" by Langston Hughes

Poets in Unexpected Places pop up at the holiday market in Union Square with poems in response to police brutality, a day after the non -indictment for the killing of Eric Garner.

"Dear America" by Jose Bello

Two days after he read this poem at a TRUTH Act forum in Bakersfield, California, ICE arrested Jose Bello. We sued. ICE cannot intimidate us into silence. Visit facebook.com/FreeJoseBello for updates.

National Poetry Slam Finals 2014 - "Say No" Olivia Gatwood, Megan Falley

Poem written and performed by members of Urbana Poetry Slam, Megan Falley and Olivia Gatwood.

Dominique Christina - "The Period Poem"

National Poetry Slam 2015 Finals - House Slam - Porsha O. "Rekia Boyd"

Individual World Poetry Slam Finals 2015 - Porsha O. "Water"

iWPS Finals 2014 - Porsha O. "Trigger"

The Individual World Poetry Slam Finals in Phoenix, Arizona

IWPS Finals 2014 - Porsha O. "Angry Black Woman"

The Individual World Poetry Slam Finals in Phoenix, Arizona.

Crystal Valentine - "Black Privilege" (CUPSI 2015 Finals)