EDMONDS STORYTELLERS: SPOKEN WORD POETRY
Join other Edmonds College students in our spoken word performance on April 16, 12:30 - 2:30 p.m. at the Black Box Theatre. Four workshops will precede the event to help you develop your story, create your voice, and prepare to present to an audience. If you are uncomfortable with live performance, other options exist, such as digital recording art, visual art, or performing in your first language.
Workshops and Performance Dates
Staff, faculty, and fellow students will work with you in a series of workshops to
help you prepare for the April 16 performance. In the final workshop on April 9, you
will work with the renowned Ebo Barton, a mixed Black and Filipino, transgender and non-binary, queer spoken-word artist.
Free workshops on writing spoken word
- Feb. 19, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. (Black Box Theatre)
- Feb. 26, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. (Black Box Theatre)
- March 5, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. (Black Box Theatre)
- March 16, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. (Black Box Theatre)
Workshop by Ebo Barton Workshop (Black Box Theatre)
- April 9, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Student & Staff Performance with special guest Ebo Barton
- April 16, 12:30 - 2:30 p.m.
Field Trip
- Date, time, and location TBD
About Spoken Word
Everyone has a story to tell, and everyone’s story is meaningful, offering the world new insights into life. What is your story? What can your story teach us? Poetry is a powerful tool humans have to carry their stories to many ears over many years. Put poetry and rhythm together, and you have “spoken word.”
The spoken word has been a creative medium used by various people, including the Harlem Renaissance, the Beat Generation, and figures such as Martin Luther King Jr.’s style of oration. This medium is also an essential part of African American oral tradition, and it reaches us across time through jazz, spirituals, and hip-hop. It is a powerful mode of storytelling that is part of American culture, and often, the topics have themes of justice. Oral storytelling is also a global and human practice.
Sign Up or Learn More
Are you ready to share your story with the Edmonds College community?
For more information or to sign up, contact nina.kunimoto@edmonds.edu.