A poem about Liberia written by Luke Nephew
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The Official Liberian Awards Ceremony will be hosted at the Philadelphia Airport Marriot on August 6th, 2010 at 7:30pm. Some of the honorees will include Rev. John K Jallah, Father Emmanuel W Johnson, Dr. Elwood Dunn, Dr. Patricia Jabbeh Wesley, Dr. Dawn Cooper Barnes Mr. Sengbe Kona Khasu, Ms. Stephanie Horton, Mr. Kai Eckhardt-Karpeh, Ms. Vickie Ward, and Mr. Joseph Mator. Come and experience Liberian clothing, Liberian Dances, Liberian Songs, Liberian Culture, Liberian Comedy, and Liberian Poetry.
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Excerpt from Memoirs of a War-Child - a poetry collection. Since surviving a blood-spattered civil war in Liberia, West Africa, Meaza --Work has slowly begun to revisit the close kept memories that have been tucked away since the early age of eight. Through poetry, Memoirs of a War-Child examines the emotions that war survivors feel both during and after the blood dries up and the thousands of bodies are buried. While reading the passages, it is clear that war to Meaza-Work is literal as in the 8 year old that had to walk by dead bodies on the side of the streets, but it also is interpreted figuratively as in the boyfriend that took everything that she had and still told her she wasn't good enough.
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The Story of my growing up as a refugee from Liberia, Africa and my dream of going to film school and being able to give back to the people of Africa.
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Katie Meyler, founder of the More Than Me Foundation, performs spoken-word poetry at a GlobalGiving staff meeting. The poem is about Abigail, her young friend in Liberia, whom Katie recently found out is missing. For more information on how to support the work that Katie and More Than Me are doing, please visit: www.globalgiving.org
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INTRO N READING
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THIS IS A POETRY WRITTEN DURING THE LATE 70'S
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This poem celebrates the African Diaspora as seen in the US, and throughout the world!
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The 3rd Peace and Cultural Festival was held in Ganta, Nimba County, in March 2007. Through dance, poetry, music, theatre and traditional arts, this Festival saw people from different cultural, linguistic and ethnic groups coming together to celebrate peace in a country that was torn apart by 14 years of conflict. Find out more at www.international-alert.org
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ThePeace Poets are a community based arts collective from New York City. Their mission is to create safe spaces for inner-city youth to express themselves artistically and discover their true potential as community members and leaders. They aim to create fresh art that reflects love, loss, and life. ---------- On May 15th, 2010, they performed their spoken word showcase "BARRIO LIBRE" at the world renown Museo del Barrio in Spanish Harlem, NYC. Many people from all over the city came to witness this amazing peace of work. ---------- Their work has taken them all over the world. From Brasil to Cambodia, Columbia, Cuba, Ecuador, France, Guatemala, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Liberia, Jordan, Mexico, Niger, Palestine, South Africa, and Tanzania.
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The Waterways Project of Ten Penny Players worked with the Brooklyn Literacy Program (Frederick Douglass Center) to provide an arts based learning experience that would advance the reading and writing skills for young adults. Many of the participants were immigrants to the country, some fleeing war in Liberia and Sierra Leone. They arrived in New York without the benefit of an earlier education, and were not offered placement in the regular community high schools. Instead of giving up on these students, Ten Penny Players and the Office of Alternative High Schools offered them an opportunity to develop skills in communication through the arts.
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Toronto's first Liberian Cultural Festival featuring Canada's only International Spoken Word Champion. Travis Blackman's rare gift of fusing poetry humour and conscious vibes into one masterful piece of entertainment puts him above the competition in Canadian showbiz.
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Kendee Naomi Sal was born in Liberia, West Africa. She relocated to the United States at the age of 12 years old to reunite with her biological mother. God has truly brought this young woman from a mighty long way. She lived on a refugee camp, survived a deadly disease called Cholera and is a survivor of one of Africa's most gruesome civil wars. Kendee witnessed thousands of people (children, mothers and fathers) murdered before her eyes, but through it all she held onto hope. Due to what she had experienced as child, Kendee embarked on a journey to empower, encourage, and inspire others. Her desire to make a difference, led to her earning a Master's degree in Social Work at Monmouth University, West Long Branch, NJ. After graduating from Monmouth University, Kendee was blessed to obtained employment as a Social Worker for the Department of Children and Families. Kendee is a board member of three faith-based organizations (UNITY ALLIANCE, CRY OUT INK & WAR MINISTRY). She is a Social Worker, Poet and Motivational Speaker. Kendee believes the youth of today are unlike any other generation that has gone before them. Therefore, it's her desire to impact, encourage and educate these young people in knowing their worth and identity in Jesus Christ. God has been opening doors for her to share her testimony throughout the tri-state area. She has ministerd at Juvenile Detention Centers, Youth Conferences, Poetry Events, and many more. "God has blessed me with this beautiful gift ...
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Spoken word at the Coffee Depot
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This Anne very animated and into her work. Poetry at Jewel Heart International Ann Arbor, MI Anne Waldman--poet, performer, professor, editor and cultural activist-- is the author of over forty books of poetry, including the recent book-length hybrid narrative poem Manatee/Humanity published by Penguin Poets in 2009, and the editor and co-editor of numerous anthologies, including Civil Disobediences: Poetics and Politics in Action, and Beats at Naropa (2009), both published by Coffee House Press. The Iovis Trilogy: Colors in the Mechanism of Concealment, a feminist epic project of over a quarter century will be published by Coffee House Press in June of 2011. She is the co-founder with Allen Ginsberg (who called Waldman his "spiritual wife") of the renowned Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics at the Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado, the first Buddhist inspired school in the West, where she is Chair and Artistic Director of The Summer Writing program, a program they began together with Diane diPrima in 1974
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The Peace Poets are a community based arts collective from New York City. Their mission is to create safe spaces for inner-city youth to express themselves artistically and discover their true potential as community members and leaders. They aim to create fresh art that reflects love, loss, and life. ---------- On May 15th, 2010, they performed their spoken word showcase "BARRIO LIBRE" at the world renown Museo del Barrio in Spanish Harlem, NYC. Many people from all over the city came to witness this amazing peace of work. ---------- Their work has taken them all over the world. From Brazil to Mexico, Colombia, Bolivia, Ecuador, Guatemala, El Salvador, Argentina, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Cuba, Lebanon, Palestine, Jordan, Ghana, Liberia, Niger, Tanzania, South Africa, Cambodia, Singapore, India, France, and Germany.
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Memoria del Festival Internacional de Poesía de Medellin. Patricia Jabbeh Wesley nació en Maryland County, Liberia, el 7 de agosto de 1955. Poeta, ensayista, editora, profesora universitaria y activista política que ha centrado su atención sobre la situación de los refugiados de guerra en su país. En 1990, con el estallido de la guerra civil, debió abandonar, junto a su esposo e hijos, su hogar, y trasladarse a territorio controlado por el comandante del Frente Nacional Patriótico de Liberia, Charles Taylor. En esos meses pudo testimoniar la muerte y la destrucción producida por la guerra. Habiendo perdido en la contienda a muchos integrantes de su familia y gran parte de sus posesiones decidió emigrar a los Estados Unidos de Norteamérica. Allí se dedicó, a través de lecturas de poesías, charlas y conferencias, a difundir ante el público norteamericano lo que sucedía en su país ya trabajar por la paz. Es la autora de Before the Palm Could Bloom: Poems of Africa - Antes de que la palma pudiera florecer: poemas del África - (New Issues Press, 1998) en el que relata sus experiencias durante la guerra civil. Su segundo libro de poemas Becoming Ebony, - Transformándome en ébano-(segundo premio Crab Orchard Award Series, 2002) fue publicado por la editorial de la Universidad de Illinois. Su poesía narra la historia de aquellos que no pueden hacerlo y lo hace utilizando un lenguaje cotidiano. En la actualidad dicta literatura en la Universidad de Pennsylvania donde reside con su ...
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Reply To Aitzaz Ahsan's Poem
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YOUTH ZONES is a film and poetry initiative by Lisa Russell for UNFPA and the Women's Refugee Commission that gives a voice to young people from Colombia, Lebanon, Liberia, New Orleans, and Northern Uganda, who share stories of struggle and resilience in the face of conflicts and natural disasters.
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"It's More Than Music, It's A Movement!" Spoken Word Poetry at Gaza Mental Health Foundation & Boston Palestine Film Festival Fundraiser.
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