1st Annual Stockton Word Feast An Instant Success
WOW. Now that's how you rock National Poetry Month. Over 500 visitors came to celebrate literacy and the magic of words as With Our Words and the Haggin Museum teamed up Saturday, April 7th from 12pm to 5pm to bring the City of Stockton its first-ever poetry festival. Dubbed "Word Feast," the day-long event transformed three floors of the Haggin Museum into literary salons with guest readings and presentations; hands-on literacy laboratories with activities for young children; and an all-star community open mic. WOW's popular Hip Hop You Don't Stop Reading project was also on hand, giving away over 500 books to jump-start the personal libraries of Stockton's young readers.
Hip Hop Reading Tour Stops At August Elementary; Gives Away Over 400 Books
The second installment of the "Hip Hop You Don't Stop Reading" project made Friday the 13th of April a very lucky day for the students at August Elementary School in Stockton. With hip hop performances, live computer art and over 400 books given away, it was a great way to celebrate literacy and the arts. The total number of free books given away is approaching 2,000. The Hip Hop You Don't Stop Reading project is available for performance at any Stockton-area elementary, middle or high school. For more information about school visits: info@withourwords.org or 209.662.1242
2012 ALL-CITY POETRY SLAM NAMES GRAND CHAMPION
Forget superstition. The third time IS the charm and Friday the 13th is a lucky day after all. DEVONTE ROBINSON, 18, a student at Delta College is now Stockton's reigning All-City Poetry Slam Grand Champion. He'll join past All-City Champions Dejanique Armstrong (2011) and Alyssa Langworthy (2010), plus newcomers Javin Lynch-Perry, Aman Falol and Genesis Barrow on the team that will once again represent Stockton at the 16th Annual Brave New Voices International Poetry Festival this July in San Francisco. This year's festival will welcome 50 teams from the U.S., the U.K., Taiwan, Guam, Bermuda and South Africa. SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL POETS! The amazing young voices of Team Stockton need the support of our city more than ever before. To find out how you can help: info@withourwords.org or 209.662.1242
2012 WOW Youth Poetry Collective Members Named
Nearly two dozen young voices have been added to Stockton's nationally-acclaimed WYPC (WOW Youth Poetry Collective). The group will meet, workshop, write and rehearse each Saturday from 3:30 to 5:30 at the Podesto Teen Impact Center. For more information: info@withourwords.org or 209.662.1242