Desert City Poetry Series

[Ken Rumble <rumblek AT bellsouth.net>]

> The clock is ticking. . .   The election approaches. . . You'll vote
> on Tuesday and sweat the election results that night with friends, but
> how will you get ready for the big day??  Come to the Politics of Poetry
> II the night before!!  Hear poets and spoken word artists share their
> visions of the world and what it should be.  Pick up handy voting guides
> and find out how you can volunteer with local political action groups.
> Share your own thoughts during the open mike.  Get prepared to take
> advantage of the change or find like-minded folk to get you through the
> stagnation.
>
> The Politics of Poetry II
> Monday, November 1
> 7-10 No Cover
> Ooh La Latte
> 1116 Broad Street   286-0650
>
> Participants-
>
> Mz. Julee- "Mz Julee has been in Raleigh around 3 years pursuing her
> performance art/spoken word as well as her visual artwork. She is the
> moderator/organizer for STAMMER! , an event of spoken word. poetry/
> performance art/film/ music/ playwrights & more, held at Artspace
> bi-monthly and other venues in between. Check out her website at www.
> geocities.com/pbqtest for more info.
>
> Debra Kauffman- Debra Kaufman has published three books of
> poetry--Family of
> Strangers, Still Life Burning, and A Certain Light--and is working on
> a new collection, tentatively titled Holidays, Unholy Days. A founding
>
> member of the Black Socks poetry group, she works at Duke University
> Press and lives in Mebane.
>
> Carol Lautier-  Carol Lautier is a performance poet committed to
> bringing attention to women's issues.She has performed most recently for
> the "Healing from Violence, Victim No More Conference" in Utah and the
> Orange County Women's Agenda Assembly. Carol believes that affirmation
> and wholeness result from sharing the stories of our lives. Her poetry
> bears witness to the healing power of spoken word.
>
> Dasan Ahanu- Chris Massenburg, better known as Dasan Ahanu, is a public
> speaker,
> organizer, workshop facilitator, poet, spoken word performer, and
> writer. He has been a
> featured performer for many poetry, jazz, and cultural events; worked
> as an
> organizer on such issues as war, social injustice, workers rights, and
> sexism;
> taught with the Center for Documentary Studies after-school and summer
>
> programs; and developed and implemented a special documentary arts
> curriculum for
> at-risk/court-involved youth.
>
> Tanya Olson- Tanya Olson currently teaches at Vance-Granville Community
> College and the North Carolina Governors School.  Her work has been
> published in Cairn, Bad Subjects, Main Street Rag, thirdspace, Simple
> Vows, Independent and is forthcoming in the News and Observer.  She is
> also a frequent reader in the area.
>
> Evie Shockley- Her poetry and fiction have appeared in journals and
> anthologies, including Black Arts Quarterly, Blue Mesa Review, Callaloo,
> Crab Orchard Review, The North American Review, Obsidian III, Catch the
> Fire!: A Cross-Generational Anthology of Contemporary African-American
> Poetry, and Dark Matter: A Century of Speculative Fiction from the
> African Diaspora. Evie is a Cave Canem fellow (1997-99) and a member of
> the Carolina African American Writers Collective. She has begun
> re-rooting herself in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, as a member of the
> English Department faculty at Wake Forest University.
>
> Langston Fuze- According to Christopher J. Rowland, artistically known
> as Langston Lyricai Fuze, "Words are my soul singing". And one day the
> singing became so loud and words so convincing that he decided to quit
> his job and take to the road in order to be with his true love: The
> Word, and one of her children: Poetry. This East Carolina University
> graduate from Raleigh, North Carolina, practices R.A.P. music, poetry,
> spoken word, prose, screenplays, song writing, public speaking, and
> music and video consulting.  Fuze, whose stage name is derived from the
> great Harlem Renaissance poet Langston Hughes, has released two
> independent CD's in consecutive years: The Poetic (2000); Inkwell
> Skripturez (2001). In June of 2002 he released his third offering:,
> LYRITOGRAPHY, followed by a series of poetry chapbooks.
>
> Political groups present will include the Durham People's Alliance
> and several others.