Check out the Real Life Poets and founders, JP, Obeah, and Quick.
For several weeks they have been working with our students to help us form the VIP's or Very Infinite Possibilities. Through our participation in the Birmingham Public Libraries, "I Slam Therefore I Am" workshops, you would not believe the growth in confidence, maturity and audacity of many of the students. Thank you to Ms. Sanders who had this vision and also got me hooked on watching Brave New Voices. I now see coming into fruition what a few students and I only had a glimpse of in starting the Entertainment Explosion at Whatley, which is an outlet for change and empowerment by giving audience to the words of the youth.
As often as possible, students have been meeting Friday mornings, monthly workshops and in third Saturday open mics at the Coffee Shop in Bessemer.
Look forward to our school competition in February along with "Word Up" in April!!!
Check out other programs at, http://reallifepoets.org and also follow our blog, THS poems!
Its awesome!!!.....though im very emotional haha
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