***Update: 2:22 pm (CST)*** According to local police, Anna Pruitt made contact with her family and the missing person’s case is considered close. ***Earlier today*** Anna Pruitt, local youth poetry slam champion, has been reported missing by KMOV. A gifted poet whose wordplay and command over narrative poetry has anchored Kirkwood High School’s poetry slam…
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On Dec 1st, December Mag and UrbArts will hold a joint fundraiser at .Zack (3224 Locust Street) called December Jam. It’ll be a mix of DJing, slam poetry, and art. This event is open to the public. Tickets are $35 and can be bought here.
Continue ReadingSAINT LOUIS, Mo. — April 19, 2014 — Kirkwood High School’s poetry slam team – K-Word – wins third annual VerbQuake Grand Slam and Hazelwood West student Truth B Told captures individual championship. Poems critiquing government inaction on immigration policy to the sexual objectification of women were seared into the consciousness of over 100 audience…
Continue ReadingUrbSLAM has now added a new logo for its 2013-14 branding efforts. Designed by Urban Artist Alliance logo designer Melshonda Lowe-Dobbins, the UrbSLAM logo incorporates the fleur de lis symbol used in the St. Louis City flag. UrbSLAM t-shirts will soon be available on slam nights beginning in January 2014. UrbSLAM is currently holding a monthly competition to…
Continue ReadingCall it water for poetry. UrbPoetry is offering a new element in Legacy’s 14th year of Friday night poetry. After the DJ spins and the band plays, poets are invited to perform poems without a host introducing them. This is a shout-out to Legacy’s early days of Spoken Word Groove where the host would open the…
Continue ReadingUrbSLAM is making noise. For two years in a row, UrbSLAM has sent a team of poets to compete at Southern Fried. The team added another contest to their travels when they visited the Rustbelt Midwest Regional. In both competitions, the 2013 UrbSLAM did something it had not done before: win a bout. For those…
Continue ReadingThe 2012-2013 poetry slam season begins June 29th. Cash prize is $50 for first place plus prizes for 2nd and 3rd. To compete, poets must pay $5 at the door. The competition is audience judged. There will be 10 slams this season and you must earn 10 points to qualify for the Final on Friday,…
Continue ReadingSt. Louis’ poetry scene has countless numbers of gifted and talented spoken word artists. In my opinion, however, the last few years of St.Louis poetry has seemed to lack a bit in artistry and just the popularity of it as a whole. The platform of spoken word poetry is now shifting into a fresh and…
Continue ReadingThe sounds of blazing words set the mic on fire as some of St. Louis’ finest competed for the crown of Slam Champion at Urb Poetry hosted at Legacy Books and Café. Roaring applause and snaps were bountiful as poet Jay Luvve serenaded the crowd with his prolific prose that eventually won him enough points…
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