2/26/2024 0 Comments Damaged goods songQ: How did speaking and singing your writing out loud become your favorite way to express yourself?Ī: When I was really young, my grandmother would bring me to different churches where my grandfather would preach at. Sometimes it comes from a very unique cultural place, sometimes it just comes from the fact that we all have feelings, and we’re all having this human experience walking through life. (Laughs) I always think about the shared experiences that we all have. Q: Who is your audience at these poetry events? In your mind’s eye, who are you reading to?Ī: I’m reading to anyone that, honestly, has a heart. Three-day, all-access passes cost $30+ at /exit36.įunded in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, South Arts and the Florida Division of Arts and Culture, Exit 36 was created by Pompano Beach poet and cultural curator Sharonda “Eccentrich” Richardson, also a member of the celebrated South Florida spoken-word team Dada.Įxit 36 is designed to provide “an empowering platform to discuss topical and emotional issues … (and) to encourage young people to continue to develop their writing, critical thinking and speaking skills,” Richardson says.īook review: Disappearance of Cherokee women fuels gripping ‘Blood Sisters’ Also on Saturday, events will be found from 10 a.m. The festival takes place at the Pompano Beach Cultural Center from 6 to 11 p.m. The sixth annual festival will draw writers from across the country to workshops, artist talks and the signature Slam Poetry competition, with $5,000 awarded among the top three winners. The three-day Exit 36 Slam Poetry Festival coming to Pompano Beach this weekend will include a programming coup: a reading by Tarriona “Tank” Ball of Grammy nominees Tank and The Bangas, who will share the emotional confessions in her debut poetry collection, “Vulnerable AF.”
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