SPEAKout Poetry was founded upon the tradition of spoken word slam competitions. With the passage of time, this burgeoning organization?has become an alternative platform for established and up-and-coming spoken word artists. In a span of three years, SPEAKout has hosted six spoken word poetry slams (four in Toronto-GTA; one each in Kitchener and Hamilton) and two spoken word workshops.
This fall, a new chapter in SPEAKout?s storybook is about to begin. Are you ready? We hope you are, because this blank page promises to be the beginning of something beautiful.? SPEAKout returns to Toronto in an event that will chart a new course in its three year history.
With this in mind, SPEAKout is delighted to introduce you to its new branch, Ideas Worth Rhyming (IWR), a spoken word festival. The arts especially the art of spoken word poetry and community are at the heart of SPEAKout, hence the name. The aim has always been to inspire, entertain and educate by highlighting points of overlap through purposeful and meaningful entertainment. We found this means through the art of spoken word poetry and our team discovered that spoken word is more than just entertainment. It is a powerful artistic tool that enables poets to use their words by giving power to their voices to speak out in order to bring to light issues and experiences that we all share yet often get overlooked in our society. By raising awareness of certain realities, spoken word engages a generation to use their voice in a constructive and meaningful way.
Being launched on Saturday, October 21, IWR will not be a slam competition. Rather, it will be a two-part daytime festival rooted in bridging the worlds of arts and academia. The event will high light some of today?s most pressing and relevant social issues. These hot topics are to be presented by our poets and guest speakers. Speakers will not only present an idea or concept through their distinct perspectives but also their understanding of what it means to them and how it affects their daily lives. Spoken word poetry first, discussion based workshop second. This shared experience will make it resonate with the listening audience. It is our hope that through this innovative facilitation specialized knowledge to the general public is disseminated. This unique take promises to be both innovative and beneficial way of thinking on a situation.
Taking place at the newly built Regent Park Arts & Cultural Centre, this bold and ambitious project promises to enliven and engage an entire community. To be able unite in sharing knowledge is a powerfully uplifting and humanizing experience. Through enlarging our awareness of shared local and national matters, IWR hopes to inspire positive change by motivating people to get involved in their local communities and seek possible solutions. Therefore, this will enable them to become agents of change in the Canadian society.
IWR is enlightening minds through educative means and artistic expression. It will be the intersection of arts, cultural interaction and innovation by identifying an interconnected world. Once applied, the purpose of this event carries a great potential for benefit of the community and at large, humanity.
Rahma Shere
Source: http://www.speakoutpoetry.com/events/back/
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