"Sundresses and Poetry" featuring MARC MARCEL!!!

It's Springtime :-)...and nothing is more delightful in Springtime than a woman in a sundress! Free flowing, feminine, soft, sensual, yet very lady like! Come out and hear great poetry and other art forms performed by an all male open mic featuring world renowned spoken word artist, Marc Marcel!!! It doesn't get any better!

Marc Marcel is one of the world’s most recognized and prolific

 poets of our generation. Born and raised in Baltimore MD,

 diagnosed with Dyslexia at the age of 10, Marc has far exceeded

 the boundaries brought on by his early disability. Not only does

 he travel the world performing Spoken Word, but he is also a

 published Novelist, Producer and Public Speaker. Marc Marcel

 has released 17 spokenword albums,performed in 150+ cities, 4

 countries, 5 nationally televised events, and even for the 2009

 Presidential Inaugural Peace Ball for President Obama! Marc

 has performed before a crowd of 12,000! Candid, thought-

provoking, revealing, clever and honest are just a few 

descriptions of Marc’s work. He is Spoken Word, at its rawest, 

highest level of performance!!! This month will epic!!! 

MEMPHIZM...Get some culture in yo' life!!!!BE THERE!!!

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"Lyrical Exercise" feat. UNIVERSOULOVE!!!

NOVEMBER 12TH @ 9PM

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Word play...rhyme schemes...similes...metaphors...free verse...haiku...!!! One strengthens the other and before you know it, it's like an exercise. Whether you "exercise" as a past time or if you do it for a living, you will find the workout intense and invigorating at "Lyrical Exercise"!Join Memphizm November 12th at Paragon Souls of Art whether you want to "exercise" or spectate you will be sure to leave with renewed strength!

Christopher D. Sims a.k.a. UniverSouLove is an internationally known poet, spoken word artist, performer, and recording artist. Born and raised in Rockford, IL, Christopher has grown a lot as a writer and artist since he delved into the poetry and spoken word realm in the late 90s.

Sidewalk Cafe, formerly of Memphis, is where he first recited as a spoken word poet. He later became a regular at Precious Cargo where he began to hone is performance talents. He's since returned to Memphis to feature at the Memphis Black Writers & Film Festival.

He's featured as a spoken word artist in Washington, DC, Toronto, Canada, Memphis, TN, Chicago, IL, and New York City. As well as other places. Christopher is one of the country's premier poets and spoken word artists. He's also a community organizer, activist, and an educator who works with youth.

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"Lyrical Exercise" feat. NATASHA CARRIZOSA!!!

OCT. 8TH @ 8PM 

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Word play...rhyme schemes...similes...metaphors...free verse...haiku...!!! One strengthens the other and before you know it, it's like an exercise. Whether you "exercise" as a past time or if you do it for a living, you will find the workout intense and invigorating at "Lyrical Exercise"!Join Memphizm October 8th at Paragon Souls of Art whether you want to "exercise" or spectate you will be sure to leave with renewed strength!

This month Memphizm will feature Natasha Carrizosa!!!Natasha Carrizosa is a mother, a dreamer, and a lover of music and life. She is a poet/spoken word artist who celebrates her dual heritage (African- and Mexican-American) with works that weave an intoxicating blend of cultures, languages and impressions. She has shared the stage with Maya Angelou, Jill Scott, Erykah Badu, E. Lynn Harris and countless other poets, authors, and artists. Her writings have been featured in Rhapsody, Her Mark, and x magazine (United Kingdom.) She is the author of mejiafricana, a spoken word CD and nude – a collection of love and erotic poems. She recently recorded her second spoken word  CD – the dreamcatcher. In 2008 she collaborated with Joaquín Zihuatanejo on of fire and rain  - a spoken word CD that is a testimony of life/love that spans from the barrios of East Dallas to the ghettos of the west indies.  Selections from of fire and rain were published by Poetry in Motion, and organization that promotes the work of young American poets by publishing their work alongside the work of masters from the past on trains, subways, and buses across The United States.  Natasha is the 2010 Austin International Poetry Slam Champion and one of two American poets (Joaquín Zihuatanejo, being the other) chosen to represent The United States at El Proyecto Poesia Slam 2010 in Madrid, Spain. 

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"Lyrical Exercise" feat. WRITEOUS SOUL!!!

Venue: Paragon Souls of Art Time: 8.14.11 @ 6p.m.

Word play...rhyme schemes...similes...metaphors...free verse...haiku...!!! One strengthens the other and before you know it, it's like an exercise. Whether you "exercise" as a past time or if you do it for a living, you will find the workout intense and invigorating at "Lyrical Exercise"!Join Memphizm August 14th at Paragon Souls of Art whether you want to "exercise" or spectate you will be sure to leave with renewed strength!

This month Memphizm will feature Writeous Soul aka "The People's Champ" aka The Queen of Punchlines! Writeous Soul's subject matter can be described as Christian inspirational wordplay infused with her own personal yet relate-able struggles in life! Writeous Soul's poetry is a journey of trial and triumph that people of all walks of life can benefit from! Come experience the dynamic, the electrifying WRITEOUS SOUL!

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"Lyrical Exercise" feat. RAGE ALMIGHTY!!!

Word play...rhyme schemes...similes...metaphors...free verse...haiku...!!! One strengthens the other and before you know it, it's like an exercise. Whether you "exercise" as a past time or if you do it for a living, you will find the workout intense and invigorating at "Lyrical Exercise"!Join Memphizm June 11th at Steppin' Up Beauty and Barber Parlor whether you want to "exercise" or spectate you will be sure to leave with renewed strength!

This month we will feature Rage Almighty! Rage Almighty (A YouTube sensation) offers a new approach to spoken word through clever rhyme, rant and rich lyrics saturated in satire, social commentary and hip wisdom. To captivate and engage the audience during a performance, he mixes powerful wordplay with his academically trained acting abilities coupled with a unique sense of humor. Not fitting into any category of poetry, versatile is a word commonly used to describe his creative style which has been noted to be as bold as his name.

Rage has shared his straightforward verbal skills in legendary venues such as Erykah Badu’s Black Forest Theater, the African American Museum in Dallas and the famous Nuyorican Poets Café. He has also performed at engagements featuring hip hop duo/activists Dead Prez; Atlanta’s rapper TI; R&B songstress Chrisette Michele; Philadelphia’s own Kindred Family Soul and world renowned rap group Brand Nubian including community activist and leader Chairman Fred Hampton Jr. He also is a memeber of the 2011 Dallas Slam Team.

From live performances to his popular “mixtapes,” Rage Almighty is definitely one of poetry's divine omnipotent forces.

 

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First up...

"Lyrical Exercise"-Lover's Binge feat. The Immortal Hardface - 2/12/11 @ 9 p.m.

 

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Lyrical Exercise - H2!

Lyrical Exercise, was PHENOMENAL!  Hashim Hakim aka H2, our feature from Chicago and Denver blessed our audience with spoken word infusing street culture, humor and hip hop. Throughout the night, he delivered  exceptional, P90X style spoken word for the audience, and other artists in attendance also sparked the atmosphere delivering 110% with their performances! Be ready for Lyrical Exercise, next month November 13th!

Check out H2:

Hannah, aka "The Dutchess" - she took us back! :)

Inner City South!

Verse:

HARDFACE:

Master of the Skies:

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AT CHILL - JULY SLAM WINNER!!

If you missed the July Slam, you missed a great show! Amazing talent, HUGE crowd, great food, and of course art!

Opening this month's Slam was hip-hop emcee, Knowledge Nick! He was a crowd favorite! Check out his performance!

Right before the competition, Spoken Word Artist, R.A.M.P opened the Slam with an ice-breaker - check it out below!

This month's Slam included a roster of 4 poets: Rhetoric, The Virghost Poet, AT Chill, and last month's winner, HARDFACE. The judges sent Rhetoric and AT Chill, both new slam finalists, to the final round with AT Chill winning the Slam title, trophy and $150 cash prize!

Slam Winner: AT CHILL -

During this month's Slam, we held a raffle for a 26" Flat Screen TV! Many purchased tickets, but Amber Lane of Memphis, TN was the winner of the TV - Congratulations again to Amber!

Also, a guest painter, and soror of mine, Ashley Brown, raffled one of her AMAZING paintings of Chrisette Michelle - which was painted during the Slam from a blank canvas ladies and gentlemen! An audience winner was the winner of this painting - winners pics posted soon!





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