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YCA Wants You To Get Classy Tonight

ch1lit wrote 5 months ago: You heard me, get classy! You may think drinking beer from a plastic martini glass makes you classy, … more →

Tags: Young Chicago Authors, Anna West, Louder Than a Bomb, Robb Q. Telfer, slam poetry

Teaching for Social Justice Curriculum Fair - 2012 #TSJFair

SR wrote 6 months ago: Here are some photos and tweets from the “Teachers for Social Justice Curriculum Fair” h … more →

Tags: Chicago, Education, Race Relations, Politics, CHICAGO 2, photos, Events, Civil Rights, Education 2

Kevin Coval: More Shit Chief Keef Don't Like!1 comment

Mass Frequency wrote 7 months ago: Spoken Word legend Kevin Coval was one of the many performers to grace the stage at the first Mass F … more →

Tags: Events, spoken word, Chicago, mass frequency, Marcus Foster, Louder Than a Bomb, Young Chicago Authors, twitter, Kanye West

The Chaos of Being a Teacher; or, How Angel Nafis Saved My Whole Being

Reggie wrote 7 months ago: Friday was one of the hardest days I have ever had at work. On the way home from school, several of … more →

Tags: Poetry, angel nafis, Jamila Woods, YCA, Young Chicago Authors

Kevin Coval: Chief Keef Poetry Book

ibnswrld wrote 7 months ago: There’s no denying that Chief Keef is everywhere right now — and a local author has decided to look … more →

Tags: Music, Chief Keef, poetry book

The Wise Owl and Poets' Quarterly

Brian Fanelli wrote 10 months ago: Yesterday, I read at The Wise Owl Bookstore in West Reading, and if you’re in the area, I reco … more →

Tags: poets quarterly, Patrica Smith, Major Jackson, The Wise Owl Bookstore, West Reading Poetry Readings

Author John Green Takes Home the Chicago Tribune's Young Adult Literary Prize

everylastcrumbplease wrote 11 months ago: Fellow Kenyon alum and former Chicago resident John Green won the Chicago Tribune’s Young Adul … more →

Tags: Book Reviews, Chicago, Kenyon College, Events 2, The Fault in Our Stars, John Green, Printers Row Lit Fest, Chicago Tribune, MWF seeks BFF

Trayvon and racial violence: a bold conversation

So Much More wrote 1 year ago: It’s been a little more than two months since George Zimmerman shot and killed Trayvon Martin in a r … more →

Tags: Journalism, Trayvon Martin, George Zimmerman, Gary Younge, david stovall, post-racial, Global Activism Expo, WBEZ

Louder Than a Bomb Omaha: Stand, Deliver and Be Heard3 comments

leoadambiga wrote 1 year ago: Kevin Coval     The reverberation of Louder Than a Bomb, the Chicago slam festival, compet … more →

Tags: Entertainment, Education, schools, writing, Youth, Poetry/Spoken Word, Omaha, Matt Mason, Louder Than a Bomb Omaha

L'vis Lives!

Brian Fanelli wrote 1 year ago: Kevin Coval is one of my favorite poets on the contemporary American poetry scene. He is the co-foun … more →

Tags: L'vis Lives, L'Vis Lives Review, L'Vis Lives Review PANK, Coval Poetry, race poems, Racemusic Poems

The Fault in Our Stars

ameveryday wrote 1 year ago: Ever since I can remember I’ve been a reader. I’ll read just about anything from just ab … more →

Tags: Ayn Rand, Magic, Reading, Books, Jonathan Safran Foer, Changing, feelings, Junot Diaz, John Green

Recent Reads

ellewinston wrote 1 year ago: A gothic tale becomes all too shockingly real in this mesmerizing magnum opus by the acclaimed autho … more →

Tags: current reads, Local Life, Reads, Books, Reviews, M. T. Anderson, L'vis Lives, octavian nothing

All hail Kevin Coval2 comments

freddyflow wrote 1 year ago: … more →

Tags: Randomocracy

The People Speak

rikowski wrote 1 year ago: Jane Addams THE PEOPLE SPEAK Please share and spread the word. * Please join Voices of a People … more →

Tags: film, History, critical education, Howard Zinn, The People Speak, Jane Addams, Educators Toolkit, Hull-House, Chicago Voices

Louder Than a Bomb in Concert: english class heretics.

ayanacontreras wrote 1 year ago: Featuring work by LTAB all-stars, alumni, and co-creator Kevin Coval Friday, August 5 & 6, 2011 … more →

Tags: Arts & Culture, Events, Staged Affairs, Jive Culture, Performance Events, Spoken Word, Chicago, Louder Than a Bomb, Poetry

Interviewing Jon Siskel: Director of "Louder Than A Bomb"1 comment

Peter Eramo Jr. wrote 1 year ago: Directors Jon Siskel (l) and Greg Jacobs The documentary film Louder Than A Bomb recently opened in … more →

Tags: Mixed bag, Peter Eramo, magic lantern film blog, Louder Than a Bomb, Greg Jacobs, Poetry-Slam, Jon Siskel, adam gottlieb, educational documentaries

Ebertfest, Day Five: SAYONARA2 comments

Greg wrote 1 year ago: I checked out this morning from Eastland Suites, and while I put my key card in my jacket pocket, it … more →

Tags: literary dreams, criticism, film, Festivals, ebertfest, Louder Than a Bomb, Jon Siskel, Steinmetz, Steinmenauts

Ebertfest, Day Five: SAYONARA2 comments

Greg wrote 1 year ago: I checked out this morning from Eastland Suites, and while I put my key card in my jacket pocket, it … more →

Tags: Events, ebertfest, Adam Gottleib, Charles Smith, Chicago, Greg Jacobs, Jésus Lark, Jon Siskel, Kevin Harris

Film Review: Louder Than A Bomb

Peter Eramo Jr. wrote 1 year ago: With the recent “wake-up call”-style documentaries showing us all that is wrong with America’s … more →

Tags: Film Reviews 2011, Peter Eramo, magic lantern film blog, Louder Than a Bomb, Greg Jacobs, Poetry-Slam, Jon Siskel, adam gottlieb, educational documentaries


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