April Is The Month Of Poetry - There Are So Many Event's This Month - Take A Look At The Poetry Events Happening In Kansas City For April 2015 - Discover Kansas City Poetry

April Is The Month of Poetry. There are so many poetry events going on this month that I can even keep up. Here are just a few events coming up this month. If i didnt include your event and you would like me to please send me the event page & I will happily include it.






April 8th

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Poetic Underground Presents: POUND ROAR!

Raw

Outrageous

Anti-Establishment

Reading

Ezhno Martin and William Peck Host Poetic Undergrounds Second Wednesday! 

For all the poems you've been afraid to spit,

for all the battle cry's that are sure to land you in deep shit!

NO COVER, Cheap Drinks, Great Poetry, Dangerous Ideas, Tickle Fights, Uncontrollable Laughter, and a soft place for a freak to land and find a home.

April 9th





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LOCATED UPSTAIRS at The Uptown Arts Bar .This is a chance for poets & mentors to get together and brainstorm about an anti bullying campaign as well as create a set list for a show we can replicate at different locations. This is currently only open to Kc Poet Tree Alumni ,other teens in the KC Metro area who are involved with LTAB or anyone who would like to write or read poems about bullying...

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We have Finally Reached Finals, this is when we choose the team. This is what the whole season has come down to.This Is ULIT's First PSI (Poetry Slam Inc.) registered slam season. Meaning that the winners of this slam will form ULIT's first slam team and the get the chance to go to sunny California and Represent Kansas City at the world's largest poetry competition: NPS 

Are you upset you didnt make it to finals??? 

We are having a LAST CHANCE SLAM from 6-8 for any poets who want to compete in finals...

finals are from 8-10 PM 

Located at Westport Coffee House Theater 

Sunday April 19th 6-10 Pm $5 Cover - 

Hosted by M'Vyonne Payne & Nightlife Jones 

Here is Some of our AMAZING line up of finalists:

Dose OneOne Seven

M'Vyonne Payne

Trey Newman

Sheri Hall

G.g. Renee

RV Tha PoeT

Brandon Amayzn Nelson

John Lewis

Floetic Nette

Only 4 can advance come cheer for your favorites! 

April 22nd

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Poetic Underground Open Mic's BEATNIK FREAKNIK Is Our 4th Wednesday Installation Of Poetic Underground Open Mic - This Special Night Is for Poets, Poetry Lovers , Rappers , Performance Artists and Musicians To Get Together for A Raw Uncensored & Often Times Transcendental Poetry Open Mic Experience. This Is Not A Night You Will Want To Miss. Located at the Uptown Arts Bar ...Magical Things Happen On This Night - BE THERE .. Located At Uptown Arts Bar Hosted By Nightlife Jones & Miss Conception - $$ Donations Appreciated

 April 24th

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HOSTED BY Brandon Amayzn Nelson

1. Jose Faus

2. Rob Love 

3. Doug Rosenbrook

4. James Nunn 

5. Spades 

6. Dose N Flight 

7. John Rewind Gunter

(10 min. intermission )

1. Trey Newman 

2. Mike Invizions Weber 

3. Theory 

4.Fredric Sims 

5. YoungarealFatha 

6. Jay Bond

7. A Ward

8. Young Fierce

9. RV Tha PoeT 

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Event Sponsors for the music & more foundation 

The Gospel of Poets a Talkshow for Poets 

the music & more foundation

Bold.Poets & Storytellers of Kansas City 

#PoetsAndSpokenwordArtist

#BoldPoetsOfKansasCity

Hosted By Brandon Amayzn Nelson 

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~ This poetry event is free to the public.

if you would like to purchase a souvenir ( hit ticket )

if you would like to donate text ( tmmf@mogiv.com then send your amount..

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~ you can help us fund our scholarship program~

April 25th

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Educational Session/Performance Party 

Discussion topics ranging from cyber bullying, teen violence, peer pressure, racism, depression, and more. 

Performances from national recording artist CA$H OUT & Kc Poet Tree

Sequence of Events 

Speakers of Topics (3PM - 4PM)

Entertainment (4:15PM - 6PM)

Party (6:15PM - 9PM)

KCKCC Field House 

7250 State Ave 

Kansas City, KS 66112

Also On April 25th

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All PROCEEDS go to JDRF 

(Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation)

FREE ENTRY ( donations only ) 

ALL AGES - VENDORS - LIGHTSHOW - SOUND SYSTEM - CHEAP DRINKS- RAFFLES SILENT AUCTION

11am - DJ's NVP Pro Zac

EMCEE Negro Scoe

12pm - Miss Conception

1pm - DJ'S NVP John Heu

EMCEE Nightlife Jones

130pm - The Bigus Brothers

230pm - Jem Razz

330pm - Iron Sunshine

430pm - Beating WoolyBully

530pm - Test Pilots

700pm - Kan Eyed

830pm - Blue Plate Special

10pm - The Billy Bats

Artists include :

Robyn DeLacy Kelly

Christina Dodd

Sara Glass

Admiral J. Brown

and

Alice Belle

plus the

Duct Tape Transformers

Vendors include:

Trouble724

Gypsy Feathers

Bello Tesoro - Beautiful Treasures by Jane Brown

Techitoes Design

Healin KC

Mindy Mascaro

Molly Maddness Designs

and a few more!

Sponsors include:

JDRF

Pizza Hut

KKFI 90.1 FM

It's A Beautiful Day

Leigh Liles Bookings

GVHM Elks Lodge #2088 Grandview MO

More TBA...

Photography by Scott Bickford

Lights by Soulshine Concert Visuals / Soulshine Liquid Art Lightshow

Sound by Viking Sound

Winter Is Over - Time To Come Out And Support Your Poetry Scene - We Are Having 4 Events In 4 Days Next Week For March SOS FEST (Save Our scene) - Don't Miss These Events - Support Your Local Poetry Scene - SHARE THIS WITH EVERYONE!!!!!!

Winter Is Over - Time To Come Out and Play




 If you would like your open mic's & Slam's To Continue To Exist, Then We will need your attendance next week. NEXT WEEK We have 4 straight days of poetry events and we need to support if we are going to make it to April. This is not a gimik......The Scene Needs You.....

Monday 

March 23, 6p - American Jazz Museum




Louder Than A Bomb - KC Semifinals
Featuring 4 teams

Lawrence Free State • Paseo • KC Poet Tree • Shawnee Mission NW

Come watch 4 teen Slam Teams compete for a change to represent KC at BNV 2015

Louder Than A Bomb's KC Facebook page

Louder Than a Bomb is an annual youth poetry slam every spring. Founded in 2001 by Kevin Coval and Anna West of the nonprofit organization Young Chicago Authors, it is now the largest youth slam in the world with over 70 teams competing in 2011. The goal of the slam is to get diverse youth from all around the Chicago area to not only share their stories, but listen to the voices of those from other parts of the city they would otherwise never hear. Most participants are in high school, with some in middle school or college. In the largest part, the high school slam teams present four individual poems and one group piece performed by four people. Each team competes in two preliminary bouts. Four teams compete each bout. The top 16 go onto semifinals and the top 4 go onto finals. The name of the slam comes from the Public Enemy song of the same name.

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Tuesday

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Hey Kansas City, THE WINTER IS OVER - It's Time To Come Out And Support Your Scene - Next Tuesday Is The Last Qualifyer for SlamUlit - KANSAS CITY WE NEED YOUR HELP!!! We Only Have two more Slams Until we have a team. We are getting so close. We really need attendance and good drink sales if we are going to make it to the end this season. If you would like to be on our team to represent Kansas City at nationals, then come and get on the list - Sign Up At 7PM Starts Promptly At 8PM Hosted By M'Vyonne Payne & Nightlife Jones - Located At The Tank Room 1813 Grand - Sign Up at 7 Slam Starts at 8 - $5 Cover Goes To Cash Prize - Don't Miss This Event - WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT PLEASE SHARE THIS EVENT

Wednesday 


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Poetic Underground: BEATNIK FREAKNIK Is Our 4th Wednesday Installation Of Poetic Underground Open Mic - This Special Night Is for Poets, Poetry Lovers , Rappers , Performance Artists and Musicians To Get Together for A Raw Uncensored & Often Times Transcendental Poetry Open Mic Experience. This Is Not A Night You Will Want To Miss. Magical Things Happen On This Night - BE THERE .. Located At Uptown Arts Bar Hosted By n& Nightlife Jones & Morgan Christopher - $$ Donations Appreciated





Thursday 


MC OLYMPICS

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ATTENTION TEEN POETS : Kc Poet Tree Is Having Tryouts For The 2015 KC Poet Tree Slam Team - Ages 13-19 Can Compete For A Chance To Represent KC At Brave New Voices

Kc Poet tree is a group of local poets who have united for a teen poetry Mentorship program. Our goal is to enable the next generation with the tools needed for expression and articulation in not only the context of slam poetry but also life. our program provides vocational training to young artists who seek a career in poetry.

If you are 13-19 and would like to learn slam poetry - Come To our Tryouts For The slam team. Don't miss out On this amazing opportunity. 

Come prepared to read/perform your poetry.

The 2015 KC POET TREE Slam Team Will Compete against KC Metro Area High Schools.

Here is the confirmed list of schools involved:

Confirmed for #LTABKC2015 

HARMON

LINCOLN PREP

PASEO

POET TREE / ULIT

RAYTOWN

SM W

SUMNER

WASHINGTON

WYANDOTTE

LAWRENCE FREE ST

More to come.

Preliminary Bouts on Mar 3, 5, 10, and 12....locations TBD

Winners Get A Chance To Represent Kansas City At  Brave New Voices

Louder Than A Bomb's KC Facebook page

What is Louder Than A Bomb?

Louder Than a Bomb is an annual youth poetry slam every spring. Founded in 2001 by Kevin Coval and Anna West of the nonprofit organization Young Chicago Authors, it is now the largest youth slam in the world with over 70 teams competing in 2011. The goal of the slam is to get diverse youth from all around the Chicago area to not only share their stories, but listen to the voices of those from other parts of the city they would otherwise never hear. Most participants are in high school, with some in middle school or college. In the largest part, the high school slam teams present four individual poems and one group piece performed by four people. Each team competes in two preliminary bouts. Four teams compete each bout. The top 16 go onto semifinals and the top 4 go onto finals. The name of the slam comes from the Public Enemy song of the same name.

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Our 2014 team 

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My Personal Experience With White Privilege - #CrimingWhileWhite

This post has been brewing for awhile now. This is for all of the white privilege denialist's who cannot come to terms with the social shame of privilege and with those who need proof of inequality beyond statistics. I will go against my better judgement and post my youthful indiscretions for the world to learn from. 

Good or Bad 

The truth shall set me free.

 or 

Get me placed on a government list.

In today's America, if you aren't on some government list then you should be ashamed of yourself.

"The Tourette Incident"

About 10 years ago I was drunkenly apartment shopping in the area of Armor & Gillham in Midtown KCMO. As I walked alongside my child's mother, an unmarked crown vic rolled by. Considering my history of being choked while handcuffed behind my back by cops of the very same precinct - I threw up two middle fingers high and proud at the cop car. My Child's Mother (We will call her Coco - as to not divulge her real name ) grabbed my arms down as fast as she could. I boldly threw them back up. Double middle fingers in the air at the cop car. The Car tires SCREECHED as the car spun a U-turn in the middle of the street. The car drove up on the sidewalk and the cop ran out and put his the tip of his nose to my cheek. I could taste his breathe in my mouth. He said "Is there something you wanna tell me fella?"

Now, faced with the prospect of waking up in jail without teeth didn't appeal to me. I suddenly realized exactly what environment I created. Perhaps one could call it survival instinct or perhaps my improv experience as a thespian that dictated my response to him.

I started twitching & ticking while stuttering "I'm s-s-sorry s-s-sir I h-have t-tourettes (tick) (tick).

He stepped back and looked at his fellow officer then looked at my partner Coco who was crying by this time. Then the officer said "You may want to be careful about who you do that to because you might encounter someone who isn't so understanding"

WOW, It WORKED??!! 

They got in their car and drove off.

I thought I was just so awesome.

I used to tell this story as a funny story at parties. Then once , I told the very same story at a poetry reading and I heard someone in the audience say "that would have never happened if you were black"

WOW, so very very true.

I can only imagine how those white cops would have approached me had I been a person of color and how differently the outcome would have been. Perhaps I was so used to my privilege that it made me feel I could react that way to seeing a cop car. I learned a few lessons in all of this.

1. cops don't like the middle finger.

2. how they react is not equal.

I'm not going to try & ad all of the times that I didn't get pulled over for a DWB (Driving While Black)

I don't need to quantify my privilege with some algebraic equation. I saw my privilege in the fact I still chew will all my original teeth.

The deaths of Mike Brown & Eric Garner are just two drops in an an ocean of Broken Families left by the strong arm of our growing police state. I keep hearing white people rationalize that because white people are also getting killed by police that means its a police brutality problem and not a race problem.

It's BOTH a race problem and a police problem. If black men are 21 times for likely to be killed by a cop than a white person is, there is most surely a race problem. The fact that there are so many police killing people, killing family pets & killing our freedoms means that the police are becoming a domestic threat to the quality of life in America.

Since 911 cops have killed more citizens than war.

The police state has turned the American Dream Into a Nightmare.

Has the American Dream ever even applied to all Americans? 

Definitely Not Equally For Non Whites!

Definitely Not It's Native Population...

I hear people say "not all cops are bad". Ok, fair enough perhaps not. 

However, as long as "good cops" remain silent while they enable the bad cops behavior- then there are no good cops. 

Do you see the police as a victim of aggression? You may suffer from ...

If police ever want the trust of the citizens there will need to be a change in the mindset that creates the us V.S. them mentality.

  Cop gets immediately fired for choking a white person

Not even charged for killing a black man

Cops deal with 10% of the population 90% of the time. There needs to be a way to show the police that we are not all criminals.I know now that the middle finger might not the best way. So what will change things? Our government is bought and payed for by the lobbies. The citizens have no lobby, therefor we have no  government in place that meets the needs of its citizenry. All That remains are elected stooges that act as a scapegoat for the bureaucracy of which we are all complicit.

If you disagree with the concept of white privilege, perhaps you may be experiencing this...

I challenge you to take to the streets.

Voice your opinion everywhere.

Block Traffic, Block Sidewalks

Boycott oppressive corporations.

 Because Boycotting Black Friday Worked.

If we cant defend ourselves from tyranny then let us hit tyranny in the wallet.

If this trend doesn't change soon, the protests will turn into an uprising, which could possibly be approaching a new civil war much sooner than we think.

The police are obviously ready & lusting for it.

LET'S UNITE.

YOU CANNOT SPELL COMMUNITY WITHOUT UNITY...

I'll see you in the streets...

Solemnly,

Professor Nightlife Jones

KC Poet Tree

The Sound Of The Movement