Indianapolis poetry slam 2017

At the end of the year, all of their poems will be turned into individual books. Mahogany F. Parker said in addition to learning poetry, students also work on reading comprehension, fluency, public speaking, vocabulary and being respectful.

He said the visiting poets were great because they helped club members learn more about poetry. He said one of the benefits of being in the Poetry Club is that his confidence in public speaking has improved.

So, she embellished the truth just a little. Melodie published her first print book Photographic Memories: In the Beginning, a collection of poetry, in , and has since published 2 more print works, Photographic Memories: Meet me in the Middle and Hoosier Heavens, her first photo book.

I will always love photography and the vessel it has given me to share the images of my heart and mind with the world. I have found that every single person on this earth visualizes the world in very different ways. Some people are optimists, some are pessimists. Some people are daydreamers, and others keep their feet firmly planted on the ground. Photography allows me to show some of these different visualizations.

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Link in bio. Poems will be accepted until Sunday , February 28th, Participants are allowed to submit up to three 3 poems for judging. Any style of poetry is welcome. All poems must include the poetry contest cover sheet found at the library or on this page, and be typed in a Word document.

Entries may be submitted electronically or in-person at the NMC or Lawrence libraries. The typed poems should NOT contain any identifying information name, e-mail, phone number, etc.

To submit the poems electronically, send to ivytechpoetry gmail. The e-mail should contain: Your name Your Ivy Tech email address Your phone number Your C Attached cover sheet, filled in with your information available below Attached poems as separate Word documents. To submit the poems in person, print each poem and bring it to the NMC or Lawrence library. Each poem should not contain any identifying information.