Twenty teen poets from St. Paul and Minneapolis worked their way through regional competition to earn a place on the stage at the
Quest for the Voice youth poetry slam finals, this past Friday at the
Ritz Theater.
3-Minute Egg captured some of the verse. Those who placed at the top of the judges; scorecards won places at the 12th annual
Brave New Voices International Youth Poetry Slam Festival, July 14-19 in Chicago.
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Posted by Matt Peiken on April 13, 2009 in tEGGSt and tagged 3-Minute Egg, Aimee Renaud, Brittany Delaney, Brittany McCreary, Chopstix, Jacob Smith, Jeremy Levinger, matt peiken, minneapolis, MNSWA, Poetry, Quest for the Voice, ritz theater, slam poetry, Spoken Word, Sydney Arnold, Teonna Marshall.
About Matt Peiken
A founder of Opine Season, Matt Peiken spent 10 years as an arts/features staff writer at the St. Paul Pioneer Press and a year editing the Walker Art Center's magazine before launching his own path. Peiken created the video arts program 3-Minute Egg and the online classical music magazine MNuet. In fall 2012, he produced his first long-form video documentary, "God Votes No."
So glad to see teen spoken word and poetry slams are getting some attention. I am always seriously amazed by the level of talent and expression in these young people.
If teens are looking for other spoken word opportunities, Caponi Art Park in Eagan is holding their 6th annual “Poets in the Park” teen poetry slam on Saturday, May 9 at 2pm w/ $150 in cash prizes. It’s emceed by spoken word artist Cynthia French, Michael Mlekoday will perform some poems, and hip-hop dance students from Apple Valley High School will also be performing. We are also presenting a Spoken Word Master Class with Chicago artist Tristan Silverman on April 21. Details are at http://www.caponiartpark.org/poetsinthepark.
Cheers, Heather
Hey I didnt even know 3min egg covered the finals it was a great experience for me and everyone is still talking about it by the way I MADE THE TEAM! I am so thankful and excited about the new journey I have coming with a group of such talented wonderful artists!!! Follow up on us we’re definitely going places!!!!