Maui SLAM! poets Zach Williams, Terms None, Pat Masumoto, Lawrence Hill & JahSun contributed to the night's creative collaboration, spitting verses and curses and rhythms and rhymes for peace and to SLAM BUSH!
Terms None brought "Just Kidding", his winning poem from our PEACED OFF! Memorial Day Maui SLAM!
Maui Artists for Peace plan to keep the momentum going all next week, every night and through the weekend!
Maui SLAM! tops off this weeks events on Sunday at the War & Peace Exhibit with what could turn out to be the largest poetry slam on Maui yet!
Maui SLAM, Maui’s monthly spoken word competition, will be in Makawao this month to celebrate the Maui Artists for Peace WAR & PEACE Art Exhibition.
This art exhibit is a platform for radical expression including the largest protest in the state against America 's War in Iraq .
On Sunday, June 24th 2007, performance poets, emcees, spoken word artists and activists, are invited to perform original works of 3 min. or less in competition for $100 cash prize. War/Peace themes encouraged, but not required.
Doors 6p/SLAM 7p $5 cover, no costumes/music/props.
Complete rules at mauislam.com
War & Peace Art Exhibition 1134 Makawao Ave. across from the Public Parking Lot, and next to Minit Stop (Elan Vital space).
See you all week!
Peace,
Dave & Chela
2 comments:
Great post. At first I was wishing that Terms None was on video doing his piece. I still do, would love to see it. But then I read the complete poem on the haleakala times. Everybody should read this:
"this ain’t about terrorism
or Muslim jihad,
the power of prayer,
or an anthropomorphic God,
this is all a facade."
What a great turn out at the poetry slam.
In these challenging times, it is phenomenal how it inspires our art forms of poetry, painting and self-expression.
Apparently we are not apathetic!
Obviously, we are stirred and for the best reasons:
1) to show our involvement, lots of us are AWAKE!
2) to be an example, to wake others
3) to keep a constant vigil for Peace and the
absolute possibility of Peace
4) STOP THE WAR.
Keep on keepin' on. We have just begun.
Thank you all for contributing,
Stephanie
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