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TONGUE: IT'S NATIONAL POETRY MONTH
In the spirit of Audre Lorde TONGUE A POLITICAL EROTIC READING SERIES will be giving away $50.00 to the best Political erotic love poet on Thursday April 26th OPEN MIC from 7pm to 10pm for national poetry month @ Mocha Lounge 17 Academy. BYOB Hosted by Poet On Watch and featuring Roberto Carlos Garcia, Karma Black and Elliott Fant.
ABOUT AUDRE LORDE-
A self-described black, lesbian, mother, warrior, poet, Audre Lorde dedicated both her life and her creative talent to confronting and addressing the injustices of racism, sexism, and homophobia. Her poetry, and indeed all of her writing, according to contributor Joan Martin in Black Women Writers (1950-1980): A Critical Evaluation, rings with passion, sincerity, perception, and depth of feeling. Concerned with modern societies tendency to categorize groups of people, Lorde fought the marginalization of such categories as lesbian and black woman, thereby empowering her readers to react to the prejudice in their own lives.
TICKETS ON SALE NOW:
$10.00 general pre-sale
$15.00 vip pre-sale ticket = two glasses of wine free
$20.00 at the door
OPEN MIC LIMITED 7PM SIGN UP SHARP
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SEATING LIMITED STARTS @ 7:30PM SHARP
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HOSTED BY:
Poet On Watch is an southern rooted, award-winning poet, film and multi-media special event producer. She is a media educator who is an innovator and leader in the development of media literacy education in the state of Texas. P.O.W. lives in Newark, NJ and is now the founder and artistic director for Newark Women In Film. Her latest documentary Love In The Mist Of Climate Change, Ordinary People Doing Extraordinary Things a Journey From Newark, NJ To Cape Town, SA that is now in production please
TO DONATE http://www.commonmindsmedia.com/donate
WRITERS & PERFORMERS
Karma Black- "Karma Black" was born and raised in Newark, NJ. At the age of 12, she found her gift for poetry in elementary school where she later discovered her passion for music. The summer of July 2016 she performed at the World Famous Apollo Theater in Harlem New York for Amateur Night. Since then, She has taken her grind for the music to another level. The expiration of her mother and father is her motivation and inspiration to put her everything in the music and and touch the lives of people all over the world. International is the goal in mind! "Karma Karma Karma Black!"
https://www.facebook.com/1karmablack
Roberto Carlos Garcia's second poetry collection, black / Maybe, is available from Willow Books. His first collection, Melancolía, is available from ervená Barva Press. His poems and prose have appeared or are forthcoming in The Root, Those People, Rigorous, Academy of American Poets Poem-A-Day, The New Engagement, Public Pool, Stillwater Review, Gawker, Barrelhouse, Tuesday; An Art Project, The Acentos Review, Lunch Ticket, and many others. He is founder of the cooperative press Get Fresh Books, LLC. A native New Yorker, Roberto holds an MFA in Poetry and Poetry in Translation from Drew University, and has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize.
His website is http://www.robertocarlosgarcia.com/
Elliot Fant - is a Newark, NJ born Author, Poet and educator. Throughout his early years, Elliott developed a love for creative expression and gradually developed his poetry skills early in his adolescence. Elliott published his 1st collection of poetry and short stories, entitled, The Execution of Revolution in 2012 and then followed that effort with a 2nd collection entitled, The Long Way Home, released in September of 2013. Elliott received a Bachelors degree in English in 2011 from Kean University and became an educator in 2013 with the basis of his work centering around the care and assistance that he provides to children and teens afflicted by behavioral disorders.
Follow and connect with Elliott on Instagram under the name p__o__m__e
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For the open mic we will be giving away $50 for your best political erotic love poem on April 26th OPEN MIC for national poetry month. We want your consent, your confessions, your diary entries, your great vibe, your best queer poetry, your open mind, and your best sexy on. We will be featuring an array of adult storytellers, poets and performers. TONGUE: IT'S NATIONAL POETRY MONTH Hosted by Poet On Watch and friends from 7pm to 10pm sharp, Thursday, April 26, 2018, @ Mocha Lounge in Newark, NJ. BYOB
Produced by Newark Women in Film. Supported by the Women's and gender Studies Program @ Rutgers University - Newark and the Queer Oral History Project,
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FOLLOW US:
https://www.facebook.com/tonguereadingseries/
The venue is in walking distance to Penn Station, the NJ BUS LINE 21 and 41.
Free street parking after 6pm and safe lock paid parking in the area.
SPREAD THE WORD:
Help us spread the word by using these hashtags
#TONGUE #BLACKSEDUCTION #NEWARK #BLACKEROTICPOETRY #GETYOURSEXYON
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SERIES OVERVIEW:
TONGUE: A Political Erotic Reading Series, creates a space for queering the erotic, the sensual and the political. This 12 month reading and workshop series lends itself to enhancing the craft of queer poets, writers, visual artist and community members with a place to publish and showcase the performing, visual, written and spoken word. Through communal workshops and monthly readings, TONGUE, embodies an inclusive and challenging space for all sexualities, genders and races, filmmakers, performers, poets, writers and audience members to share with intention, their voice, truths and writing power with Poet On Watch and friends.
WHAT IS POLITICAL EROTICA:
One who takes issue with much of what might be considered traditional morality in the US and creates a distinctly American form of erotic visual performance literature which she or he draws from the different ethnic, religious and cultural strains of our society, creating contrasts of pleasure, desire, celebration of the body and pain as well as guilt, resentment and deprivation. Recognizing that one can easily lose themselves in the erotic fantasies, the imagery and the heat of the prose . This valuable form of writing and visual art is an important part of culture and the human experience. TONGUE, takes us to the intersection of our desires and our political beliefs; while re-imagining government, bedroom politics and sexual partners.
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LocationMocha Lounge (View)
17 Academy Street
Newark, NJ 07114
United States
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| Minimum Age: 21 |
| Kid Friendly: No |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: No |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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