David vs. Goliath Poetry Slam event this Saturday

This SATURDAY, June 26th, all youth poets of Guam will be attending the David vs. Goliath POETRY SLAM. These top youth poets of the island will go head to head with their mentors, unleashing a whirlwind of social & personal concepts, letting others inside their minds.

What the HECK is Guam's youth so concerned about?

It kills me inside that I won't be able to attend (I will be visiting family in Saipan), but I encourage EVERYONE in Guam to support these young artists and listen to what they have to say. These talented individuals are the future and they will be representing their island at the 13th Annual Brave New Voices International Youth Poetry Festival in Los Angeles next month. The David vs. Goliath Poetry Slam was organized as a fundraiser to send the top five poets to the festival. 

David vs. Goliath Poetry Slam

June 26th, Saturday @ 9 p.m.

Island Napu Restaurant 

(across St. John's School in Upper Tumon)

They need your help. Come out and support!

Guamanian poet Craig Santos Perez to read his work at Mercury Bar this Wednesday

Guamanian poet Craig Santos Perez will be reading his work this Wednesday at the Mercury Bar. Tinfish Press, headed by University of Hawaii at Manoa professor Susan Schultz, coordinated his Honolulu appearance as part of the UHM English department's M.I.A. Art & Literary Series monthly event. "We teach his poetry here at UH Manoa, this would be a great opportunity for students to meet the actual poet who wrote the poems they read in class," said Schultz.

Schultz gave LR the opportunity to "peek" into her class, where Perez surprised her students and read some of his comedic essays. Stay tuned for a Q&A session with the established poet. Till then, check him out at the Mercury Bar this Wednesday, May 12th at 7:30 p.m.

Taking it back to the old school - really old school!

Rapping Spanish poetry from Brandi Nohealani Salas on Vimeo.

There's nothing I love more than putting a new spin on some old material.

Es una estrategia ingenioso para gozar las obras de los Siglos de Oro. ¡Especialmente cuando hay dos mujeres graciosos! Esto es una actuación de el Romance XI: Al buen empleo del tiempo que fue escrito por Sor Marcela de San Félix. Las cantantes de rap son: Marsha Cordes y Rebekah Garrison. Las dos cantantes han terminado sus examenes de maestría y parecen que decidieron a gozar su clase de poesía (después de meses de estudiando).