Paideia poet Royce Mann, 14, spoke up about his slam poem "White Boy Privilege," how quickly it went viral, and what he hopes to achieve: “I want people who disagree with me to see that video." Read on
Poetry / all
Dasia offers a poetic reflection on what it means to be a black girl. Read on
"This land of the free robbed you of your freedom/spit on your identity and race/then treated you more Mexican than human..." Ivan, 18, spits powerful poetry as part of the Atlanta Word Works team at Brave New Voices 2016. Read on
Jaha Bela, 16, is competing in this summer's Brave New Voices slam poetry competition. "Stop looking for your bones in another man’s closet/Searching for yourself in the beds of others is not searching at all..." Read on
Five talented teens from Atlanta head to Washington D.C. for the international Brave New Voices slam poetry competition. Meet them and their poetry. Read on
Slam poet and Spelman student Nia Lundkvist, 18, brings powerful original poetry to Brave New Voices this month as part of the Atlanta Word Works team. Read on