After having so much fun back in December, VOX ATL linked up with Atlanta Hawks rookie Omari Spellman to give Atlanta youth another chance to express themselves through poetry. Check out some of the highlights.
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VOX ATL Talks Poetry With Atlanta Hawks’ Omari Spellman [VIDEO]
VOX teens Chris Jordan and Jasmine Martin (with help from Treston Rush, 17, and Joshua Nash, 17) interviewed Omari Spellman of the Atlanta Hawks. Spellman, 21, is not only an athlete but also a poet — and recently hosted a poetry workshop at Gresham Park Recreation Center in DeKalb County. Check out the video!
Taken from our open mic earlier this year, Josiah McGhee performs his piece "Forced To Remember." Read on
In "Therapy," poet Michaiah Edwards starts off by saying, she is in fact, not a poet. Read on
"When I have a daughter I will teach her, her importance and her worth, And that she has every right to hold any field on the face of the earth" Read on
Our very own Ogechi Ofodu has some poetic advice for all of the little black boys living in America: Run. Read on