TwERK of Poetry (ft. LaTasha Diggs)

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The Poet Speaks Podcast

Amanda Eke

78 episodes

6 months ago

The Poet Speaks Podcast, hosted by world renowned Spoken Word Artist Amanda Eke, features her engaging in conversations with Spoken Word artists and performing poets from around the world. Tune in to hear Amanda and other Spoken Word Artists discuss performing, oral tradition, and all things Spoken Word Poetry. Most importantly, they tell us why they need to get their words out!

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TwERK of Poetry (ft. LaTasha Diggs)

The Poet Speaks Podcast

46 minutes

11 months ago

TwERK of Poetry (ft. LaTasha Diggs)

Check out Amanda's conversation with LaTasha Diggs!

A writer, vocalist and performance/sound artist, LaTasha N. Nevada Diggs is the author of Village (Coffee House Press 2023), TwERK (Belladonna, 2013) as well as the co-editor of Coon Bidness. Diggs has presented and performed at California Institute of the Arts, El Museo del Barrio, The Museum of Modern Art, and Walker Art Center and at festivals including: Explore the North Festival, Leeuwarden, Netherlands; Hekayeh Festival, Abu Dhabi; International Poetry Festival of Copenhagen; Ocean Space, Venice; International Poetry Festival of Romania; Question of Will, Slovakia; Poesiefestival, Berlin; and the 2015 Venice Biennale. As an independent curator, artistic director, and producer, Diggs has presented events for BAMCafé, Black Rock Coalition, El Museo del Barrio, Lincoln Center Out of Doors, and the David Rubenstein Atrium. Diggs has received a 2020 C.D. Wright Award for Poetry from the Foundation of Contemporary Art, a Whiting Award (2016) and a National Endowment for the Arts Literature Fellowship (2015), as well as grants and fellowships from Cave Canem, Creative Capital, New York Foundation for the Arts, and the U.S.-Japan Friendship Commission, among others. She lives in Harlem and teaches part-time at Brooklyn College.

LaTasha's Links: @latasha.diggs

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Did you know The Poet Speaks is also Amanda's touring global workshop? She teaches people all about how to make, create and the history of Spoken Word and Indigenous oral traditions! To make a booking for The Poet Speaks Workshop with your organization, apply for mentorships with Amanda, book interviews, as well as writing consultations, please use this link: https://www.amandaeke.com/services

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