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Arizona: Poets
We found some old video from 06 today. It’s just some video of different poets - Some local and some not. It was shot at South Mountain Community College (SMCC) in Phoenix, Arizona.
1st a bit about the school: SMCC is a cool (not so little) community college that sits almost at the base of South Mountain. It’s in the heart of South Phoenix (what used to be the Black side of town, but that’s another story). It’s been there for years. However, over the years as new homes were built and more tax dollars came in, the school also grew. It’s now home to an amazing state of the art performing art center and a diverse student population.
Some of the students and faculty got together and decided to pull together a slam competition and invited some well-known poets out for the event. It ended up being a hit with the students, poets and community…just a lot of love and support. I wish I could tell you who won, but I forget.
Many people do not know it, but Arizona has a strong spoken word community. Many of the local spots have been holding down various open mic nights for several years. We’ll try to pull together a list of some of the most popular hot spots for the poet lovers to check out if you’re ever in Arizona.
Just another example why you shouldn’t judge a book by it’s cover.
maverick: Gemineye
I know I’m not suppose to have favorites, but one of my favorite interviews of all time was with a fella name Gemineye. He was in Phoenix judging for a poetry slam and I was fortunate enough to get an interview. Not only do I love this show because I love Gemineye but because I got the chance to be the 3rd wheel on this one.
The interview was conducted by Issim (learn more about him soon) while I was left with the editing. So what you get is (what I think is pretty darn good production) a person to person interview mixed with a live performance clips of Gemineye.
To find out a bit more about Gemineye you can check out his Bio and MySpace.
