Poets Ethan and Seneca (protege and mentor)
Ethan Holland, a product of the Syracuse City School District, kicked -off the 6th Annual QEW Poetry Slam (as the sacrificial poet).
Posts Tagged ‘Underground Poetry Spot’
Motivation leads to Mentorship
Tuesday, January 13th, 2015Chasing Verbs
Tuesday, January 13th, 2015
Here are a few of the amazing poets who ripped the stage at the 6th Annual Queen Elizabeth Way (QEW) Regional Slam event on Saturday night. The event was held at the Community Folk Art Center’s (CFAC) black box theater and hosted by Syracuse’s Underground Poetry Spot.
The winning team was Nitty Gritty.
Verse Mania
Monday, April 21st, 2014
Mic the Poet and Seneca the Motivational Poet performed a tag team poetry set at the Art Rage Gallery on Friday night.
To conclude National Poetry Month members from the Underground Poetry Spot gathered for Messages of Motivation and Love at Art Rage Gallery. The event also included a open-mic segment, which included first-time poets and visiting students on Spring break.
Below watch a partial clip of Seneca’s “She’s My Medicine.”
Loving (just enough for) the City
Wednesday, January 15th, 2014
Mozart from Philly (now residing in Syracuse)
One of the best elements that make up the city are immigrants. Not just folks from other nations, but those from other states as well. Immigrants bring their idioms, swagger, energy and experiences to add to the Syracuse stew.
We previously heard about the power of Mozart Guerrier from some students we met this summer, but last night was the first time we caught him in performance. He was the featured poet at last night’s Open Mic for the Underground Poetry Spot, which was held at 601 Tully (aka the Treehouse).
Part of Mozart’s slam list included a humorous appreciation of Coach Jim Boeheim, a shout out to Amiri Baraka, and also a verbal ode to the beauty of living and loving in cities. We suggest contacting Seneca Wilson and the Underground Poetry Spot to hear the poem about cities (there was video).
Mozart’s compositions, movements and performance certainly lived up to the hype.
It was good to see slam poetry percolating on the Near Westside.
The Salt City Finals (part 1)
Friday, September 28th, 2012
Deb: The Champion
Here are some of the participants in last night’s Poetry Slam Finals coordinated by the Spoken Word” Underground Poetry Spot. The event was held at the Art Rage Gallery and included a special appearance by Providence’s Jared Paul.
Kelly: Slammin with style
MalTempo, framed
Over 100 people attended the event. About a dozen poets performed and Deb was crowned this season’s Salt City Slam! Champion. Support for the Slam was provided by Salt City Dishes.
Never Too Much: Buffalo’s Ten Thousand, a former Salt City Slam champ, quickly became a crowd favorite last night.
Last Man Standing: Mike the Poet, another former champ, lost to Deb in the final round.
Fresh is the Word
Thursday, July 26th, 2012
Syracuse’s Slam Poets perform at Art Rage Gallery
The Salt City Slam, organized by Seneca Wilson, brought a poetry competition to the Art Rage Gallery tonight. The rules were simple, you have three minutes to say your piece. Go over and points are deducted by judges in the audience. The photos (above) are from the first round of the event.
When a Poet’s Fed Up
Saturday, April 7th, 2012
Rae Sunshine, gave us a conversation between Mr. Do Nothing and Ms. Say Something on Friday.
During an intermission at a comedy show last night at Jazz Central, Rae Sunshine performed one her poems , which was an imaginary conversation between Mr. Do Nothing and Ms. Say Something.
Her group Underground Poetry Spot will be performing a full show later this month at Art Rage Gallery.