My name is Mia Cai Cariello And I want you to know, I was born in China, Guangxi Province As 吴彩卓 I wasn’t even old enough to know That my own government wanted me to go It would take a year for them to ship me out People would have you believe my life would blossom and sprout That the stars aligned when I was … Continue reading My Name Is…
This weekend the Sarah Lawrence community will be celebrating Women’s History Month with our 13th Annual Women’s History Month Conference, Breaking Boundaries: Body Politics & the Dynamics of Difference. Friday, the conference opens with a plenary featuring Marilyn Wann (author of Fat! So?) then a Night of Spoken Word featuring Maria James-Thiaw and Lara Frater, plus other artists: Ms. MaDonna Awotwi a.k.a. Sankofa the Poet, … Continue reading Breaking Boundaries & A Night of Spoken Word
9/24
Open mic and spoken word feature: Sam Teitel
7pm-9pm
The Teahaus
Workshop at 6
SAM TEITEL is a performance poet out of New England. He has been a member of two national slam teams, Manchester, NH in 2008 and Portland, ME in 2009. In 2010 he returned to Manchester to serve as assistant coach for the 2010 team. He graduated from Hampshire College in 2009 with a thesis called “Poetry. Performance. Punk Rock.” He is currently living in Somerville, MA and acting as a host and a heartbreaker at the Slam Free Or Die reading in Manchester. Continue reading “Upcoming spoken word events at Sarah Lawrence”
