Saundra Quarterman put together an inspiring YouTube.com collection of poets on stage. The self-described artists of my generation often complain about the next. It is quite refreshing to see one of us actually making a genuinely insightful effort to find the real talent out there for the future.
Here are the names to watch: Zora Howard, Queen God, Justin Long-Moton, Vince Vaughn, Joshua Bennet, Alexis Marie, Diego Mosquera, Jamaica Osorio, Will Giles, Alaka’i Kotrys, Ittai Wong…
Credits
Lisa Russell presents “Bi-Racial Hair [Zora Howard]” and “Alexis Marie at the 2008 Urban Word NYC Teen Poetry Slam”
compositionink presents “Queen God Is Brave New Voices 2009”
YouthNoise presents “Justin Long-Moton, 2010 Knicks Poetry Slam Champ”
MegaHitSensation presents “Justin & Vaughan; Urban Word Semi”
knigsmoooth presents “Zora Howard and Joshua Bennet For Eric”
tianasaid presents “Brave New Voices 2010 Team Miami [Diego Mosquera]”
HBO presents “Brave New Voices: ‘1893’ Jamaica [Osario] (HBO)”
Dtales presents “Kaona—YouthSpeaks Hawai’i [Jamaica Osorio, Will Giles, Alaka’i Kotrys]” and “star strangled banner”
Research by . . . . . . . Saundra Quarterman
Presentation Design by . . . . . . . Bryan Wilhite