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1/30/2006
Calling All Street Poets!Americas Best Proletarian Poets Set to Battle at Red Bull Word Clash
Los Angeles, CA, January 27, 2006 Proletarian poets from all over the country will converge on downtownGreensboro, NC for theRed Bull Word Clash(RBWC), February 11, 2006, at the Carolina Theatre, 310 South Greene Street. Poet welcome and registration begins 5 pm; the Clash begins 8 pm.
Now in its fourth year, the RBWC pits twenty of the nations rawest politically charged poets against each other in head-to-head battle for $500 cash and the honor of winning the esteemed competition. For a list of competing poets visithttp://tinyurl.com/awl4o.
Poetry competitions like the RBWC are becoming increasingly popular in a time when so many feel voiceless and crave a grassroots, literary alternative to the endless stream of pop fare served by major music and television outlets. Since its inception the RBWC has met with resounding public support and has quickly became a highly anticipated annual gathering not only for poets and poetry enthusiasts, but also for activists and community organizers. This year, as in previous years, attendance is expected to be upwards of 1000 people.
Host and producer of the RBWC is NC agit-poet and Hip Hop journalistMonte Smith(www.33Third.com/monte), author of Don't Shoot the Hostages: Poetry and Social Commentary for the New World Survivalist, Volume 2. Smiths poetry has won standing ovations in venues like NYCsNuyorican Poets CafandMangosin Washington, DC, and is currently featured at www.softskull.com as a showcase piece from the forthcomingBandana Republic: An Anthology of Poetry and Prose by Gang Members and Affiliates (Softskull Press, July 2006). As a journalist Smith has written forRime,Urb,SubCultureand numerous other publications.
A noted speaker and workshop coordinator, Smith is a sought after interviewee for television, print and radio media reporting on the Hip Hop generation, poetry, social issues, race relations and politics. He has been interviewed or written about byNPR,Elemental Magazine,Insomniac Magazine, theGreek Free Pressand others. His last interview on Greensboros102 JAMZ Sunday Morning Showwas the highest rated in the shows history, a feat for a poet considering the station plays only commercial Hip Hop and R&B. Smith is also immortalized in theTeri WoodsnovelDutch 2, which features two of his poems as performed by the poet character Monte Smith in the storyline of the book.
TheRed Bull Word Clashis free to the public with music byDJ Soundmachine(BDP/B-Boy Records) during intermissions. Honorary returning judge for the RBWC isHBOs Def Poetry Jamco-creatorBruce George(www.brucegeorgemedia.com).
For general information visitwww.redbullwordclash.com. For more information, press inquiries, and for booking Monte Smith contact RBWC co-producer Matthew Stibbe at 310.663.2392 ormatthew@33third.com. To hear Monte Smiths podcast In the Raw with Monte Smith visithttp://blog.badpoetryinmotion.com.
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Press Contact: Matthew Stibbe
email: matthew@33third.com
phone: 310.663.2392
Now in its fourth year, the RBWC pits twenty of the nations rawest politically charged poets against each other in head-to-head battle for $500 cash and the honor of winning the esteemed competition. For a list of competing poets visithttp://tinyurl.com/awl4o.
Poetry competitions like the RBWC are becoming increasingly popular in a time when so many feel voiceless and crave a grassroots, literary alternative to the endless stream of pop fare served by major music and television outlets. Since its inception the RBWC has met with resounding public support and has quickly became a highly anticipated annual gathering not only for poets and poetry enthusiasts, but also for activists and community organizers. This year, as in previous years, attendance is expected to be upwards of 1000 people.
Host and producer of the RBWC is NC agit-poet and Hip Hop journalistMonte Smith(www.33Third.com/monte), author of Don't Shoot the Hostages: Poetry and Social Commentary for the New World Survivalist, Volume 2. Smiths poetry has won standing ovations in venues like NYCsNuyorican Poets CafandMangosin Washington, DC, and is currently featured at www.softskull.com as a showcase piece from the forthcomingBandana Republic: An Anthology of Poetry and Prose by Gang Members and Affiliates (Softskull Press, July 2006). As a journalist Smith has written forRime,Urb,SubCultureand numerous other publications.
A noted speaker and workshop coordinator, Smith is a sought after interviewee for television, print and radio media reporting on the Hip Hop generation, poetry, social issues, race relations and politics. He has been interviewed or written about byNPR,Elemental Magazine,Insomniac Magazine, theGreek Free Pressand others. His last interview on Greensboros102 JAMZ Sunday Morning Showwas the highest rated in the shows history, a feat for a poet considering the station plays only commercial Hip Hop and R&B. Smith is also immortalized in theTeri WoodsnovelDutch 2, which features two of his poems as performed by the poet character Monte Smith in the storyline of the book.
TheRed Bull Word Clashis free to the public with music byDJ Soundmachine(BDP/B-Boy Records) during intermissions. Honorary returning judge for the RBWC isHBOs Def Poetry Jamco-creatorBruce George(www.brucegeorgemedia.com).
For general information visitwww.redbullwordclash.com. For more information, press inquiries, and for booking Monte Smith contact RBWC co-producer Matthew Stibbe at 310.663.2392 ormatthew@33third.com. To hear Monte Smiths podcast In the Raw with Monte Smith visithttp://blog.badpoetryinmotion.com.
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Press Contact: Matthew Stibbe
email: matthew@33third.com
phone: 310.663.2392
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