spoken word

Sep 22, 2022

Find your Fire, Let it Burn

On Sept. 16, 2022,Alexis Lawson hosted a poetry workshop. The African American Cultural Center and the Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies department co-sponsored the workshop The event was on the second floor of the Witherspoon Student Center. Upon entering the room, guests were greeted with displays of Black art and Lawson’s poems. Four tables were…

Nov 1, 2017

Porsha O. Performs at NC State

Emma Dimig/Staff Photographer Porsha O., a spoken word poet from Boston, gives a performance in Talley Ballroom Tuesday, Oct. 24 during Diversity Education Week. Porsha O. presented poems and haikus addressing topics such as sexuality and oppression. Before her performance, Porsha O. hosted an interactive writing workshop called Gate Keepers Workshop: On Examining Privilege. Anahzsa…