Originally issued as a CGS press release on September 14, 2006.
Citizens for Global Solutions Hosts First-Ever Online Poetry Slam…on the Environment
WASHINGTON DC – Citizens for Global Solutions recently launched the nation’s first-ever Virtual Poetry Slam Contest. The contest, already registering nearly 2,000 slam poets, is designed to educate Americans about the relationship between healthy environments and healthy communities.
Entries will be judged by two-time national slam poetry champion Buddy Wakefield, the Blackout Arts Collective’s Nigel Greaves (D.C. Chapter), and Washington D.C.’s Busboys and Poets owner Andy Shallal. The top two finalists will win $500 and $250.
The Virtual Poetry Slam Contest asks registrants to creatively explore how a healthy environment is integral in building a healthy community. The contest is unique for two reasons. It is “virtual”—most slam poetry is live, with an audience. It is “environmental”—most slam poetry addresses social issues. The contest emphasizes the environment and draws linkages between the social and the environmental—and it does it online.
To register for Citizens for Global Solutions’ Virtual Poetry Slam Contest 2006, or to find out more info, go to: www.virtualpoetryslam.net. Citizens for Global Solutions is a nonpartisan membership organization with more than 25,000 supporters nationwide.
