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I E T S C 1 <br /> c nf <br /> WWI <br /> "N' <br /> r <br /> The following information is designed to help you decide which Sacrificial Poets <br /> workshop or performance is right for your organization or school. <br /> If you have any questions please don't hesitate to contact us directly. <br /> Sacrificial Poets is an award-winning spoken word poetry organization that serves middle,high school,and college-aged youth in the Triangle Area of North <br /> Carolina.The organization facilitates writing and performance workshops throughout the state and hosts regular youth poetry events.In addition,Sacrificial <br /> Poets selects a team of six youth every year to take to the Brave New Voices International Youth Poetry Slam Festival(as seen on HBO). <br /> Sacrificial Poets utilizes their own innovative arts education curriculum,known as YouTh ink.Workshops are based on a culturally responsive pedagogy that <br /> celebrates learning differences,and is designed to benefit participants in five specific ways:enhance emotional literacy,facilitate identity exploration,refine <br /> writing and analytical skills,develop performance and public speaking competency,and build self-confidence.Sacrificial Poets does not empower youth,rather <br /> we seek to create diverse,welcoming,and transformative environments where youth can empower themselves. <br /> Graduates of the Sacrificial Poets program have taught and performed at venues across the nation including the 2009 Sundanee Film Festival,the 2010 Bonnaroo <br /> Music and Arts Festival,and the historic Nuyorican Poets Cafe,and in 2011 created the Poetic Portraits of a Revolution Project in Egypt and Tunisia.In addition, <br /> poets from our program have gone on to become Southern Fried regional slam champions,National Poetry Slam and Individual World Poetry Slam Finalists. <br /> BOOK POETS <br /> PERFORMANCES WORKSHOPS POETIC JUSTICE <br /> Sacrificial Poets'award-winning Sacrificial Poets'workshops range from a single Poetic Justice is a 10-week(40 hour)school <br /> )erformance artists are available for a variety introductory workshop to spark interest to multiple- program that offers poetry workshops to <br /> of spoken word shows and presentations. day or week series designed to develop specific skills or underserved youth across the Triangle.The <br /> From the classroom to the boardroom, build on subjects and lessons being studied in class.We program works specifically with students who <br /> fundraisers,organizational meetings,and also offer workshops for schools,community groups, have learning differences and those who may be <br /> conferences,poetry can make your next and organizations,both public and private, at risk of dropping out of school.Poetic Justice has <br /> event stand out! been running successfully since 2010 and has been <br /> hosted at Northern High,Jordan High,the <br /> 15 min set: $100 Durham Performance Learning Center,and <br /> Lakeview School. <br /> 30 coin set: $200 10-Week Program: $10,000 <br /> 60 min set: $375 <br /> Poetic justice Alumni <br /> Iraqi youth visiting the U.S.work with Sacrificial Poets f DJ gets ready to <br /> facilitators to help tell their stories through poetry. record his poem at the <br /> WUNC radio studio. <br /> Each workshop is 60 minutes Iong. Poems and stories <br /> i 1 Workshop: $150 from Poetic justice <br /> • ('� have been broadcast <br /> across <br /> .` 3 Workshops: $400 thanks NtoourCaralina <br /> continued <br /> Poets Will McInerney and Kane Smego 5 Workshops: $650 partnership with <br /> perform and finish 3rd out of over 70 teams WUNC. <br /> 10 Workshops: $1,200 <br /> CONTACT INFORMATION: SACRIFICIALPOETS @GMAIL.COM &WWW.SACRIFICIALPOETS.COM <br />