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Learning to "Speak for Yourself"
In the video above, Jay Schwartz (CAS'14, COM'14), president of Speak for Yourself, BU's spoken word--slam poetry club, talks about the medium of the spoken word, learning how to express yourself, and his involvement with the club.
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Learning to "Speak for Yourself" (Poem)
In the video above, Jay Schwartz (CAS'14, COM'14) performs a recent poem about his Jewish heritage.
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Points of Departure: Francis Pina and Hakim Walker
Hakim Walker (CAS'09) and Francis Pina (MET'09) are best friends, roommates, and co-presidents of Speak for Yourself, BU's spoken word and slam poetry group.
Read the story on BU Today: http://www.bu.edu/today/node/8847
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Favorite Poem Reading At BU Central
Inspired by CAS professor and former U.S. poet laureate Robert Pinsky's Favorite Poem Project in 1997, BU Today's Favorite Poem reading welcomed students, staff, and faculty to read their favorite poems in an open mic format on the stage of BU [...]Central.
Co-sponsored by BU slam poetry group Speak For Yourself, the event also featured "cover" slam poetry, which was moderated by Adam Stone, the 1998 New England Forensic Interpreter of Poetry Champ, the 2000 Vermont Cover Slam Champion, and the 2000 National Dead Poets Slam winner.
Read the story on BU Today: http://www.bu.edu/today/unknown-section/2007/09/16/slam-song-spoken-word-0
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