The Latest WORD...ALL CITY Teen Poetry Grand Slam Finals - Saturday May 3rd at the Manship Marquis Theatre - tickets available online at www.manshiptheatre.org - the show will sell out!!!

ALL CITY Teen Poetry Grand Slam Finals!

Saturday May 3rd 2008
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Manship Theatre - Marquis
Buy your ticket now! @ www.manshiptheatre.org

WordPlay Teen Writing Project presents one of Baton Rouge's most exciting nights of the year- the ALL CITY - WordPlay Teen Poetry Grand Slam Finals. The highest ranking four teams and the six highest ranking individual poets (not on qualifying teams) will compete for the title of Baton Rouge 2008 slam champs. We will be featuring 2006’s 2nd world ranked individual slam poet and award winning teacher Joaquín Zihuatanejo. The six highest ranking poets will be selected to create a Baton Rouge ALL STARS team that will go on to represent Baton Rouge in Washington D.C. At Brave New Voices, national teen poetry slam festival.

For more information email Chancelier "xero" Skidmore at bootstrang@aol.com.

For more information about WordPlay Teen Writing Project contact us at 225.388.9737 ext.207 or by email at wordplay@bigbuddyprogram.org.
Big Buddy Program

WordPlay Teen Writing Project at the Big Buddy Program builds literary community among Baton Rouge teens through writing workshops, events, publications and educator resources. We provide critical safe spaces where diverse teen voices can be heard, artistic and literacy skills can be honed, and where teen lives matter most.

This program is made possible by generous support from The Louisiana Department of Education Education’s TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) – After School for All program, the Louisiana State Arts Council through the Louisiana Division of the Arts, The National Endowment for the Arts, and by the Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge through the Decentralized Arts Funding Program. Additional support comes from the generosity of the Baton Rouge Area Foundation, the Capitol Area United Way, Baton Rouge Park and Recreation Commission and many other individuals and organizations that support the ongoing work of the Big Buddy Program and our partners.