Chris Finnigan May 13, 2012

Burning Issues, Radical Ideas: Childers Group Forum

April 30, 2012

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- by Lauren Strickland It was a rainy Wednesday night, and the Street Theatre had never looked a more inviting place. The foyer was full of artists from all mediums – actors, visual artists, writers, circus performers, a clutch of directors from all the significant national institutions. It was the inaugural Childers Group forum. The… [Read more…]

School Slamming: Finding a Voice

April 17, 2012

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I’ve been telling high school students over the last few months there’s not really anything new about poetry slam. The format may have been tweaked a little, but in a sense, it’s just jumping in on a conversation as old as human history; telling stories, celebrating the power of language, bleeding and rejoicing through our voice-boxes. To me,… [Read more…]

What’s to Become of Us?

April 12, 2012

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When Scissors Paper Pen started up all of September-ago, no, in fact, when we applied for the Write in Your Face grant to run Scissors Paper Pen all of this time last year, a few thoughts were thrown around. Now, I’m the first to admit that at the time of the proposal, I didn’t live… [Read more…]