Every April, Teen Poets Slam at the Lincoln High School

In honor of National Poetry Month, the Lincoln High School Media Center sponsors a poetry slam in the LHS Auditorium every April. 

A poetry slam is a popular spoken-word form of performance art that teens love; poets take turns at the microphone expressively reciting and/or free-forming poetry, regarding current topics of high interest to teenagers. 

Lincoln High School teacher, Mr. Kyle Kipp, works diligently every year to plan the event, audition the talent, and line up the performers.  He finds experienced poets from the local community (as well as some of Lincoln's own students and staff) and brings them up to the stage of Lincoln High School’s auditorium to entertain, inspire, and educate the students of Lincoln High. 

Over 30 teachers and their classes of students attend this event, making for a packed house of over 500 enthusiastic and attentive audience members per performance (with a total of three performances per annual event).

More information can be found at Poetry Slam, Inc. and Answers.com.

In the past, the poetry slam has featured such local poet luminaries as Jeff Kass of Ann Arbor, as well as his competitive troupe of slammers.

Be sure to check out this talented group of young poets each year as they perform live poetry in a way you will be sure to enjoy.

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Past Performances and Poets

Performers at the 2011 poetry slam included:

• Ypsilanti's Ozone House (a local teen support center and safe house for at-risk youth)

• Kayla MacDonals, 12th grade

• Steven Wade, 10th grade

• Mrs. Emmy Baker, LHS faculty

• Mr. Mike Foley, LHS factulty

Performers at the 2010 poetry slam included:

• Ypsilanti's Ozone House (a local teen support center and safe house for at-risk youth)
• Mr. Joel Erby, LHS staff
• Mama Sole, professional poetry slam performer
• Mrs. Emmy Baker, LHS faculty
• Jasmine Cofield, 9^th grade
• Juan Culbreath, 11^th grade
• Walter Floyd, 9^th grade
• Jeremy Gilmore, 12^th grade
• Ernestine Harris, 12^th grade
• Matt Hughes, 12^th grade
• Karli Hurd, 9^th grade
• Jaelyn Jones, 12^th grade
• Devin Markey, 11^th grade
• Kayla McDonald, 11^th grade
• Cejai Moss, 11^th grade
• Lindy Timmerman, 11^th grade

Rodrecus "BMC" Tartt, Ozone House Poetry Slam coach

Mr. Joel Erby, LHS staff

Juan Culbreath, 11^th grade

Mrs. Emmy Baker, LHS faculty

Lindy Timmerman, 11^th grade

Devin Markey, 11^th grade

Mr. Joel Erby performing at the 2007 LHS Poetry Slam

Images/Poetry Slam Poster.pdf

Images/PoetrySlamPoster2006.pdf

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