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HEY FOLKS!

I hope all is well. My name is Mike Guinn and I have been blessed to form The first ever DFW Youth Poetry Slam Team, which is one of the top 50 Youth Poetry Slam Teams in the world chosen to compete in the 2010 Brave New Voices International Poetry Slam Championships to be held in Los Angeles Ca July 19th -25th.

This is the 13th annual Intl poetry slam competition for teen poets ages 13-19  But its North Texas's first year to be invited to the festival and we need your help to get there. 

All our youth ask... is that you consider allowing them to perform for donations.

They are great for afterschool programs, recreation centers, opening acts for concerts etc.

You can also make donations electronically at paypal for jordanmichaelg@yahoo.com.

We support all organizations that support the youth. So please feel free to call on us..

Contact Mike Guinn to learn more about how you can be apart of this History Making Journey for these 8 North Texas Youth Poets. Thank you for your support...

Tune In EVERY Sunday Night 8PM Central for S-P-I-T! Promoting Spoken Word/Poetry In Texas and Beyond with Your Host Mike Guinn. It will be our first Pure Poetry Open Mic. Where we'll be trying to set a record for the most poets on the air in a 2 hour period.

Thats Right! Poets and Spokenword Artists you are invited to let the WORLD hear your heart. So log on to www.kebnradio.com and/or call in 646 595 4685 to share your poems, spokenword, events, shows, cd releases, favorite quotes, or just call in and be a guest co host with me. Also go to the chat room by clicking meebo.  EVERY SUNDAY NIGHT IS ALL ABOUT YOU! TELL YOUR FRIENDS AND KEEP IT LOCKED ON WWW.KEBNRADIO.COM. For more on Mike Guinn visit www.mikeguinn.com

By DONALD ALLEN
The Dallas Examiner

Last month, North Texas students were given the opportunity to showcase their craft by embarking on a poetry competition that was the first of its kind in Dallas/Fort Worth. The First North Texas Youth Poetry Slam Championship was held at the South Dallas Cultural Center, on April 15. The young poets participated for a chance to become the DFW National Youth Poetry Slam Team and later compete at the Brave New Voices International Youth Poetry Slam Festival in Los Angeles.

Although the ultimate competition is months away, these youth had to bring their A-game to be ranked best for the night and qualify to make the team. Family and friends gathered to show support of this long-awaited venture.

Michael Guinn, a well-respected poet, was the host for the event. Guinn has a master’s degree in social work. He uses his degree to help him relate to troubled youth and show them how to express their feelings through the art of poetry.

Guinn is the founder of the Fort Worth National Poetry Slam Team, which is one of the top poetry slam teams in the country, winning championships locally, regionally, nationally and internationally.

He is also a part of Poetry Slam Inc., a group that sanctions all adult poetry venues. Many members of this organization decided to mentor kids who weren’t of age to participate in the adult events. The mentors’ desire to also offer teens an official outlet for their poetry led to the birth of Youth Poetry Slam.

“I have been doing poetry workshops with younger poets since April of last year,” said Guinn. “The kids were very receptive to the workshops because they had all this desire to express themselves but didn’t know how or where.” Well, now they do.

From afros to ponytails, the color of the community was well represented. The evening’s event was an official preliminary slam to spotlight those ages 13 through 19.

The pioneering young poets included on the 2010 DFW Youth Poetry Slam Team:

Asia York (Lancaster High School-Lancaster),  Caitlinn Woodall (Nichols Jr High-Arlington), Ade Giwa-Bello (Washington DC), Jennifer Spots (Nichols Jr High-Arlington),  Daniella Willis (Oakridge Academy-Pantego) and Alex Sparks (Dallas Institute). Alternates Ange Aimee Melmer (TCC South) And Ms Valencia King (Rowlet High School),

For complete article visit http://www.dallasexaminer.com/cgi-bin/examiner/display_story.cgi?front_Page/story3.txt 

Michael Guinn-MSW
Motivational Speaker-Poet-Youth Empowerment Specialist
Founder-Fort Worth Poetry Slams
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