slamming at the square!

Our poetry slam this week was amazing. We had a great turn out of both young poets and community members attend. In honor of Black History Month, students were inspired by the poets of the Harlem Renaissance to present either their own original works or to interpret works by Harlem Renaissance poets. The result was a great evening of poetry and fellowship - check out the photos!

Participating Poets:

Linkhorne Middle School, 8^th Grade – Bianca Adams, Shaviya Griffin, Valentina Kastrati, Vanessa Wells

Jefferson Forest High School, 12^th Grade - Michael Chao, Austin DeLaHunt, Tricia Elliot, Zach Foust-Meyer, Garrett Hegner, Stephanie Kountz, Ben Turpin, Logan Wamsley

Miller Park Neighborhood Center, part of the Youth & Neighborhood Services program: Angelica Davies (12^th Grade, E.C. Glass), Shabrina McCloud

Community Participants – Clarise Hicks, Joann Stinnette, Patty Webb, Debra Woodson

Gwyn Moses

Gifted author and storyteller Gwyn Moses visited the museum last night as part of our Visiting Author Series. Gwyn shared African-American folktales and stories ranging from the Br'er Rabbit tales to stories about African safaris to the modern classic Henry's Freedom Box.

Upcoming African-American Authors Programs:

• Fiddling program with Woody McKenzie, inspired by the book Celie and the Harvest Fiddler
• From Harlem to Lynchburg Poetry Slam - An evening of poetry by local student poets, inspired by their own community!
  

If you're interested in participating in the Poetry Slam, it's not too late! Call the museum at 434-845-1888 for more information!