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2007 Bent Mentor Showcase with Guest Mentor D. Blair
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Bent, a writing institute, and D. Blair Piggott Auditorium, Seattle University Campus 901 12th Avenue (at Marion Street) Friday November 9th and Saturday November 10th Doors 6:30 p.m., Curtain 7:30 p.m. D. Blair Mentor Writing Workshop Seattle LGBT Community Center 1115 E Pike Street Sunday November 11th 1:00 p.m. - 3 p.m. Tickets :: www.brownpapertickets.com More Info :: www.bentwriting.com Seattle, WA - Come bask in the brilliance, revel in the rhyme, and celebrate the spoken word as Bent, the nation's only queer writing institute, returns to the stage for its sixth annual Mentor Showcase, honoring Detroit Poetry Slam Champion D. Blair. Bent, "the little queer writing institute that could", continues to support up-and-coming writers as they put voice to queer experiences. In the past year alone, Bent has been represented at the National Poetry Slam, the San Francisco Queer Arts Festival, QueerFest Seattle, Seattle Black Pride, Seattle Poetry Festival, Reed College, University of Washington, Seattle University, and the Skagit County Human Rights Week. As a part of the 2007 Bent Mentor Showcase more than thirty outstanding local poets and performers will take the stage for two nights this November in Piggott Auditorium on the Seattle University Campus, along with honored mentor D. Blair. D. Blair is a poet, singer-songwriter, performer, and spoken word artist from Detroit whose work, in the words of Detroit's Metro Times, "focuses on the hope that rises from the ashes of despair." According to Real Detroit Weekly, "Blair is a Detroit artist that cannot be overlooked" whose work is "a set of experimental confessionals born of uncompromising soul and unmatched lyrical weight." Blair's work and talent have led him to the titles of National Poetry Slam Champion (2002 Team Detroit) and Detroit Grand Slam Champion (2003). He's been named Best Solo Artist by the Real Detroit Weekly Readers' Poll and has inspired writers and reviewers across the country and around the world. The 2007 Bent Mentor Showcase is an opportunity to hear the words and work of an incredibly gifted, powerful, and nationally renowned wordsmith as well as the voices of emerging and acclaimed local queer writers. These artists are rising to the challenge of articulating the kaleidoscope of beauty and difficulty of lives lived upon the ever shifting boundaries of queer identities. In addition to the Showcase performances on Friday, November 9th and Saturday, November 10th, Blair will be facilitating a writing workshop on Sunday, November 11th. Tickets to both evenings of the Bent Mentor Showcase and to the Mentor Writing Workshop are available at www.brownpapertickets.com. |
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