Education | Virtual Programs | Grades 9—12
Word. Sound. Power: Poetry as Resistance
Through June 2021
Speak out for change with original works of resistance
Alyssa “Lady Logic” Saunders
CURRICULUM CONNECTIONS: ELA (poetry), Public Speaking (rhetoric), Theater
Students challenge societal pressures around body image, socio-economic status, and race in this spoken word program—creating and sharing original works that address issues in their community.
In this program, students:
- ・Listen to a recorded performance of “Ritually rUINED,” by 19-year-old Brooklyn-based poet and emcee Alyssa “Lady Logic” Saunders from BAM’s Poetry 2017: Word. Sound. Power.
- ・Reflect on the work and free-write, using select vocabulary from the poem, in a workshop led by a BAM teaching artist, streamed live in the classroom
- ・Create an original work of resistance addressing an issue in their community that requires positive change
- ・Explore personification, collaborate on communal poems, and learn literary terms through pre- and post-show activities provided in an online study guide
This virtual workshop runs 55 minutes, including performance excerpts. Fee: $200.
Leadership support for virtual programming provided by the Altman Foundation.
Major support for literacy programs provided by The Emily Davie & Joseph S. Kornfeld Foundation
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