Writing Workshop Judges Poetry Slam
Posted by Joshua Jude, May 14th, 2008.
Three participants and instructor Kristin Ginger of The Key’s Writing Workshop program took a field trip to Kiernan’s Pub in Minneapolis on Tuesday the 13th to witness one of the fundraiser competitions for the Minnesota poetry slam team. The fundraiser (and others) are being used to help pay expenses for the trip and lodging of participants at the national competition in Madison, Wisconsin later this summer. The theme for the event was using song lyrics for the slam. Particpants slammed Paris, Modest Mouse, Sublime, Natalie Merchant, and even Dexys Midnight Runners (and many others). The Key kids not only got to watch the slam but also comprised of 3 of the 5 judges for the event.
Funding for Writing Workshop generously provided by Archie D. & Bertha H. Walker Foundation. Funding for the Minnesota After-School Community Learning program is provided by the Minnesota Department of Education. Funding also provided by the Office of Justice Youth Intervention Program.