Release date: September 11, 2007
Kennesaw State will present two nights of performance poetry
Contact: Cheryl Anderson Brown, Assistant Director of Public Relations
770-499-3417 or cbrown@kennesaw.edu
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Taylor Mali |
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Chezon Jackson |
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Ayodele Heath |
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Dru Jamieson |
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Andrew Puckett |
KENNESAW, Ga.—The Kennesaw State University Department of Theatre and Performance Studies will present a night of performance poetry, including four-time winner of the National Poetry Slam, Taylor Mali. This event will be head at 8 p.m. on Sept. 14 and 15 in the Howard Logan Stillwell Theater.
New York City native Taylor Mali has been featured on HBO and in several documentaries. Before beginning his career as a slam poet, Mali was a high school teacher, which serves as a point of inspiration for several of his poems and one-man shows.
Mali will perform on Sept. 14, along with Chezon Jackson. Jackson is known as the “mother poet” and is widely acclaimed for her inspirational performances. KSU student poet Dru Jamieson will also perform on Friday night.
Mali will perform again on Sept. 15. Sharing the stage with Mali on Saturday will be Atlanta slam poet Ayodele Heath, another National Poetry Slam winner. KSU student poet Andrew Puckett will also perform.
Tickets for the performances at Kennesaw State University are $5. Call the Box Office at 770-423-6650 for information and reservations. Please also be advised that this event features themes and language that may not be appropriate for all audiences.
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A member of the 35-unit University System of Georgia, Kennesaw State University is a comprehensive‚ residential institution with a growing student population approaching 20‚000 from 132 countries. The third largest state university in Georgia‚ Kennesaw State offers more than 60 graduate and undergraduate degrees‚ including a new Doctorate of Education in Leadership.
The KSU College of the Arts is one of only four Georgia institutions to have achieved full national accreditation for all of its arts programs.