More Sound Mini Series - Rashad Wright
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Online! - Rashad Wright in Concert
Wednesday, May 6 | 7p
Sliding scale $5-30
Hi All! Tickets for this concert are offered on a sliding scale from $5-30. Please make your Go Fund Me payment in the amount that suits you best. You can join the concert live stream here: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84138459758. Your ticket directly supports our presenting artist and organizations (After School JC and SMUSH Gallery). Thank you!
Rashad Wright comes to you via live stream in our More Sound Mini Series, keeping local performance going in the time of COVID-19.
Rashad Wright is the poet laureate of Jersey City, New Jersey. He is a graduate of New Jersey City University, receiving his BA in English: Creative Writing. His poetry has been heard from both local and national stages via slam poetry. He is the only person to be named “Grandslam Champion of Jersey City Slam” twice. He has competed in Slams in Oakland, San Diego, Spokane, and Denver, once ranking 25th in the country. He has coached Jersey City Slam, the UACHS Poetry Club, and 6th Borough Slam who placed 10th in the world at Brave New Voices 2019. Rashad’s creative work focuses on debunking the glorification of selflessness and sacrifice in communities of color and other disenfranchised groups. Rashad’s work gives visibility to a “self” in an attempt to reclaim the love that these identities deserve. He is currently the host of ManaMic, Jersey City’s biggest open mic series, and has published a fusion of memoir and poetry titled Romeo’s Whiskey. This concert is presented by SMUSH Gallery and After School JC.
Wednesday, May 6 | 7p
Sliding scale $5-30
Hi All! Tickets for this concert are offered on a sliding scale from $5-30. Please make your Go Fund Me payment in the amount that suits you best. You can join the concert live stream here: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84138459758. Your ticket directly supports our presenting artist and organizations (After School JC and SMUSH Gallery). Thank you!
Rashad Wright comes to you via live stream in our More Sound Mini Series, keeping local performance going in the time of COVID-19.
Rashad Wright is the poet laureate of Jersey City, New Jersey. He is a graduate of New Jersey City University, receiving his BA in English: Creative Writing. His poetry has been heard from both local and national stages via slam poetry. He is the only person to be named “Grandslam Champion of Jersey City Slam” twice. He has competed in Slams in Oakland, San Diego, Spokane, and Denver, once ranking 25th in the country. He has coached Jersey City Slam, the UACHS Poetry Club, and 6th Borough Slam who placed 10th in the world at Brave New Voices 2019. Rashad’s creative work focuses on debunking the glorification of selflessness and sacrifice in communities of color and other disenfranchised groups. Rashad’s work gives visibility to a “self” in an attempt to reclaim the love that these identities deserve. He is currently the host of ManaMic, Jersey City’s biggest open mic series, and has published a fusion of memoir and poetry titled Romeo’s Whiskey. This concert is presented by SMUSH Gallery and After School JC.
Organizer
Katelyn Halpern
Organizer
Jersey City, NJ