Lethal Poetry

A collective of poets and creatives that host the monthly, psi certified slam Words That Kill, and other performance events! #LethalPoetry

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Our SlamMaster gets super #RealTalk with middle schoolers!

#BlondeJesus isn't real she suggests! Shocker! https://t.co/q87lRi9VZb

[Afro+naut & Afro-nots @afronautlab]

So about that wall....

#ArtOverRacism #WeAreOne #Resist #ArtAsActivism https://t.co/gjNf1TxDW6

[Surviving the Mic @SurvivingTheMic]

Language matters. Tell the truth.

[Audre Lorde Project @audrelorde]

Two of our team members are at the #SurvivedandPunished convening today learning to support criminalized survivors! Sign the petition to #FreeLiyah, a Black immigrant incarcerated for defending herself against her abusive husband & now facing deportation: https://t.co/vRY87dnLxK!

[Rituals of Mine @RitualsofMine]

Celebrate International Women's Day & SPREAD THIS VIDEO AROUND. Nearing 17K in less than a week! Support queer, womxn of color ya feel me? https://t.co/t2PSzqDupf

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Check out @radiantdevices EP!

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Friends! Take a moment from your busy day and enjoy our new EP! It's been a long time in the making and we're... https://t.co/Jb2ycZvOQz

[Mojdeh Stoakley @TheMojdeh]

"They were writing racism and redlining into the subconscious of white people..."
Words from Crane HS slam team's 3rd round poet! A brilliant piece that explores grief and preemptive grief… https://t.co/VD3X0hwcwT

[V3rbal @malcolmbarrett]

Most Black actors get their hair cut or styled outside of set, often at their own expense because Hollywood hairstylists are one size fit all and that ‘all’ does not include Black hair. This has been my experience for the last 20 years in the business & it hasn’t changed at all.

[Bahá'í International Community - Human Rights @BahaiBIC_Rights]

The following countries raised human rights abuses against the Baha'is in Iran at the UN Human Rights Council today

Denmark 🇩🇰
Germany 🇩🇪
UK 🇬🇧
Belgium 🇧🇪
Switzerland 🇨🇭
Ireland 🇮🇪
Iceland 🇮🇸
Luxembourg 🇱🇺
Israel 🇮🇱
New Zealand 🇳🇿

#HRC40 #Iran

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TONIGHT! See our founder, Mojdeh, perform at Friends by the Fire! This event is brought to you by our #friends What About Chicago? and Sinkhole Sounds!!!

Pages to Like: The Mojdeh Project and Earphoria: Chicago... https://t.co/vGRlhZXadt

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Our founder, Mojdeh, will be the featured poet at Friends by the Fire, a What About Chicago? and Sinkhole Sounds event series! Check it out!

Also like Mojdeh's page for more updates --> The Mojdeh Project !!... https://t.co/kSdUKsAKzQ

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Check out SOUL BURNS by @radiantdevices !! Dope #EinstürzendeNeubauten cover! https://t.co/tAdMzOuzNc

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Hey fam! 2018 Lethal Poetry Slam Team member Chris Sanders will be a part of the Nov 28th lineup for this dope new series hosted by What About Chicago Live Show! Check it out! https://t.co/xGibRzlDmK

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The #LetUsBreath Collective was a gracious host to Surviving the Mic & Lethal Poetry's collaborative event this summer! They graciously provided a safe and affirming space for our #Juneteenth Edition of the STM... https://t.co/DElswuIeqT

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Group Piece Finals at 10pm in Kenwood Academy (Auditorium)
5015 S Blackstone Ave, Chicago, IL 60615

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UPDATE: Semi-finals at 7pm will be in 4 simultaneous events:

Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts - Performance Hall
Hyde Park – 915 E 60th Street Chicago, IL 60637 |
(One event in Logan Performance Hall and... https://t.co/nZ71TiFif2

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Good morning poets and good morning Chicago!

Testing & Treatments available to all TODAY – 8/16

- HIV TESTING from Chicago House / Lurie Hospital – 12noon to 7pm. Watch out for updates on socials for the exact... https://t.co/ieBAqgxNim

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#NPSChi parents! There will be signs directing you to the childcare space in Collaboraction before the Parent’s Open Mic!

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#NPSChi parents! There will be childcare at today’s Parent's Open Mic from 9:30-12! Provided by ChiChiCo! Message Anjana Kirti or email [email protected] to give us a heads up, if you can! https://t.co/kBc4D2HenI... https://t.co/WeYCNDA2Aq

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#NPSChi parents! There will be childcare at tomorrow's Parent's Open Mic from 9:30-12! Provided by ChiChiCo! Message Anjana Kirti or email [email protected] to give us a heads up, if you can! https://t.co/kBc4D2HenI... https://t.co/uwSkpozrq8