slam poetry event (3/31/10, 7 pm)

Please join LGSA, BGSA, and IUSPA in the Slam Poetry event on March 31st at 7:00pm in the School of Education Atrium. The first 30 minutes will be an open mic session for anyone to perform their original poetry. At 7:30 Joaquin Zihuatanejo, the current World Cup of Slam Poetry Champion, will perform. He is a former Creative Writing and English High School Teacher, who writes his poems about social inequalities, education, and justice. He is very engaging, and uses his poetry to encourage students to express themselves in a healthy way and engage in dialogue about these issues.