PoetrySLAM and Erotic Poetry Lineups

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
STORYSPARK FIRES UP SLAM AND SEDUCTION

RALEIGH, NC (September 5, 2009) — Want to roll around in words?  How about a roll in the hay?  You’re in luck!  Slammin’ poetry and sweet seduction get top billing at this year’s storySPARK, part of the annual SPARKcon festival in downtown Raleigh.
It’s a potent one-two combination that starts at 9pm on Saturday, Sept. 19 with Poetry Slam on the main stage.  Poets and audiences will then make their way to Humble Pie Restaurant on Harrington Street 10:30pm for readings and music celebrating love and lust.

Literary impresario Dasan Ahanu hosts both events, with a potentially irksome assist from Raleigh Quarterly publishers Greg Behr and Billy Warden.
Other literary events are programmed by the complementary PoetrySPARK team, which is organizing poetry readings by more than 60 local poets. Events are planned for that Friday and Saturday at the Morning Times.
“I’m not sure all of this smart, sexy fun is at all appropriate for North Carolina’s capital city,” said a flustered official who asked not to be identified.  Featured performers include:

PoetrySLAM, Main Stage Sep 19 9:00 pm

Joseph Churchwell
Walden Raines
Jru Salam
Andrew Tyree
Ron Hargrove
Shye
Ang
Trina Thoughtz
Tavis Brunson
Paula Latham
Tia Miles
Anika Alexander
George Yamazawa

StorySPARK After Dark Erotic Poetry, Humble Pie, 10:30 pm

Corey T. Parker
Rahkie Mateen
Kelly Borberg
Michael Mayo
Cami Brown Shuga
Lakeya Gardner
Shye
Nikki
Ang
Lizh
Trina Thoughtz
Geneva Bowden
Tavis Brunson
Tia Miles
Anika Alexander
Jamela Lrato
Erin Byrd
Andrew Tyree
Ron Hargrove (KrossWordz)
Teniel Bishop
Greg Behr
Billy Warden
Sadia Latifi

About SPARKcon:
SPARKcon showcases local creative talent in the NC Triangle. For four days, Raleigh’s Fayetteville St, public spaces, clubs and stages will be filled with art, music, dance, film, fashion, design, proposals, and more.
Celebrating local cultural richness and empowering action through an open-source approach to collaboration and cross-pollination, SPARKcon is not a funded city program or an economic development stunt. It’s completely grassroots and by the people for the people! Join us as we explore the creative spirit of the Triangle!

Contact information:

Greg Behr
gebehr@gmail.com