/tags/slam-poetry Slam poetry en-US Copyright Tue, 16 Jul 2024 21:41:18 GMT /local-news/2024-07-16/albuquerque-poet-laureate-damien-flores Some may know Damien Flores as the host of 91����’s “spoken word hour” on Sunday evenings. Others have known him as a teacher and mentor over the past 15 years. As of July 7, he will now be known as Albuquerque’s 7th Poet Laureate. Tue, 16 Jul 2024 21:41:18 GMT /local-news/2024-07-16/albuquerque-poet-laureate-damien-flores Mia Casas /local-news/2023-04-14/larger-than-life-remembering-albuquerque-slam-poet-laureate-danny-solis Danny Solis, Albuquerque’s first and only Slam Poet Laureate, is being remembered by friends, family and colleagues. Solis died in his sleep in New York on April 6, at age 63. A cause of death has not yet been determined, according to his family. He won national and international awards for his spoken word poetry and earned the slam poet laureate title in 2009. Though he moved to Minnesota about a decade ago, grief, remembrances and support for his family have poured out from across New Mexico. Fri, 14 Apr 2023 23:25:04 GMT /local-news/2023-04-14/larger-than-life-remembering-albuquerque-slam-poet-laureate-danny-solis Nash Jones /local-news/2022-04-25/applications-open-for-position-of-new-mexicos-poet-laureate The deadline has been extended to May 15 for the three-year position which is open to poets of all genres Mon, 25 Apr 2022 22:32:58 GMT /local-news/2022-04-25/applications-open-for-position-of-new-mexicos-poet-laureate Alice Fordham /public-affairs/2017-06-05/green-chile-slam-poetry Mon. 6/5, 7p: Local poets perform their poems and converse with host Cristina Baccin about being part of the Southwest poetry family, what´s distintictive… Mon, 05 Jun 2017 21:27:07 GMT /public-affairs/2017-06-05/green-chile-slam-poetry /public-affairs/2017-02-20/burques-flow-with-mercedez-holtry Mon.2/20, 7p: Oral history through "testimonio" is at the heart of the community collective project, Humans of New Mexico/Humanos de Nuevo México. We´ll… Mon, 20 Feb 2017 23:27:37 GMT /public-affairs/2017-02-20/burques-flow-with-mercedez-holtry Moises Santos