Bent's Poet Populist 2007-2008 Nominee!
Bent is proud to announce that one of our own is nominated to become the Poet Populist of Seattle for the 2007-2008 season!
We were asked to nominate, Bent voted, and Chad Goller-Sojourner was chosen to be the Bent nominee. Not only was he nominated by Bent, but also by the Central District Forum for Arts and Ideas.
This year, Chad will produce Sitting In Circles With Rich White Girls Memoirs Of A Bulimic Black Boy, a one-person show funded by the NEA via the CD Forum. Also look for Chad at Voices Rising, an LGBTQ of color literary arts and culture festival on July 1 at Richard Hugo House. (Info: stormepoet@hotmail.com)
Not only are we thrilled that Chad is a candidate for Poet Populist, but we are excited by the company he keeps in Poet Populist-land. Among representatives of organizations close to Bent's heart like the Seattle Poetry Slam and Youth Speaks, a former Bent student, Amy Mahoney, has also been nominated by Knock Journal.
Visit the Poet Populist website to vote. And if you'd like to hear some great poetry, you can hear Chad on stage at the downtown Seattle Public Library for the first of two nominee read-offs.
Don't forget to vote by August 1! Tell your friends! Go Chad!
Voices Rising:
