I’m so excited to share the news that the recent community poem which I was featured in alongside 46 other talented poets of the Jersey City community which was curated by the JC Poet Laureate Rashand Wright feature councilman/woman of the JC along with the JC Mayor Stephen Fulop has been published as an ebook.
Over the last three months, Art House Productions has created a Jersey City Community Poem Project in which poets from across the state submitted poems and lines on the theme of “Life in the Pandemic and Beyond: Quarantine, Devastation, and Hope for the Future.”After receiving submissions from 42 talented poets, Jersey City Poet Laureate Rashad Wright curated the original, crowd-sourced poem titled “Just Breathe” using lines and excerpts from each submission.
It also sought video submissions from community members performing the original work. Fifty-seven performers responded, including Jersey City officials, local artists, and many of the poets themselves.
Individuals filmed themselves orating different stanzas. The clips were compiled into an almost 11-minute video, which premiered at Art House’s Virtual Access JC Fridays on June 5.
The news was covered by the local newspaper Hudson Reporter. Here is the link for the press coverage.
To view the video presentation of “Just Breathe,” visit: https://youtu.be/DQVX_0C3WjM
The poetry submissions and completed crowd-sourced poem have been published online in a virtual book. To view the book, visit: https://bit.ly/JCCommunityPoem
Happy Blogging!!
Megha Sood
Amazing – you are also contributing to the local community – well done
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Thanks Shantanu.But I gave been working with JC Writers for almost two years now.
I have been invited fir their poetry reading etc
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Awesome
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Thanks dear
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Thanks dear.Your local community is also good with poetry.I was invited to headline a poetry festival in Franklin Township before the COVID 19 . Unfortunately the event got cancelled.
I don’t know exactly which township you are.You should try to connect with your local writing community.I know your hands are already full but give it a shot
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Thanks for the heads up. I have no clue lol. Will find out
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Awesome.
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Reblogged this on Megha's World and commented:
It’s the one-year anniversary of this special event. The making of the community-sourced visual collage called ” Just Breathe” curated and produced by the Former JC Poet Laureate Rashad Wright and ARTS House Productions. Featuring the 46 poets of the Jersey City community along with Mayor Stephen Fulop and other councilmen and councilwomen.
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