the living art of storytelling in Massachusetts
Time: March 21, 2011 from 6:30pm to 7pm
Location: kennedysmidtown.com
Street: 42 Province Street
City/Town: Boston MA 5 minutes from Park Street T
Event Type: storyslam, contest, improv, games
Organized By: Big Mouths
Latest Activity: Mar 21, 2011
6th and final open slam in Boston Then we have semi finals and the Big Mouth Off, April 26th, 2011
If you have a life, you have a story. Bring it.
Admission $7 and $3 for students...
Brian O'Donovan
WGBH host of Celtic Sojourn will be our special guest
The theme reminded me of this poem from George Ella Lyons. Our final prompt is wide open for every kind of story....
Where I'm FromI am from clothespins, I'm from fudge and eyeglasses, I'm from Artemus and Billie's Branch, Under my bed was a dress box |
![]() Listen to George Ella read the poem. |
“Where I'm From” grew out of my response to a poem from Stories I Ain't Told Nobody Yet (Orchard Books, 1989; Theater Communications Group, 1991) by my friend, Tennessee writer Jo Carson. All of the People Pieces, as Jo calls them, are based on things folks actually said, and number 22 begins, “I want to know when you get to be from a place. ” Jo's speaker, one of those people “that doesn't have roots like trees, ” tells us “I am from Interstate 40” and “I am from the work my father did. ”
Besides being a poem in its own right, “Where I'm From” can be a map for a lot of other writing journeys. " - George Ella Lyons
massmouth and Kennedy’s offer a $50 gift certificate and a t-shirt for the winner of each monthly slam. On April 26, 2011 all the finalists will gather for a BIGMOUTHOFF story slam at Rabb Hall at Copley Square Library. massmouth will award the winners of this contest a fabulous prizes.
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The South Shore story Slams presents The GRAND SLAM STORY SLAM MAY 5TH @The Company Theater 6:30PM the winners of Doyles and SS Story Slam Season compete for Maine Getaway valued at $1,000. Get your tickets before they are gone $25.00 in advance $20.00 members at door $30.00 non members
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