Thursday, October 9, 2014

Individual World Poetry Slam headed for Phoenix - YabYum Music and Arts Sneak Peek

By Matt Marn
Aaron Hopkins-Johnson

Published by YabYum Music and Arts

The Individual World Poetry Slam is a chance for poets the world over to meet and compete with their original work in a respected competition of peers. And soon, Phoenix will get a chance to host this historic event.

Aaron Hopkins-Johnson, the owner of Lawn Gnome Publishing in Phoenix, is thrilled by the news the Individual World Poetry Slam (iWPS) is coming to town. A former slam poet himself, Hopkins-Johnson was the one who submitted Phoenix into the running for host city of this year's competition.

Hopkins-Johnson got into performing slam poetry during a speech and debate class at NAU. After graduating, he felt he had gained enough experience studying and performing some of the best slam poets that it was time to start composing and performing his own works.


Read more about Aaron and his bid to bring the iWPS to Phoenix, and learn more about how to see the competition in Phoenix, at YabYum Music and Arts!

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