All Writes Reserved: A Youth Spoken Word Festival

The full schedule is up at: ltabgreatplains.org

The Louder Than a Bomb: Great Plains Festival starts this week! It'll be viewable online with the first bouts Monday (3/21, 5:30 and 7:30), Tuesday (3/22, 5:30 and 7:30) and Thursday (3/24, 7:30) nights! You can watch all this week's bouts at: us06web.zoom.us/j/84942462298

We're holding a couple workshops to help you learn more about publishing your poetry! Feb 24 is aimed at adults, Feb 27 for teens, but come to either or both. Register now!

🚨Attention Poets!‼️ Don't let the hourglass run out before you get to speak your truth! Send in your poems ASAP.😎 March 22nd: Anthology Submissions Close 🔗-sparkwheelpress.submittable.com/submit March 26th: Nebraska Youth Poet Laureate Submissions Close 🔗-newriters.org/ypl

Last chance to grab your cameras, hit record, and bless us with your poetry. It's action time!✨🎬 All 2021 LTAB:GP Video Submissions Close at 11:59 TONIGHT, so get going! We can't wait to see what you've created. ☺️ Submit your work here🔗: sparkwheelpress.submittable.com/submit

🚨Wait. Pause! Only 3 days left until Video Submissions CLOSE! Don’t let this opportunity pass by poet. Please pick up your camera, press record, and let us know what’s up. You’d be surprised how many people want to hear you speak! ☺️ Learn more here🔗: newriters.org/video-contest-…

Hey, youth poets! Do you have at least two poems? Well, if that's a yes, go bless the mic! It needs you. 🤗 #ltabgreatplains #WritingCommunity #OmahaLibrary #poetry #youthpoets

Calling All Young Poets ‼️(and their parents, guardians + teachers) The 2021 Rattle Young Poets Anthology is welcoming poets 15 and under to share their words with the 🌎 in the upcoming anthology. Submit your work NOW-Nov 15, 2020 ❤️ Link below for more: rattle.com/children/rypa/

Giving back never tasted so good!😋On Oct 5th, 4-8 PM kickoff the @LTaBGP 2021 season w/ a celebratory meal+🥑 from 72nd Dodge Street Chipotle! 🌯Click here for more details: tinyurl.com/y5svb9cg socialportal.chipotle.com/img/chipotle-s… #LTABKickoff #ChipotleFundraiser

FREE Poetry Nights from home? #YES! ✨Get Excited!✨@TheBayLincoln is back this Thursday w/ Young Adult Writer’s Workshop. (14+ all welcome). Be creative at these Zoom workshops 7pm-8pm on the last Thursday of each month. ✨Get Deets + Register Here: eventbrite.com/e/poetry-night…

Good news! Former LTAB student Abby Pearson was recently published in Literary Orphans. See it here: literaryorphans.org/playdb/i-know-…

"Keona is a fireball of passion and conviction. She's never afraid to tell you exactly how she feels and sets the tone for leadership... It was a delight when Keona showed up for tryouts because she's a dynamic poet with a flair for words. She's going to be missed next year."

Michele Nosbisch, the LTAB coach at Omaha Burke, celebrates her seniors today: youtube.com/watch?v=RvaX7a…

To celebrate the fantastic work students put in, that's one of my favorite poems from Year 1, with Bellevue West High School. Watch all the videos in order with this YouTube playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=…

Louder Than a Bomb: Great Plains was supposed to have our 9th Team Finals event this Thursday at the Holland Performing Arts Center. We have to miss the big events but are grateful for the work students put in all this school year. youtu.be/GTAUHzKxqHQ

Teachers, students, all! From Greg Jacobs, one of LTAB documentary's directors: ...we're streaming Louder Than a Bomb for free all National Poetry Month from the film's website: louderthanabombfilm.com The curriculum & toolkit are also available there for teachers to download!

Also, having worked with John a little and having seen his other work, it is so unabashedly him. His quirky, endearing style is truly as one-of-a-kind and witty as the writer himself." 3/3

But not before wiping away tears of silent laughter at the back of the room during this poem. "The classic and hilarious poem about the island of hot men. This piece is fun, unique and surprising (you really don't see the punchline coming, or I didn't)... 2/3

In 2018, Colleen O'Doherty's hosting skills were put to the test. Her only job was to remain neutral and impartial between all poems throughout the night. Because Colleen is an absolute champ, she pulled it off. 1/3 youtube.com/watch?v=U7gERp…

So she watched them a little, then tried to get home, avoiding them. BUT 1 FOLLOWED HER. She was shouting at it, waving her arms, it just kept on sauntering toward her before she shook her tail (in the detective movie sense). This kid comes from a Miyazaki movie or something...3

AND THERE'S A FOLLOWUP INCIDENT: Yesterday, she was out and came across about 4 deer. She didn't want to go near, worried they might get defensive and rush at her or something. 2/3

I know I shouldn't be highlighting videos of my family, but come on! I love this poem, I remember the day it happened, where she came rushing into the house so excited because she'd made friends with a deer. 1/3 youtube.com/watch?v=JGUfHQ…