THE STATE OF THE WORD
Vanderbilt's Langford Auditorium
7:00pm
$5 Adults
$3 Youth
Medical Center Drive and 21st Ave. South. Parking is available in the garage along Medical Center Drive. Langford Auditorium sits between Medical Center Drive and Garland Ave. Click here for map.
A night of uplifting, lyrical performances from the region's top young poets, emcees, and spoken word artists. Participating universities, high schools, and youth organizations include Vanderbilt, TSU, Belmont, American Baptist College, MTSU, Trevecca, Maplewood, Hillsboro, Stratford, Hunters Lane, Nashville School of the Arts, Y-CAP and YMCA artEmbrace.
Contact us if your school or youth organization would like to participate.

Samples of Hip Hop and the Humanities
Y-CAP East
1021 Russell St.
This wordshop series focuses on comparing contemporary stars and themes in hip hop to African American leaders from the humanities. Sessions use the work of these leaders as a launching pad for new performance pieces. Each week ends with performances.
Sponsor: Humanities TN

East Branch Library
206 Gallatin Ave.
Taught by poets from Vanderbilt, this wordshop series is an opportunity to improve both writing and performance skills.

Nashville Public Library's Main Library Downtown
615 Church St.
This series will feature wordshops conducted by Nashville's top spoken word poets. Open mic will follow each session.