PERFORMANCE POETRY WORKSHOP SET FOR CHEYENNE: Attention Homes, Inc., invites language arts teachers to sign up now for “The Diverse Voices of Poetry,” a celebration and exploration of performance poetry (a.k.a. spoken-word or slam poetry). Dates are Oct. 13-14 at Cheyenne’s Atlas Theatre, 211 W. 16^th St. It includes a two-day workshop with Jack Collom and Akila Oliver from Naropa University, Boulder, Colo., and George Lee Miles, performance poet, teacher, and actor from New York City. These guest writers will read their own work and preside over the slam at the end of the two-day event. Workshop will be free and open to the public. Tickets will be sold to the Friday evening performance. FMI: Megan Oteri, 307-433-8179; Gail Pacheco, Attention Homes, 307-778-7832; or e-mail me at mshay@state.wy.us.

- posted by Michael Shay @ 3:26 PM