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Philly Youth Poetry Movement Vol. 10 July 2011

Sat, 09 Jul 2011 10:15:00 -0000

YOUTH NIGHT OPEN MIC & POETRY SLAM

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 10:51:00 -0000

PYPM Gets Standing Ovation at TedxPhilly!

Tue, 22 Nov 2011 22:57:00 -0000

photo by Kendall Whitehouse

In front of hundreds of attendees packed into the Temple Performing Arts Center, on November 8, The Philly Youth Poetry Movement was one of 25 speakers to present at TedxPhilly, a one-day multi-disciplinary conference to "share ideas that matter." Read More

2011-2012 Slam Registration

Tue, 13 Sep 2011 11:32:00 -0000

PYPM Workshops

Sat, 16 Apr 2011 16:00:00 -0000

Join PYPM

Sat, 16 Apr 2011 12:34:00 -0000

PYPM Services

Sat, 16 Apr 2011 11:39:00 -0000

Donate to PYPM

Sat, 16 Apr 2011 03:50:00 -0000

PYPM Partners

Wed, 23 Mar 2011 20:54:00 -0000

PYPM Slam League

Wed, 23 Mar 2011 09:09:00 -0000

Lead a PYPM Workshop

Thu, 09 Dec 2010 12:16:00 -0000

2011-2012 Slam Season Rules & Schedule

Fri, 26 Nov 2010 06:00:00 -0000

2011-2012 Slam Ranking

Thu, 25 Nov 2010 06:11:00 -0000

test page

Fri, 29 Oct 2010 21:21:00 -0000

Membership Submission

Fri, 22 Oct 2010 00:22:00 -0000

Booking Request

Wed, 20 Oct 2010 15:36:00 -0000

Submission Sent

Wed, 20 Oct 2010 12:26:00 -0000

Membership

Sat, 09 Oct 2010 22:28:00 -0000

PYPM Media

Sun, 19 Sep 2010 06:31:00 -0000

Confirmation

Sat, 18 Sep 2010 19:02:00 -0000

RSVP

Fri, 02 Jul 2010 03:07:00 -0000

Thank You for Responding!

Thu, 01 Jul 2010 19:16:00 -0000

Sold Out

Sun, 27 Jun 2010 10:34:00 -0000

Contact PYPM

Fri, 18 Jun 2010 17:28:00 -0000

Welcome!

Fri, 18 Jun 2010 14:04:00 -0000

Thank You!

Fri, 18 Jun 2010 13:40:00 -0000

Join the PYPM Mailing List

Fri, 18 Jun 2010 13:10:00 -0000

Benjamin Alisuag

Tue, 08 Jun 2010 14:09:00 -0000

"Explosive, enigmatic, his words are piercingly truthful," raves HBO Def Poetry Co-Producer Kamilah Forbes. Ben Alisuag has a “powerful stage presence that you can’t keep your eyes off.” A native of the Bay Area, Alisuag has been an hurricane of honesty and passion in the spoken word scene since 2005. Read More

Gregory "Just Greg" Corbin

Mon, 07 Jun 2010 09:35:00 -0000

PYPM Founder & Executive Director - Greg “Just Greg” Corbin is an international poet, writer, motivational speaker, hip hop artist, activist, workshop facilitator, community developer, and founder of the Philadelphia Youth Poetry Movement, which was established in 2006. Read More

Joshua Bennett

Mon, 07 Jun 2010 00:05:00 -0000

Joshua Bennett is a servant of the Lord. He graduated with the distinctions of Phi Beta Kappa and magna cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania in 2010, after double majoring in English and Africana Studies with minors in Spanish and History. He is a professional performance poet, and has recited his original work at events such as the Sundance Film Festival, The NAACP Image Awards, and President Obama's evening of poetry and music at the White House. Read More

PYPM Finals - May 14, 2010

Sun, 06 Jun 2010 20:32:00 -0000

Perry "Vision" DiVirgilio

Sun, 06 Jun 2010 17:39:00 -0000

PYPM Mentor / Director of Life Skills - Perry “Vision” DiVirgilio, the 6′7” North Philadelphia native, is far from quiet, best known for his melodic delivery, and witty word play. Vision is a chameleon. Off stage, the urban griot is approachable, and light natured. In the community, he focuses on the next generation volunteering time with the youth. Read More

Denice Frohman

Sun, 06 Jun 2010 01:33:00 -0000

PYPM Mentor / Director of Programs - Denice Frohman (aka "Ms. Misconception") is an international poet, lyricist and educator, whose works explores multi-culturalism and the “in-betweeness” that exists in us all. She can currently be seen on TV, radio and print as part of Philadelphia’s city-wide “UnLitter Us” Campaign, which uses spoken word to raise awareness about the impact of litter in our neighborhoods. Read More

PYPM Merchandise

Sat, 05 Jun 2010 22:12:00 -0000

Matthew Kay

Fri, 04 Jun 2010 10:27:00 -0000

PYPM Mentor / Slam League Coordinator - Matthew Kay is an English teacher at the Science Leadership Academy. He's been writing and performing poetry for many years, and is passionate about changing kids lives.

Cait Miner

Thu, 03 Jun 2010 18:26:00 -0000

PYPM Mentor / Director of Educational Affairs - Cait Miner is an educator, mentor, and poet. She graduated from Temple University in January 2009 with a degree in English and Education. She has been teaching English and Creative Writing at Germantown High School for the past two years. Read More

Noel Scales

Wed, 02 Jun 2010 04:14:00 -0000

Noel Scales is a 19-year-old freshman at Temple University majoring in Broadcasting, with a minor in Music. She graduated from the Girard Academic Music Progrram, and has also studied piano, voice, music composition and music theory. Noel has been performing since the age of 11, and was one of the PYPM poets featured in the 2009 HBO docuseries, Brave New Voices. Read More

What is the Philly Youth Poetry Movement?

Tue, 04 May 2010 20:39:00 -0000

Message from the Executive Director

The Philly Youth Poetry Movement (PYPM) is a volunteer-run, 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that provides a safe space for Philadelphia teens to discover the power of their voices through spoken word and literary expression. Read More

Who We Are

Sat, 01 May 2010 17:05:00 -0000