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Jerry Quickley reads to a group of Mascoma students for a Young Writers Workshop provided for Mascoma by Dartmouth Outreach Workshop for Writers with Jerry QuickleyMascoma Library January 16th from 2 P.M. - 3 P.M. (and afterward) Through the generosity of Dartmouth Outreach, Experiencing the Arts is pleased to have, well-known and well-regarded performance poet, Jerry Quickley available to lead a workshop for writers in the afternoon of Jan. 16. Presented in conjunction with Dartmouth's Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration. His workshop includes time for sharing work and discussing writing about issues such as war, classism, racism, sexism and homophobia. This session might dovetail nicely with classes choosing to participate with the Mayhem Poets Slam Poetry residency (February 5-8). "About Jerry Quickley: One of the most well-known and well-regarded performance poets in the United States, Jerry has performed on the PBS documentary series Senior Year and been commissioned to develop a one-man show with the Mark Taper Forum. He is the host of the popular Pacifica Radio Network show, Beneath the Surface on KPFK 90.7 fm in Los Angeles, and is frequently asked to contribute to a variety of books and publications, including the just released Spoken Word Revolution: Slam, Hip Hop, and the Voice of a New Generation and Short Fuse. Jerry has just returned from his second visit to Iraq where he spent several weeks at the Palestine Hotel, doing independent reporting of the real deal and shooting a documentary about the Iraq conflict and war from a hip hop perspective called B-Boy in Baghdad. He also took hundreds of photos that have proven to be emotionally arresting for their unflinching portrayal of War, The Occupation, and Life in Iraq. Jerry is from NYC, and lives in Los Angeles. He defines new boundaries in oral traditions. His work is at once both raw and precise, with a skill and broad resonance that goes the distance from Rodin to Rucker Park. Jerry is also a three-time Los Angeles Poetry Grand Slam winner, and a repeat finalist at the National Poetry Slam." Jerry Quickley applauds Tammy Walker for reading her poem Mistress of the Dark. Joe Clifford of Dartmouth Outreach watches as Jerry answers student questions
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