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Spoken Word Sundays: Advocate of Wordz and Courtney LeBlanc

  • The Parkside Lounge 317 East Houston Street New York (map)

PLEASE NOTE OUR NEW READING SERIES TIME OF 3:00 - 5:00 PM


Featuring Advocate of Wordz and Courtney LeBlanc

Hosted by David Lawton

Plus open mic

21+, doors open at 3:00 pm

$3 suggested donation. Two drink min, alcoholic or non.

 

Advocate of Wordz is an award winning published poet, a certified breeder of mythical creatures, and an educator who teaches his students how to talk their way out of detention. His work has been featured on CNN, Los Angeles Times, Univision, and more. His performances across the country include a residency at Lincoln Center, the Paramount Theater (Austin, TX), Town Hall (Broadway), and Princeton University to name a few. 

Courtney LeBlanc is the author of the full-length collections Her Whole Bright Life; Exquisite Bloody, Beating Heart; and Beautiful & Full of Monsters. She is the Arlington County Poet Laureate, a Virginia Center for Creative Arts fellow, and the founder and editor-in-chief of Riot in Your Throat, an independent poetry press. She loves nail polish, tattoos, and a soy latte each morning. Find her online at www.courtneyleblanc.com