“Poems for the People” @The Muse Writers Center!

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Words and Images by C.J. X. Pression

Sunday evening at The Muse Writers Center for Poems For The People, feature show organized by Synnika Lofton, was the perfect end to a National Poetry Month weekend! Presenting a fine-tuned set showing a range of my work from humor to personal to social justice & women’s issues, titled Life Lessons, looking up from the mic to see former VA Poet Laureate (and this year’s Poet Fest 757 Keynote Speaker) Tim Seibles digesting and savoring my poems is now forever a hallmark memory in my mind. Nothing can touch that!

I snapped a few pictures of the other poet presenters- each an accomplished, local legend, inspiring others on the VA performance and poetry scene and beyond. Then, settled in to listen as they owned their spotlight with gusto! So many amazing lines and concepts were shared. If those walls could talk, they’d be awestruck with a resounding WOW! I know I was! Fantastic presentations! Extremely honored to have performed among you; felt surrounded by greatness! Kudos to each feature poet, absolutely amazing work!

✨(️Maddie! Another 1st for us!❤️)✨️
✨️ Poet Fest 757 2024 dates: April 26th-28th at The Venue on 35th ! Don’t miss this 3 day opportunity celebrating all things poetry!

📸: C.j. X. Pression / @crickytseye (except group shots- contributors are thanked in pic captions!)
(Thank you for such a fine evening of artistic fellowship and for sharing your time and talents! 💜)

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Published by Synnika Chizoba Lofton

"Synnika Alek-Chizoba Lofton is an award winning poet, the president and CEO of Guerrilla Ignition LLC, host of a Nationally Syndicated radio show, and an educator, teaching literature at Chesapeake Bay Academy and English courses at Norfolk State University. Lofton has recorded more than one hundred and fifty CDs, albums, CD-singles, and mixtapes of poetry, including his highly praised debut, The New Breed. He is the author of twelve books and the founder of Riot Speech, a musical genre combining performance poetry with traditional musical forms, such as Rock, Jazz, and Hip Hop. His poems have been published in Experience Reality Magazine, Quay: A Journal of the Arts, UpStreet: A Literary Magazine, and, in 2014, Lofton has been featured in Blind Sided Magazine. He is a regular on Virginian television programs such as The Hampton Roads Show and Chesapeake’s Thinking Out Loud on WCTV. He teaches World Literature, British Literature, and Composition, while touring the country, performing at literary festivals, musical festivals, poetry readings, open mics, concerts, high schools, and colleges."

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