Sha’Condria Sibley

Dr. Sonia Sanchez reads at Ashe’ Power House Theater on July 1

Team Slam New Orleans and the Ashe’ Cultural Arts Center presents an evening of poetry at 6 p.m. on Friday, July 1, at Ashe’ Powerhouse Theater (1731 Baronne Street). Dr. Sonia Sanchez, the National Park Service Centennial Poet Laureate, will headline the event. Team SNO members Katalyst Alcindor and Sha’Condria “ICON” Sibley will also be featured, … Dr. Sonia Sanchez reads at Ashe’ Power House Theater on July 1

Slam New Orleans Takes the National Title

Teams of performance poets from around the country converged on Charlotte, North Carolina, last month for the 23rd annual National Poetry Slam, and local team Slam New Orleans took away the top prize. Seventy-two teams competed in head-to-head bouts during the five-day event that drew more than 1,000 poets and spectators. Kataalyst Alcindor, who leads … Slam New Orleans Takes the National Title