Slam Poet Aaron Johnson coming to KABAM 2010

Aaron Johnson is a 5 national slam competitor. A leader in the phoenix poetry scene, Johnson was one of the founders of the Northern Arizona Poetry Association, NORAZ, which not only promotes adult poets but has been associated with numerous programs around the state promoting literacy and poetry in schools. A veteran of several cross country tours, Johnson is the author of 3 chapbooks and a founder of Spoken Circus, a music group.

http://www.myspace.com/rights4lefty

Internationally Renowned Poet Ellyn Maybe coming to KABAM!

Ellyn Maybe has performed her poetry all over the country, including Bumbershoot,the Poetry Project, the New School, Taos Poetry Circus, South by Southwest, Lollapalooza, Albuquerque Poetry Festival and Seattle Poetry Festival. She has also read in Europe at the Bristol Poetry Festival, on the BBC, and in poetry slams and readings in Munich, Frankfurt, Hamburg and Stuttgart. She opened the MTV Spoken Wurd Tour in Los Angeles. In addition, she has also read at USC, UCLA, CSUN and Cal State Fullerton, among other colleges.

Writer’s Digest named her one of ten poets to watch in the new millennium. Her work has been included in many anthologies, including Word Warriors: 35 Women Leaders in the Spoken Word Revolution, Poetry Slam, Another City: Writing From Los Angeles, Poetry Nation, The Outlaw Bible of American Poetry and American Poetry: The Next Generation. She was on the 1998 and 1999 Venice Beach Slam teams. She was seen reading her work in Michael Radford’s (Il Postino) film Dancing at the Blue Iguana.

http://ellynmaybe.com

Steering Committee Meeting: Jan 27 at Mohave County Library

4:00 PM, in the Library Administration Conference Room.
More info: 928 - 692-5790

Public, book lovers, and new participants invited!

Get involved in Kingman's annual Festival completely devoted to promoting the love books and reading!

Authors Committee Meeting October 20th

4:00 PM at Manzanita Elementary School Library.

Topics: Recommended children's/young adult/high school authors to invite to 2010 KABAM

KABAM Steering Committee Meeting October 21st.

Location:

White Cliffs Middle School
400 Grandview Ave
Kingman, AZ 86401
(928) 753-6216
4 p.m, October 21st (Wednesday).

Tuesday: AZ Youth Slam Poetry Team to Perform at Firehouse Coffee

6pm: Teen Tuesdays at the Firehouse

Firehouse Coffee Shop
2350 S Miracle Mile # 306
Bullhead City, AZ 86442-7505

Map . . .

For more info, contact Mikel at weisser@frontiernet.net

KABAM Receives Grant from Arizona Commisison on the Arts

Despite reduced funding for the upcoming year, the Arizona Commission on the Arts has awarded KABAM a grant of approximately $1764 to help to support our 2010 Festival. These funds will help pay for author travel expenses and other costs of putting on the Festival

Thanks to the Arizona Commission on the Arts and their staff for their continuing support!