Guerrilla poetry & percussion workshop + performance at Wilson High School
Guerrilla poets Jessica and Shahid visited Woodrow Wilson High School in Tenleytown today, hosting a workshp for students in the Humanities, Arts & Media Academy focusing on poetry and percussion. A small group of students walked through basic drumming techniques before trying their hand at a collaborative jam. Each student then wrote a poem, and most shared their work with the rest of the group. Organizers of the annual event — at which this was the GPI's third consecutive appearance — reported later that students reflected positively on the experience.
Later, Shahid returned to Wilson to kick rhymes in a set featuring Tri-Flava, Reggie from Sol y Sol, Margaux Delotte-Bennett, and a former National Poetry Slam champion named Gayle. The mic was hot, the students went ballistic with their applause, and a good time was had by all.
Many thanks to Kristen for making her drums available for the afternoon workshop; and to AU student and documentarian Hunter Herrick for giving a ride to the evening show!