The Prose Bowl: A Night Of Spoken Word with Get Lit
- The Crawford, 474 S. Raymond Ave., Pasadena
It’s a celebration of L.A. poetry at LAist with Get Lit - Words Ignite! Get Lit youth poets, standout local artists, and a nationally-renowned featured poet will get together for a night of spoken word performance hosted by Get Lit’s Mason Granger (he/him). Come early to enjoy snacks, sips, a DJ set from Austin Antoine, and tons of cool people to connect with in the name of poetry. Drinks, music, and treats from Cinnabon start at 6 p.m. and the show kicks off at 7 p.m.
Featured poet will be Salome Agbaroji.
GET LIT YOUTH POETS
- Olivia Le*
- Naomi Farkas*
- Abby Erazo*
- Ian Gomez*
- Jordan Stanley
- Joseph Bricker
- Erica Almond
- Raul Herrera
This program may contain some mature language or themes.
ABOUT MASON GRANGER
Mason Granger is the Deputy Director at Get Lit. Originally from Philadelphia by way of Willingboro, NJ, Mason is a poet with 19+ years of professional experience on stage & in classrooms across 49 states and six countries as part of the performance poetry trio, The Mayhem Poets. In 2014, he created SlamFind, a digital platform to connect fans of poetry videos with the poets & live poetry venues where these videos are born. Connecting the poetry community to itself and the rest of the world continues to be the foundation of his work to this day.
Between 2016-2018, Mason was the official videographer for Poetry Slam Inc., producing several iconic poetry videos that continue to garner millions of views across multiple platforms. In the spirit of his mission of always keeping the ‘live’ in ‘live poetry’, he also hosted the weekly PoetNY open mic at Bowery Poetry Club in NYC from 2017-2019 while also serving as Executive Director of Bowery Arts & Science through 2019.
Now as a Los Angeles resident in his fourth year with Get Lit, Mason continues to pursue creative projects while helping to shape the future of spoken word poetry education in the state of California and beyond.
ABOUT SALOME AGBAROJI
Salome Agbaroji is a Nigerian-American poet that has written and/or performed spoken word poetry for the Golden Globes Pre-Show, NFL Rams Halftime Show, an Opening Act on Rupi Kaur's World Tour, the likes of Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, Black Lives Matter founder Patrisse Cullors, Mrs. Tina Lawson, and many more. This year, she is an ambassador for Vans’ global grand campaign. Salome was a YoungArts winner in Spoken Word and has been honored by the Scholastic Arts and Writing Awards, among many others. She has been published in NPR's KCRW, Noema Magazine, the Harvard Technology Review, and more. Salome currently attends Harvard University, studying Government and Political Science. Her focuses outside of poetry are civic engagement and advocacy about issues such as racism towards minority communities, immigrant stories, injustices in the international community, and more.
ABOUT THE POETS
Erica Almond (she/her) is a Get Lit Alumni of 2013 — 2014. She competed in the Classic Slam both years with Cleveland High School, winning their first awarded title in 2014. This opportunity through Get Lit shaped her entire outlook on her world and voice. Along with possibilities of the Arts and Communication. With the confidence built from poetry, she became fearless in pursuing her dreams-becoming a dancer, a CSUN Communications Studies Graduate, and a Get Lit Teaching Artist today. She is moved beyond words to be back working with both Get Lit and the students. She hopes to make a deep impact within the community and inspire students to follow their greatest passions.
Joseph Bricker (he/him) is a midwest-grown, LA-based poet and performer. He has written narrative podcasts for Spotify, and his work has been produced Off-Broadway as part of the United Solo Festival, at the Whitefire Theatre in Los Angeles, and at the Minnesota Fringe Festival. You can often catch him reading at Da Poetry Lounge, or playing Dungeons and Dragons.
Jordan Stanley (they/them) is a queer and nonbinary poet in LA. You can read their forthcoming work in Cobra Milk, Hooligan Magazine and South Broadway Ghost Society.
*Get Lit Players
The Get Lit Players (GLPs) are our award-winning performance troupe of youth poets. They’ve performed at the United Nations, Hollywood Bowl, Lincoln Center and White House — to name a few! Every year they perform live for over 50,000 of their peers, and their videos have been watched online over 300 million times. Each of our Get Lit Players will spend the next year honing their skills and enjoying exciting and unique workshops, paid performance and networking opportunities, and a lifetime of support from Get Lit’s community.
ABOUT GET LIT
Los Angeles-based nonprofit GET LIT ignites student engagement, literacy, and young voices around the globe using the power of spoken word, technology, and community.
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