Louder Than A Bomb - Cincinnati

The Taft Research Center of the University of Cincinnati, Elementz and WordPlay are bringing the world's largest youth poetry slam to Cincinnati!

Louder Than A Bomb (LTAB) is a youth poetry festival designed by the Young Chicago Authors in 2001 to be a platform that not only gives youth a voice, but gives them a chance to share their stories. Since then, it has become the largest youth poetry festival in the world. This year, with the leadership of the Taft Research Center at the University of Cincinnati, in cooperation with WordPlay and El

08/16/2019

Special to Alumni De’Ariss Hope from Walnut Hills High School for kicking off CPS teachers and administrators with his powerful poem this week!

04/04/2019

Giving Them a Voice: Louder than a Bomb Cincinnati Mini Doc

Upcoming Poetry Slam Gives Local Students Chance To Be Heard 'Louder Than A Bomb'

03/27/2019

Yesterday on 91.7 WVXU Cincinnati Cincinnati Edition: Louder Than A Bomb - Cincinnati Manager, Jamie-Lee Morris and two of this year's poets, Walnut Hills students De’Ariss Hope and Nola Stowe. Listen to the interview in the link:

Upcoming Poetry Slam Gives Local Students Chance To Be Heard 'Louder Than A Bomb'

05/23/2018

Meet Chicago’s First National Youth Poet Laureate

Meet Chicago’s First National Youth Poet Laureate "I cried," says the Columbia College sophomore. "And then I gave a really bad speech."

Fighting Words: Poetry as a Response to Conflict [Contest and Workshop]

05/06/2018

Students, there is still time to enter this contest!

Fighting Words: Poetry as a Response to Conflict [Contest and Workshop] Students are invited to submit poems on peace and conflict to the Fighting Words Poetry Contest. The attached workshop guides teachers and students in how to craft a successful entry.

05/02/2018

Louder than a Bomb might be over...for this year, but you still have opportunities to read your poetry. Check this out:

04/24/2018

You can get tickets for this week's show at:

Louder Than A Bomb Cincy - Finals Louder Than A Bomb Cincy FINALS, doors open at 5 PM, competition starts at 5:30 PM. Shirts will be on sale at the competition.

High School Poetry Teams Grow in Popularity, Thanks to 'Louder than a Bomb'

04/24/2018

Check.It.Out. Louder than a Bomb is this Friday! See the story!

High School Poetry Teams Grow in Popularity, Thanks to 'Louder than a Bomb' The finals in the citywide slam poetry contest occur Friday at the Freedom Center in Downtown Cincinnati

Meet Cincinnati's New Poet Laureate, Manuel Iris

04/11/2018

Go LTAB Coach Iris!

Meet Cincinnati's New Poet Laureate, Manuel Iris A high school English teacher is Cincinnati's new poet laureate. Manuel Iris is a teacher, coach and the Coordinator of Hispanic Outreach at DePaul Cristo

03/22/2018

Tickets to the 2018 LTAB Cincy finals are now available. only 300 seats available, so get 'em while you can.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/louder-than-a-bomb-cincy-finals-tickets-44379627661?aff=es2

Louder Than A Bomb - Cincinnati The Taft Research Center of the University of Cincinnati, Elementz and WordPlay are bringing the world's largest youth poetry slam to Cincinnati!