Stay Woke Poetry

07/25/2018

HeartbreakRelationships Dirt Ever since middle school, I have been buried. Dirt thrown over my head, People stomping all over me, Shoving me further and further into my grave. Boys playing games with my body, Taking bets on who can slap my ass the hardest just to get a reaction out of me. High schoo...

07/23/2018

We've set up an Eventbrite for next week's workshop. Sign up today, regret it never.

This workshop will be an introduction to Stay Woke's poetry teaching methods followed by an opportunity to share poetry in an open mic format. https://www.facebook.com/events/457442148060231/

07/23/2018

Stay connected

HopeReflection The World Around Us The world around us From the boy on the bus The world made us fear We have to be tough like a bear The war desolation That brought us destruction All the discrimination That brought us devastation The world brought us pain We had to leave on a train Through the nig...

07/18/2018

Happy ! We had a great workshop at the Boys and Girls Club of St. Paul yesterday, and today is Kiante's birthday! Here's some poetry so you can have a great week too.

07/12/2018

Awakening. July 31st.

07/09/2018

Some poetry to start your week properly

Reflection Hide and Seek   Come find me   Where the sun never sets Where the brisk wind cannot go Where the smell of coffee is rich Where I am free Come find me   At midday Before the sun falls Before I fully fall under sleep’s precious spell Before I doubt what I am Before I doubt what we are ...

07/02/2018

We had a great time at the idea showcase! We met a lot of great people, saw some old friends and even sold a few books! Thanks to everyone who showed up, big things coming...

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06/28/2018

06/26/2018

We had a great time running through a lesson with our MacStartups cohort! They even got to write their own poems.

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06/25/2018

We're happy to say that we've started posting videos on our website! Check out "Dirt," taken at our slam at Mustang High School in Oklahoma. New videos coming soon!

06/22/2018

Kiante was recently interviewed by the president of our college as part of the "Big Questions" series. Take a look!

How can any one person change the world? (Kiante Miles ’20 is a poet, a computer science major, and a defensive back with the football team.)

06/22/2018

Here's the link to register for the idea showcase! Please sign up. There will be free food and free beer, so this shouldn't be a hard sell ;)

Macalester Entrepreneurship welcomes a cohort of enthusiastic students as part of our fourth annual summer accelerator and internship programs. With ideas ranging from indoor games to mental health care apps, to writing help forums to poetry as social engagement; six MacStartups teams are immersing....