Polyphonic Poetry
Languages
English
Discipline
Literary Arts
Availability
Online, In-Person
Number of participants
500
Themes
Black Legacy, North American History
Age
Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9, Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12
About this program
Using theatre, song, rhyme, prose and storytelling, Jamaal’s presentations will weave fantasy and reality into a poetry experience that will leave students questioning worldviews while inspiring them to explore the urban art of spoken word poetry.
Curriculum Links
Explores thematic use of language as a portal to public speaking; supports literacy by exploring language devices such as pattern, rhyme, figurative speech and syllabic metre; explores traditional and contemporary functions of melodic language.
Artist
Pricing
IN-PERSON
- One Performance: 1 hour (incl. Q & A): $475.00 + HST
- Two 1-hour performances (same school in half day): $945.00 + HST
ONLINE
- One performance of 1 hour: $475.00 + HST
Published fees are for schools; fees for other settings are subject to change.
Venues over 25km from Ottawa centre will be charged a travel fee for artist's transportation costs.
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