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New Artists in the Schools Directory!

Teachers!

The 2017/2018 school year is still a ways off, but the new Manitoba Arts Council’s Artists in the Schools Directory is out now! I’m going in for my second year of residencies, working with middle and senior years classes in developing creative communication skills and confident self-expression through spoken word and slam poetry.

The last of my residencies in my first year is about to wrap up, and I’ve already logged quite a few hours building confidence in students’ abilities to construct thought-provoking pieces that touch on personal narrative, cultural awareness, and social justice issues along the way. Also, chapbooks, puppet shows, and classroom open mics!

Visit the Artists in the Schools page to see how the program works, and find me in the downloadable directory (.pdf). Also feel free to navigate over to my For Teachers page to have a look at some lesson plan ideas.

And finally, don’t hesitate to contact me to ask any questions or discuss residency options. I’m all over social media too, @stevelockewpg.

2017 Begins with a Bang!

January was a heck of a month! I traveled to Saskatoon to feature in one of my favourite communities (Tonight it’s Poetry!), and had it covered with a travel grant from the Manitoba Arts Council. Later that week, I came in first at the slam here in town, and followed that up with an Artists in the Schools residency at Montrose School, teaching spoken word and public speaking to grade 5/6’s.

Thank you so much to the community organizers, arts admins, teachers and friends who offer me these opportunities to share my work and otherwise live the dream! Please visit the links to learn more about community events and professional opportunities.

This month in town, I’ll be hosting the WPS February slam on the 15th with my birthday-brother Matt Moskal, and visiting H.G. Izatt school with a new lesson plan that incorporates spoken word with chapbooking and puppeteering. The wacky odyssey continues!

Photo credit: Sean Guezen.

Oratorealis Interview

I had a nice chat with the guys at Oratorealis, a lit mag that explores experimental and spoken word poetry – in print! This was (the first!) for their online series where I talked about my (inconsistent) writing routines, National Novel Writing Month, and a bunch of other stuff.

Be sure to keep an eye out for the magazine in stores across Canada, or sign up for a subscription. It’s two issues into its run and has already featured some of my favourite poets from the community like Johnny Trinh, Pam Stewart, Chimwemwe Undi, and Joshua Whitehead, just to name a few!