Jeremiah Blue
Phoenix, United States
Donate to help get Jeremiah to the Individual World Poetry Slam!!!
<p><strong><em>What would I like you to do?</em> </strong></p> <p>Most simply, I would like you to take a moment and consider making a donation to my fundraiser. </p> <p>I have less than three weeks to raise these funds, so if you would, please consider making your donation sooner rather than later. Thank you!</p> <p><em>So, what I am doing this fundraiser for?</em></p> <p>Well, let me provide you with a short anecdote.</p> <p>I recently became the Phoenix Individual Poetry Slam Champion. And this offers me the chance to represent the city of Phoenix at the <strong>2012 Individual World Poetry Slam (IWPS).</strong> </p> <p>IWPS is one the world's largest stages for performance poetry. Poets from across the nation will converge on Fayeteville, Arkansas, between October 3 to October 5 and compete for the title of IWPS champ. A platform as far reaching and respected as this has catipulted many poets to the next level of their pursuits as artists. </p> <p>I have competed on two National Poetry Slam teams, but I have never had the opportunity to compete at IWPS. It has been a dream of mine for over five years now to compete at this level, but I don't have the resources to make this dream a reality all on my own. </p> <p>So, I need your support. </p> <p><strong><em>Where will your money be going?</em></strong></p> <p><em><br /></em>1. All funds will be going directly to me</p> <p>2. The funds will cover the cost of </p> <p> A. A plane ticket to Arkansas from Phoenix</p> <p> B. A shared hotel room for four nights </p> <p> C. Registration fee for the event</p> <p> D. Basic food needs for the four days I will be there </p> <p><strong><em>How about a little info on me?</em></strong></p> <p>I am a restaurant worker, arts organizer, and poet. My job and life ventures are humble, but I enjoy the principals of serving. I may not make a great deal of money, but I am passionate about what I do.</p> <p>My life as an artist:</p> <p>I started writing poetry in college. When I began, I had no idea that I was writing in a style similar to that of "spoken word" poetry. After my first performance at a coffee house reading for a little more than 500 people (talk about an intimidating venue for a first read), I started writing and reading in the greater Los Angeles area on a fairly regular basis. Upon moving to Arizona after college, I was introduced to slam poetry. And about 18 months later, I was hosting and organizing my own slam poetry show. I ran this slam from 2007 to 2009, in which time I was also the Grand Slam Champion in '07, and runner up in '08. I represented Phoenix both years on a team of poets at the National Poetry Slam. As of the summer '09, I took a haitus from slam for about three years. Around March of this year, I returned to the slam that I am now helping to host and organize again in Phoenix. Slam poetry is something that I respect and value a great deal, and as a result, I have felt nothing short of privileged to be able to help develop and give back to my local community of poetry lovers, writers, and performers. I have given a lot over my six years in slam poetry, and the majority of it has offered me some of the greatest satisfaction I could ask for as a artist, performer, community leader, and as a person. </p> <p> </p> <p><em> </em></p> <p> </p>
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