Tuesday, April 15, 2008 – 7:30 PM - FREE
The Banff Centre – Room TCPL 201

ARTISTS:
Corey Frost
Bob Holman
Sheri-D Wilson

What is spoken word? Can it be theorized? Will we soon see spoken word MFA programs? What will the reading lists look like? In this roundtable discussion, panellists will talk about the texts and thinkers that have informed their own understandings of spoken word, and about whether and how theory connects with practice.

Corey Frost is a spoken word performer and a PhD candidate in English at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. He is working on a comparative study of spoken word scenes in New York, London, Montreal, and Melbourne. His latest book is My Own Devices: Airport Version, a collection of travel stories.