Spoken Word
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A place where artists of spoken word can express themselves and communicate. |
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Lyrical Focus |
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My Past was for my Present
Everything in my past whether it was good or painful, was an experience for my future blessings. God had to prepare me and take me through some valleys that would either make me or break me.
God knew that I would get through, so it didn't matter how long it took for me to go through, it didn't matter how tough the situation was. He knew the beginning from the end, so He allowed all to happen because He knows me... a strong individual that has a humble heart, easy to get sad, but quick to keep pressing forward.
My emotions created my strength because I got tired of crying and feeling bad, only to see who I was and what I had was not what I needed, but it was what I needed to pass the same tests that kept me undefeated. I went through what I went through for a lesson learned, one to teach others and a lesson to live as an example that life is what you make it and with God all things are for a reason, so reach out and take it.
My trials and tribulations were apart of God's plan to set me up for all that He has stored up for me. I am blessed and highly favored and grateful to know the truth about pain and failures. They are tools to make better ways and attitudes that come alive and will be used for the rest of our lives.
©2010 Laurel Forrest
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SlamCharlotte is a nationally recognized poetry slam located in Charlotte, NC.
SlamCharlotte (formerly Queen City Soul Slam) was born under the vision and direction of Terry Creech. The slam started at the African-American Cultural Center in 2003. Through Creech's desire for continued growth, the partnership between SlamCharlotte and the Blumenthal Performing Arts Center's Education Institute was formed. SlamCharlotte's current slammaster, Bluz, is the 13th ranked individual poet in the world! Check out these lyrical masters!
Dani Cook
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