Billy Tuggle News Today

Redwood Poetry Festival: Spoken Word Wednesday Part of the Redwood Poetry Festival, presented by Word Humboldt & Redwood Reworded! Featuring Myles Bullen (Portland, ME) and Chris Conde (San Antonio, TX) performing spoken word hiphop as part of their "Magic West Coast Tour," and opening with poetry by Billy Tuggle (Chicago, IL) and Beau Williams (All Ireland Slam Champion)

3/23-26, UW Memorial Union. Poetry slam: Preliminary 5:30 & 8:30 pm, 3/23; semi-finals 7:30 pm, 3/24; finals 6:30 pm, 3/25. "Body Politics," with performance by Shasparay, panel discussion, 2 pm, 3/26; Chika, 8 pm, 3/26 (free). $50-$10.

3/23-26, UW Memorial Union. Poetry slam: Preliminary 5:30 & 8:30 pm, 3/23; semi-finals 7:30 pm, 3/24; finals 6:30 pm, 3/25. "Body Politics," with performance by Shasparay, panel discussion, 2 pm, 3/26; Chika, 8 pm, 3/26 (free). $50-$10.

3/23-26, UW Memorial Union. Poetry slam: Preliminary 5:30 & 8:30 pm, 3/23; semi-finals 7:30 pm, 3/24; finals 6:30 pm, 3/25. "Body Politics," with performance by Shasparay, panel discussion, 2 pm, 3/26; Chika, 8 pm, 3/26 (free). $50-$10.

3/23-26, UW Memorial Union. Poetry slam: Preliminary 5:30 & 8:30 pm, 3/23; semi-finals 7:30 pm, 3/24; finals 6:30 pm, 3/25. "Body Politics," with performance by Shasparay, panel discussion, 2 pm, 3/26; Chika, 8 pm, 3/26 (free). $50-$10.

3/23-26, UW Memorial Union. Poetry slam: Preliminary 5:30 & 8:30 pm, 3/23; semi-finals 7:30 pm, 3/24; finals 6:30 pm, 3/25. "Body Politics," with performance by Shasparay, panel discussion, 2 pm, 3/26. $50-$10.

A DeKalb poet is using his platform to ensure that buried voices of Black, indigenous and people of color are heard.