The Collective will be hitting the road in a few weeks for a fall tour we are calling Static After The Storm.
Nov. 5th - HCCC @ Herkimer, NY
Nov. 6th - Valentines @ Albany, NY
Nov. 7th - Deity @ Brooklyn, NY
Monday, October 26, 2009
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
STATEMENT
We are aware that one of our poets, Tracy Soren, has become part of a controversy regarding the cancellation of a panel at the national J Street Conference in Washington. In the organization’s official statement, they claim that in the name of “being critical of the use and abuse of Holocaust imagery and metaphors,” it would be “inappropriate” that they feature poets “whose poetry has used such imagery in the past and might also be offensive to some conference participants.”
We disagree with the censoring of this discussion before it began, and further believe that Ms. Soren has been falsely labeled under this statement, as well as in various media references depicting the session in question as “anti-Israel” or a “poetry slam.” The session, to include non-competitive performance poetry and a panel discussion, was titled “Culture as a Tool for Change,” as seen HERE.
Ms. Soren is a gifted poet, and one sensitive to and proud of her Jewish heritage. She has never used, much less abused Holocaust imagery in her poetry. Her viewpoint on the Arab-Israeli conflict is her own, and admittedly complex, to the point that she has as of yet refrained from participating in that dialogue with her art.
We fully support Ms. Soren in her quest to clarify the current misrepresentations of her beliefs, wherever they might arise.
We disagree with the censoring of this discussion before it began, and further believe that Ms. Soren has been falsely labeled under this statement, as well as in various media references depicting the session in question as “anti-Israel” or a “poetry slam.” The session, to include non-competitive performance poetry and a panel discussion, was titled “Culture as a Tool for Change,” as seen HERE.
Ms. Soren is a gifted poet, and one sensitive to and proud of her Jewish heritage. She has never used, much less abused Holocaust imagery in her poetry. Her viewpoint on the Arab-Israeli conflict is her own, and admittedly complex, to the point that she has as of yet refrained from participating in that dialogue with her art.
We fully support Ms. Soren in her quest to clarify the current misrepresentations of her beliefs, wherever they might arise.
Thursday, October 15, 2009
SEMI-FINAL SLAM
Don't Forget! Tonight is the First Semi-Final Intangible Slam @ Port 41. It will be featuring our very own Caroline Rothstein.
Monday, October 12, 2009
FAMILY EXPANSION
The Intangible Collective would like to welcome James Merenda to the Intangible Family*!
*No animal sacrifices were used and no local/state laws were violated in the initiation process.
*No animal sacrifices were used and no local/state laws were violated in the initiation process.
Saturday, October 10, 2009
SIERRA IN IWPS FINALS
Sierra will be competing in finals at the Individual World Poetry Slam today! We are so excited for her. Good luck to her and also to 6 is 9 and Alvin Lau.
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
SIERRA AT IWPS
Best of luck to Sierra who will be competing at the Individual World Poetry Slam in Berkeley, CA this week from October 8th - 10th. Also, our favorite left coast Intangible, Matt Siegel will be there on a panel discussing Slam & Academia.
Monday, October 5, 2009
Thursday, October 1, 2009
INTANGIBLE SLAM TONIGHT
Tonight. Thursday - October 1, 8:00pm – 10:30pm
Port 41, 355 West 41st Street, Manhattan, NY
Hosted by the Intangible's own Brian "Omni" Dillon
Port 41, 355 West 41st Street, Manhattan, NY
Hosted by the Intangible's own Brian "Omni" Dillon
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