Category: Poetry Festival

CANCER – Poetry Reading by C M Krishack

Watch the August 2016 Poetry Reading.

CANCER by CM Krishack:

Performed by actor Becky Shrimpton

Get to know the poet:

1) What is the theme of your poetry collection?

Cancer

2) How would you like people to respond when they read or watch your poetry reading?

Via the website or they can send emails to author.cmkrishack.com

3) How long have you been writing poetry?

I have been writing poetry since I was a teenager

4) Do you have a favorite poet?

My favorite poet is Maya Angelou

5) What influenced you to submit to WILDsound and have your poetry performed by a professional actor?

I saw the advertisement and thought it would be an amazing opportunity

6) Do you write other works? scripts? Short Stories? Etc..?

I also write children’s books

7) What is your passion in life?

My passion in life is helping people heal. Rather it be through my poetry or my children’s books or through volunteering, I love helping people.

~FALLING IN LOVE ~ Poetry Reading by Mlaure

Watch the Poetry Reading FALLING IN LOVE:

Poetry performed by actor Becky Shrimpton

Get to know the poet:

1) What is the theme of your poetry collection?

theme: love, beauty, nature

2) How would you like people to respond when they read or watch your poetry reading?

response: awing the feeling

3) How long have you been writing poetry?

writing and drawing since childhood

4) Do you have a favorite poet?

my favorite? A good poem, no matter who wrote it. My favour goes to ancient writings

5) What influenced you to submit to WILDsound and have your poetry performed by a professional actor?

wildsound has a multimedial approach that creates the enchanting of a poem 😀

6) Do you write other works? scripts? Short Stories? Etc..?

others? yes… Unpublished

7) What is your passion in life?

passion? the Word and its understanding

Poetry #10 by Xzaviar Allen

Poetry performed by Julian Ford

Poetry #10 by Xzaviar Allen

Get to know the poet:

1) What is the theme of your poetry collection?

The theme of my poems was sexual intercourse. A vulgar/inappropriate subject maybe, but the inspiration behind the pieces drove me to write in such a way.

2) How would you like people to respond when they read or watch your poetry reading?

I’m not sure how people will react to these particular poems; people usually like them, but it depends on who’s reading.

3) How long have you been writing poetry?

I wrote my first poem in the fifth grade. Ive been hooked ever since.

4) Do you have a favorite poet?

My favorite poets are modern-age poets. J Cole, Kendrick Lamar, Drake, Jay Z, Kanye West, etc. Hip Hop is a form of poetry; I write my “poems” as though they were song lyrics.

5) What influenced you to submit to WILDsound and have your poetry performed by a professional actor?

I found out about WILDsound kind of randomly; I thought it couldn’t hurt to submit my work to somebody. Maybe they’ll like it!

6) Do you write other works? scripts? Short Stories? Etc..?

I wrote a short story in college for a class project; I wouldn’t mind writing a script though. I guess it depends on what mood I’m in and what inspiration I have at the moment.

7) What is your passion in life?

My true passions in life are poetry and music; even so, I am skilled in other areas. I currently serve my country as a soldier in the United States Army.

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Producer/Director: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com

Editor: John Johnson

Casting: Sean Ballantyne

Poetry #9 by Xzaviar Allen

Poetry performed by Julian Ford

Poetry #9 by Xzaviar Allen

Get to know the poet:

1) What is the theme of your poetry collection?

The theme of my poems was sexual intercourse. A vulgar/inappropriate subject maybe, but the inspiration behind the pieces drove me to write in such a way.

2) How would you like people to respond when they read or watch your poetry reading?

I’m not sure how people will react to these particular poems; people usually like them, but it depends on who’s reading.

3) How long have you been writing poetry?

I wrote my first poem in the fifth grade. Ive been hooked ever since.

4) Do you have a favorite poet?

My favorite poets are modern-age poets. J Cole, Kendrick Lamar, Drake, Jay Z, Kanye West, etc. Hip Hop is a form of poetry; I write my “poems” as though they were song lyrics.

5) What influenced you to submit to WILDsound and have your poetry performed by a professional actor?

I found out about WILDsound kind of randomly; I thought it couldn’t hurt to submit my work to somebody. Maybe they’ll like it!

6) Do you write other works? scripts? Short Stories? Etc..?

I wrote a short story in college for a class project; I wouldn’t mind writing a script though. I guess it depends on what mood I’m in and what inspiration I have at the moment.

7) What is your passion in life?

My true passions in life are poetry and music; even so, I am skilled in other areas. I currently serve my country as a soldier in the United States Army.

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Producer/Director: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com

Editor: John Johnson

Casting: Sean Ballantyne

Poetry #8 by Xzaviar Allen

Poetry performed by Julian Ford

Poetry #8 by Xzaviar Allen

Get to know the poet:

1) What is the theme of your poetry collection?

The theme of my poems was sexual intercourse. A vulgar/inappropriate subject maybe, but the inspiration behind the pieces drove me to write in such a way.

2) How would you like people to respond when they read or watch your poetry reading?

I’m not sure how people will react to these particular poems; people usually like them, but it depends on who’s reading.

3) How long have you been writing poetry?

I wrote my first poem in the fifth grade. Ive been hooked ever since.

4) Do you have a favorite poet?

My favorite poets are modern-age poets. J Cole, Kendrick Lamar, Drake, Jay Z, Kanye West, etc. Hip Hop is a form of poetry; I write my “poems” as though they were song lyrics.

5) What influenced you to submit to WILDsound and have your poetry performed by a professional actor?

I found out about WILDsound kind of randomly; I thought it couldn’t hurt to submit my work to somebody. Maybe they’ll like it!

6) Do you write other works? scripts? Short Stories? Etc..?

I wrote a short story in college for a class project; I wouldn’t mind writing a script though. I guess it depends on what mood I’m in and what inspiration I have at the moment.

7) What is your passion in life?

My true passions in life are poetry and music; even so, I am skilled in other areas. I currently serve my country as a soldier in the United States Army.

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Producer/Director: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com

Editor: John Johnson

Casting: Sean Ballantyne

Poetry #7 by Xzaviar Allen

Poetry performed by Julian Ford

Poetry #7 by Xzaviar Allen

Get to know the poet:

1) What is the theme of your poetry collection?

The theme of my poems was sexual intercourse. A vulgar/inappropriate subject maybe, but the inspiration behind the pieces drove me to write in such a way.

2) How would you like people to respond when they read or watch your poetry reading?

I’m not sure how people will react to these particular poems; people usually like them, but it depends on who’s reading.

3) How long have you been writing poetry?

I wrote my first poem in the fifth grade. Ive been hooked ever since.

4) Do you have a favorite poet?

My favorite poets are modern-age poets. J Cole, Kendrick Lamar, Drake, Jay Z, Kanye West, etc. Hip Hop is a form of poetry; I write my “poems” as though they were song lyrics.

5) What influenced you to submit to WILDsound and have your poetry performed by a professional actor?

I found out about WILDsound kind of randomly; I thought it couldn’t hurt to submit my work to somebody. Maybe they’ll like it!

6) Do you write other works? scripts? Short Stories? Etc..?

I wrote a short story in college for a class project; I wouldn’t mind writing a script though. I guess it depends on what mood I’m in and what inspiration I have at the moment.

7) What is your passion in life?

My true passions in life are poetry and music; even so, I am skilled in other areas. I currently serve my country as a soldier in the United States Army.

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Producer/Director: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com

Editor: John Johnson

Casting: Sean Ballantyne

Poetry #5 by Xzaviar Allen

Poetry performed by Julian Ford

Poetry #5 by Xzaviar Allen

Get to know the poet:

1) What is the theme of your poetry collection?

The theme of my poems was sexual intercourse. A vulgar/inappropriate subject maybe, but the inspiration behind the pieces drove me to write in such a way.

2) How would you like people to respond when they read or watch your poetry reading?

I’m not sure how people will react to these particular poems; people usually like them, but it depends on who’s reading.

3) How long have you been writing poetry?

I wrote my first poem in the fifth grade. Ive been hooked ever since.

4) Do you have a favorite poet?

My favorite poets are modern-age poets. J Cole, Kendrick Lamar, Drake, Jay Z, Kanye West, etc. Hip Hop is a form of poetry; I write my “poems” as though they were song lyrics.

5) What influenced you to submit to WILDsound and have your poetry performed by a professional actor?

I found out about WILDsound kind of randomly; I thought it couldn’t hurt to submit my work to somebody. Maybe they’ll like it!

6) Do you write other works? scripts? Short Stories? Etc..?

I wrote a short story in college for a class project; I wouldn’t mind writing a script though. I guess it depends on what mood I’m in and what inspiration I have at the moment.

7) What is your passion in life?

My true passions in life are poetry and music; even so, I am skilled in other areas. I currently serve my country as a soldier in the United States Army.

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Producer/Director: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com

Editor: John Johnson

Casting: Sean Ballantyne

Poetry #4 by Xzaviar Allen

Poetry performed by Geoff Mays

Poetry #4 by Xzaviar Allen

Get to know the poet:

1) What is the theme of your poetry collection?

The theme of my poems was sexual intercourse. A vulgar/inappropriate subject maybe, but the inspiration behind the pieces drove me to write in such a way.

2) How would you like people to respond when they read or watch your poetry reading?

I’m not sure how people will react to these particular poems; people usually like them, but it depends on who’s reading.

3) How long have you been writing poetry?

I wrote my first poem in the fifth grade. Ive been hooked ever since.

4) Do you have a favorite poet?

My favorite poets are modern-age poets. J Cole, Kendrick Lamar, Drake, Jay Z, Kanye West, etc. Hip Hop is a form of poetry; I write my “poems” as though they were song lyrics.

5) What influenced you to submit to WILDsound and have your poetry performed by a professional actor?

I found out about WILDsound kind of randomly; I thought it couldn’t hurt to submit my work to somebody. Maybe they’ll like it!

6) Do you write other works? scripts? Short Stories? Etc..?

I wrote a short story in college for a class project; I wouldn’t mind writing a script though. I guess it depends on what mood I’m in and what inspiration I have at the moment.

7) What is your passion in life?

My true passions in life are poetry and music; even so, I am skilled in other areas. I currently serve my country as a soldier in the United States Army.

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Producer/Director: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com

Editor: John Johnson

Casting: Sean Ballantyne

Poetry #3 by Xzaviar Allen

Poetry performed by Geoff Mays

Poetry #3 by Xzaviar Allen

Get to know the poet:

1) What is the theme of your poetry collection?

The theme of my poems was sexual intercourse. A vulgar/inappropriate subject maybe, but the inspiration behind the pieces drove me to write in such a way.

2) How would you like people to respond when they read or watch your poetry reading?

I’m not sure how people will react to these particular poems; people usually like them, but it depends on who’s reading.

3) How long have you been writing poetry?

I wrote my first poem in the fifth grade. Ive been hooked ever since.

4) Do you have a favorite poet?

My favorite poets are modern-age poets. J Cole, Kendrick Lamar, Drake, Jay Z, Kanye West, etc. Hip Hop is a form of poetry; I write my “poems” as though they were song lyrics.

5) What influenced you to submit to WILDsound and have your poetry performed by a professional actor?

I found out about WILDsound kind of randomly; I thought it couldn’t hurt to submit my work to somebody. Maybe they’ll like it!

6) Do you write other works? scripts? Short Stories? Etc..?

I wrote a short story in college for a class project; I wouldn’t mind writing a script though. I guess it depends on what mood I’m in and what inspiration I have at the moment.

7) What is your passion in life?

My true passions in life are poetry and music; even so, I am skilled in other areas. I currently serve my country as a soldier in the United States Army.

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Producer/Director: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com

Editor: John Johnson

Casting: Sean Ballantyne

PART 6 – Read the best of SOCIETY Poetry

Submit to the SOCIETY Poetry Contest. Winner gets their poem made into a movie.

PART 6 – Read the best of SOCIETY Poetry

COFFEE,
http://wildsoundfestivalreview.com/2015/07/15/coffee-poetry-by-robert-drusetta/

I LIVE IN THE PRESENT,
http://wildsoundfestivalreview.com/2015/07/15/i-live-in-the-present-poetry-by-ehi-mary-okwechime/

A STRANGERS SMILE,
http://wildsoundfestivalreview.com/2015/07/08/a-strangers-smile-poetry-by-julie-ismert/

WHEN THE BOUGH BREAKS,
http://wildsoundfestivalreview.com/2015/07/08/when-the-bough-breaks-poetry-by-harper-james/

THE BRIGHT SPARKS IN MY FAMILY,
http://wildsoundfestivalreview.com/2015/07/08/the-bright-sparks-in-my-family-poetry-by-louisa-adjoa-parker/

HURT,
http://wildsoundfestivalreview.com/2015/07/02/hurt-poetry-by-ed-n/

CONSUMER,
http://wildsoundfestivalreview.com/2015/07/02/consumer-poetry-by-jeremy-duhart/

LETTER TO THE VILLAIN,
http://wildsoundfestivalreview.com/2015/06/22/letter-to-the-villain-poetry-by-ugo-okeke/

SICK PERFECTION,
http://wildsoundfestivalreview.com/2015/06/22/sick-perfection-poetry-by-jocelyn-jones/

BONDAGE,
http://wildsoundfestivalreview.com/2015/06/19/bondage-poetry-by-christiane-prevost/

THE PERKY NIGHT, by Kelly Rice
http://wildsoundfestivalreview.com/2015/06/16/the-perky-night-poetry-by-kelly-rice/

NEEDED SPACE, by Lorraine Ferns
http://wildsoundfestivalreview.com/2015/06/16/needed-space-poetry-by-lorraine-ferns/

MY HANICAP, by Buffy Sammons
http://wildsoundfestivalreview.com/2015/06/16/my-handicap-beach-poetry-by-buffy-sammons/

ALL FOR THEIR GOD, by Donald Miller
http://wildsoundfestivalreview.com/2015/06/15/all-for-their-god-poetry-by-donald-miller/

WHERE’D THEY HIDE THE COWBOY, by Gayle Upshaw
http://wildsoundfestivalreview.com/2015/06/12/whered-they-hide-the-cowboy-by-gayle-upshaw/

FINE, RAIN, STORM, HEAT, COLD, by Yamamoto Tatsuo
http://wildsoundfestivalreview.com/2015/06/11/finerainstormheatcold-poetry-by-yamamoto-tatsuo/

LISTEN OUT,
http://wildsoundfestivalreview.com/2015/06/11/listen-out-poetry-by-sian-williams/

SEEDS OF HOPE, by Kimberly Floria
http://wildsoundfestivalreview.com/2015/06/11/seeds-of-hope-poetry-by-kimberly-floria/

CLAMOUR WE ALL,
http://wildsoundfestivalreview.com/2015/06/07/clamour-we-all-poetry-by-victor-o-sawyerr/

MY FATHER A WHISKEY,
http://wildsoundfestivalreview.com/2015/06/07/my-father-a-whiskey-poetry-by-shiela-baysa/

THE GREENING,
http://wildsoundfestivalreview.com/2015/06/01/the-greening-poetry-by-katherine-hauswirth/

NOTHING CHANGED,
http://wildsoundfestivalreview.com/2015/06/01/nothing-changed-me-poetry-by-miriam-beza/

ONE STEP,
http://wildsoundfestivalreview.com/2015/06/01/one-step-poetry-by-morca/

SEEN BY WINDOWS, by Njabulo Dlamini
http://wildsoundfestivalreview.com/2015/06/01/seen-by-windows-poetry-by-njabulo-dlamini/

LONELY TOGETHERNESS,
http://wildsoundfestivalreview.com/2015/05/31/lonely-togetherness-poetry-by-kaveeta-m-abicchandani/

THE ROOM,
http://wildsoundfestivalreview.com/2015/05/31/the-room-poetry-by-morca/

FREEWAY TO SPACE, by Kathy Anderson
http://wildsoundfestivalreview.com/2015/05/31/freeway-to-space-poetry-by-kathy-anderson/

CONUNDRUM,
http://wildsoundfestivalreview.com/2015/05/31/conundrum-poetry-by-devdas-kakati/

WORDS,
http://wildsoundfestivalreview.com/2015/05/28/words-poetry-by-lawrence-klein/

MY LIFE IN ORBIT, by Ken W. Simpson
http://wildsoundfestivalreview.com/2015/05/28/my-life-in-orbit-poetry-by-ken-w-simpson/

HOW THE HAT, by Stephen Karnaghan
http://wildsoundfestivalreview.com/2015/05/28/how-the-hat-poetry-by-stephen-karnaghan/

THE WRITERS POND,
http://wildsoundfestivalreview.com/2015/05/26/the-writers-pond-poetry-by-florence-onyango/

STRAIGHT WHAT,
http://wildsoundfestivalreview.com/2015/05/26/straight-what-poetry-by-rebecca-e-blanton/

THE TRUTH, by Prateeque Ojha
http://wildsoundfestivalreview.com/2015/05/24/the-truth-poetry-by-prateeque-ojha/

HOW DID I COME TO THIS, by Catherine Adams Webb
http://wildsoundfestivalreview.com/2015/05/24/how-did-i-come-to-this-poetry-by-catherine-adams-webb/

THE SOLIDER,
http://wildsoundfestivalreview.com/2015/05/24/the-soldier-poetry-by-natashja-singleton/

WHITE PROPAGANDA, by SM Cadman
http://wildsoundfestivalreview.com/2015/05/24/white-propaganda-poetry-by-sm-cadman/

LOVE THIS LIFE, by Buffy Sammons
http://wildsoundfestivalreview.com/2015/05/23/love-this-life-poetry-by-buffy-sammons/

WHY TERRORISM, by Husaina Shabbir
http://wildsoundfestivalreview.com/2015/05/23/why-terrorism-poetry-by-husaina-shabbir/

THE VISIT,
http://wildsoundfestivalreview.com/2015/05/23/the-visit-by-stacy-ann-duhaney/

DIAMONDS OF NEPAL,
http://wildsoundfestivalreview.com/2015/05/23/diamonds-of-nepal-poetry-by-robyn-campbell-2/

HAVING MY CAKE AND EATING IT TOO, by Gun Roswell
http://wildsoundfestivalreview.com/2015/05/20/having-my-cake-and-eating-it-too-poetry-by-gun-roswell/

THE TRUTH, by Prateeque Ojha
http://wildsoundfestivalreview.com/2015/05/24/the-truth-poetry-by-prateeque-ojha/

FLIGHT OF FREEDOM,
http://wildsoundfestivalreview.com/2015/05/16/flight-of-freedom-poetry-by-scott-davis/