Various Artists: The Saundra Quarterman Collection

 

Saundra Quarterman put together an inspiring YouTube.com collection of poets on stage. The self-described artists of my generation often complain about the next. It is quite refreshing to see one of us actually making a genuinely insightful effort to find the real talent out there for the future.

Here are the names to watch: Zora Howard, Queen God, Justin Long-Moton, Vince Vaughn, Joshua Bennet, Alexis Marie, Diego Mosquera, Jamaica Osorio, Will Giles, Alaka’i Kotrys, Ittai Wong…

Credits

Lisa Russell presents “Bi-Racial Hair [Zora Howard]” and “Alexis Marie at the 2008 Urban Word NYC Teen Poetry Slam

compositionink presents “Queen God Is Brave New Voices 2009

YouthNoise presents “Justin Long-Moton, 2010 Knicks Poetry Slam Champ

MegaHitSensation presents “Justin & Vaughan; Urban Word Semi

knigsmoooth presents “Zora Howard and Joshua Bennet For Eric

tianasaid presents “Brave New Voices 2010 Team Miami [Diego Mosquera]

HBO presents “Brave New Voices: ‘1893’ Jamaica [Osario] (HBO)

Dtales presents “Kaona—YouthSpeaks Hawai’i [Jamaica Osorio, Will Giles, Alaka’i Kotrys]” and “star strangled banner

Research by
Saundra Quarterman

Presentation Design by
Bryan Wilhite