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Respect the Mic Anthology The Spoken Word Club About the Club Contact Showcase Videos Oak Park Model Overview How to Support Testimonials Press Respect the Mic Competition ☎ (708) 434-3375 Respect the Mic Anthology The Spoken Word Club About the Club Contact Showcase Videos Oak Park Model Overview How to Support Testimonials Press Respect the Mic Competition ☎ (708) 434-3375 Home For Chicago’s ’s Spoken Word Club, there is one phrase that reigns supreme: Respect the Mic. Areas of Impact Self-confidence By providing a space for students to explore creatively and think introspectively they experience a boost in confidence that they’ll continue to build over time. Attitude and Motivation Whether you’re unfamiliar with spoken word or already committed, the club will be a place to exercise your skills. Students are challenged to explore the dimensions of who they are and give it an artistic language. Academics Academics remain the priority for every student. The club provides a positive impact on students’ overall engagement and making connections from other subjects. behavior Those who participate in the Spoken Word Club see a positive impact in cultivating community and social groups. We’re all encouraged to think a little deeper, listen more, and speak our truth.Poets I know sometimes joke that the poetry club at Oak Park River Forest High School is the best MFA program in the Chicagoland area. Like all great jokes, this one is dead serious. ” — Eve L. Ewing, award-winning poet, playwright, scholar, and sociologist For Chicago’s ’s Spoken Word Club, there is one phrase that reigns supreme: Respect the Mic This vivid new collection of poetry and prose — curated by award-winning and bestselling poets Hanif Abdurraqib, Franny Choi, Peter Kahn, and Dan Sully” Sullivan — illuminates just that, uplifting the incredible legacy this community has cultivated. Among the dozens of current students and alumni, Respect the Mic features work by NBA star Iman Shumpert, National Youth Poet Laureates Kara Jackson and Natalie Richardson, comedian Langston Kerman, and more. In its pages, you hear the sprawling echoes of students, siblings, lovers, new parents, athletes, entertainers, scientists, and more –all sharing a deep appreciation for the power of storytelling. A celebration of the past, a balm for the present, and a blueprint for the future, Respect the Mic offers a tender, intimate portrait of American life, and conveys how in a world increasingly defined by separation, poetry has the capacity to bind us together. Meet the poets get your copy Available to order Home | The 20th Anniversary | About | Donate | Contact | Press 201 North Scoville Ave. Oak Park, IL 60302 | 708.383.0700 General inquiries about the Spoken Word Club: Alevin@oprfhs.org For more information on In all honesty, Spoken Word has saved me; it has saved my sanity, my heart, my relationships and my mind.” Asia Calcagno, former Spoken Word Club...