J. Alton aka "jd the prose" is a dynamic and talented spoken word artist with years of experience captivating audiences with his powerful performances. With a unique blend of poetry, storytelling, and performance art, J. Alton has built a reputation as one of the most innovative and compelling voices in the spoken word community.
See more information about Interview with Ashley Elizabeth
Medium: Interview
Year: 2021
Details: 18 mins
A multidisciplinary artist who creates unique work to impact positivity within urban community.
Two Poems for Earth Day 2020
In this video I share two unpublished poems, one written for kids and one for adults, on global warming.
Medium: Poetry
Year: 2009/2020
Emma G is a singer-songwriter, keynote speaker, and empowerment coach whose work sits at the intersection of music, mental health, leadership, and creative resilience.
A two-time TEDx speaker and the #1 bestselling author of Mental Health Sounds Like This: A Creative Blueprint for Healing, Mindfulness, and Self-Discovery Through Music, Emma is known for integrating live music with emotionally intelligent storytelling to create experiences that resonate deeply — and last.
Her work centers on one core belief:
your voice matters.
I'm kind of Heinz 57 of everything
Heidi Mordhorst is a working poet and teacher who has taught in diverse classrooms for 35 years. She is the author of two collections of poetry for young readers (SQUEEZE: POEMS FROM A JUICY UNIVERSE and PUMPKIN BUTTERFLY: POEMS FROM THE OTHER SIDE OF NATURE, both Wordsong) and many contributions to journals and anthologies for adults and children, most recently POETRY BY CHANCE (Button Poetry) and DEAR HUMAN ON THE EDGE OF TIME: POEMS ON CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE US (Paloma Press). Heidi recently served a 3-year term on the NCTE Excellence in Poetry Award Committee.
I am broken. In the spring of 2008 I walked the streets of Sadr City in Baghdad, Iraq. I walked at the head of a parade of American and Iraqi soldiers 1,000 strong (a term referred to, in the Army, as walking point). Along that route I encountered an improvised explosive device that took both of my legs, my left arm, the sight from my left eye and all the hearing from both ears. But broken, to me, does not mean useless. Broken does not even mean less than I was before.