BPL, BCS, The Flourish Alabama Partner To Host Word Up Festival

Birmingham AL

18 December, 2020

2:08 PM

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Press release from the Birmingham Public Library: What: The Flourish Alabama Presents Word Up Festival When: Friday, December 18, 2020 Time: 6:00 p.m. Where: BPL Facebook Page – Live www.Facebook.com/BirminghamPublicLibrary Birmingham, Ala. The Birmingham Public Library has partnered with The Flourish Alabama and Birmingham City Schools to host the "Word Up" poetry festival! Watch high school students from Ramsay, Huffman, Carver, and Wenonah compete in a poetry slam for awards and cash prizes. Tune in live tonight, Friday, December 18, 2020, at 6:00 p.m. on the BPL Facebook page to watch students deliver bards developed during the 12-week course. Created by Eric Marable and Jahman Hill, veteran performers of BPL's Bards & Brews spoken word poetry/craft beer event, The Flourish is a nonprofit organization dedicated to planting seeds that allow young people's talents to bloom. Check them out by clicking on https://www.theflourishal.com/ This press release was produced by the Birmingham Public Library. The views expressed here are the author's own.