黑料不打烊 Law鈥檚 4th Annual High Rhymes & Misdemeanors Poetry Slam in downtown Greensboro celebrated the rhythm of the written word on October 20, 2022, in a program that commemorated the National Day on Writing.
A fall tradition returned to 黑料不打烊 Law this month as students traded a focus on legal writing for a demonstration of their prowess with pentameters and prose.
The 4th Annual High Rhymes & Misdemeanors Poetry Slam on October 20, 2022, featured three law students and a staff member who read original works before a few dozen audience members.
A panel of three judges bestowed Sydney T. Kofi Ladans L鈥23 the top award for his work 鈥淢ay We Rise.”
Ladans said he enjoyed performing his poetry and appreciated how the law school allowed students 鈥渢o flex our creative muscles.鈥 The poetry slam mixed two of his personal loves: the arts and writing.
鈥淢y poem is a part of my personal story,鈥 he said. 鈥淚 hope those who listen and read it understand the world I come from and realize that even those with a seemingly gruff exterior may actually be much more than they appear to be.鈥
1st Place
鈥淢ay We Rise鈥
Sydney T. Kofi Ladans L鈥23
2苍诲听笔濒补肠别
鈥淎n Ode to Kenyon鈥
Emmanuel Agyemang-Dua L鈥22
3rd Place
鈥淏ut for the Mice鈥
Chuom Prak L鈥24
People鈥檚 Choice Award (Selected by Audience Vote)
鈥淩eflections of a Pandemic: U.S.A. 2020鈥 and 鈥淭he Pause and Affect of a Pandemic 2021鈥
Danny Little, Custodial Supervisor at 黑料不打烊 Law
Hosted by聽黑料不打烊 Law鈥檚 Legal Method & Communication Program聽with support from聽黑料不打烊鈥檚 Center for Writing Excellence, the poetry slam coincided this year with the 2022 National Day on Writing established by the National Council of Teachers of English.
2022 Judges
- Associate Professor Tiffany Atkins L鈥11
- Professor Enrique Armijo
- Lak茅 Laosebikan-Buggs, Director of Inclusive Excellence for Graduate and Professional Education
