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DEFYING THE SILENCE

AN INTRO TO SPOKEN WORD POETRY

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October 8, 2025 @ 5:00 pm 6:00 pm

Students will learn the basics of performance poetry, explore rhyme and non rhyming forms, and create original work based on pre selected art pieces.

Wednesdays, 5-6pm, September 18 to October 30

Classes are on drop-in, but please register in advance. $7 per class.

Ages 18 and up.

$7 per class – please register in advance
137 Union Street
New Bedford, MA 02740 United States

MAIA LIVRAMENTO

she/her

Maia Livramento is a Cape Verdean/Native American visual and spoken word artist born, raised and residing in New Bedford, MA. She specializes in performance poetry known as “Slam” and won 1st place in the 2023 Juneteenth Virtual Poetry Slam. She served as a judge for New Bedford Art Museum’s Echoes of Expression Poetry Contest and is a Team Leader and Program Director with the nonprofit organization3rd Eye Youth Empowerment. She is a featured artist in Ethan de Aguiar’s short film “Love Letters for New Bedford”.