{"id":20943,"date":"2024-06-02T11:50:03","date_gmt":"2024-06-02T17:50:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/artfromashes.org\/?p=20943"},"modified":"2024-10-11T12:37:09","modified_gmt":"2024-10-11T18:37:09","slug":"35th-anniversary-poetry-rodeo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artfromashes.org\/35th-anniversary-poetry-rodeo\/","title":{"rendered":"AfA Saddles Up for the 35th Anniversary Poetry Rodeo"},"content":{"rendered":"<section  class='av_textblock_section av-ltfyzi8a-7f94b5a4e403a96c45e86164756b4267 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><div class=\"p-pdf_iframe__page\" aria-label=\"Page 1\" data-page-number=\"1\">\n<div class=\"textLayer\"><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">On June 1<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">st<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">, Art from Ashes (AfA) participated in the 35<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">th <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Poetry Rodeo <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">(aka The Podeo) <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">at Mercury Cafe<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">. The day-<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">long spoken word festival featured a wide range of liter<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">ary activities spanning three stages, making it the big<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">gest Poetry Rodeo yet! We are so grateful to the Podeo\u2019s <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">organizer and our long-time supporter and guest artist, <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Gregory SETH Harris, for featuring Art from Ashes and <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">our youth poets at this event. <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">AfA\u2019s Executive Director, Jessica Jarrard, kicked off the <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Literary Showcase stage events with an introduction of <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">our agency and award-winning program, followed by a <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">performance by youth ambassador and representative to <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">the AfA board of directors, Willow (age 18). <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">After Willow\u2019s performance, audience members had an <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">opportunity to write their own poem in three minutes in <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">response to a guided Art from Ashes prompt. Several <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">members of the community shared their poems on the <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">mic, amplifying their metaphors and courageously shar<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">ing their stories. <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">To wrap up our session, youth ambassador Beo (age 17) <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">shared a transformative poem written in three minutes <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">in a Wednesday AfA Creative Time workshop. <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">We<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">\u2019re so grateful to have been part of this unique annual <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">event that brings the vibrant Colorado poetry community <\/span>together, allowing us to connect with past, present, and future friends. Until next year\u2014yee-haw!<\/div>\n<div class=\"textLayer\"><a href=\"https:\/\/artfromashes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_6176-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-20942\" src=\"https:\/\/artfromashes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_6176-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artfromashes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_6176-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/artfromashes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_6176-773x1030.jpg 773w, https:\/\/artfromashes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_6176-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/artfromashes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_6176-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/artfromashes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_6196-2-1-e1728671728113.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-20944\" src=\"https:\/\/artfromashes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_6196-2-1-e1728671728113-202x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"202\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artfromashes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_6196-2-1-e1728671728113-202x300.png 202w, https:\/\/artfromashes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_6196-2-1-e1728671728113-693x1030.png 693w, https:\/\/artfromashes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_6196-2-1-e1728671728113-768x1141.png 768w, https:\/\/artfromashes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_6196-2-1-e1728671728113-1033x1536.png 1033w, https:\/\/artfromashes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_6196-2-1-e1728671728113-1009x1500.png 1009w, https:\/\/artfromashes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_6196-2-1-e1728671728113-474x705.png 474w, https:\/\/artfromashes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_6196-2-1-e1728671728113.png 1240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 202px) 100vw, 202px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"On June 1st, Art from Ashes (AfA) participated in the 35th Poetry Rodeo (aka The Podeo) at Mercury Cafe. 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