NICEVILLE – Spoken Word Poetry will take center stage at the main event for this year's NWFSC Reads, the college's annual literacy celebration.
The free, open-to-the-public event — featuring performance poets Sarah Kay and Phil Kaye of Project VOICE (Vocal Outreach into Creative Expression) — is 7 p.m. April 18 at the Sprint Theater, Northwest Florida State College, Niceville. Doors open at 6:45 p.m.
"For audiences who are new to the medium, this performance is the perfect introduction to the magic of Spoken Word Poetry, but for longtime Spoken Word fans, this show also promises to surprise and reinvigorate a love of the art," according to information provided to the college.
"Armed with only a microphone, award-winning Project VOICE performers Phil Kaye and Sarah Kay are champions of vulnerability, cheerleaders for the unexpected, and ruthless flashlights for all your heart's nooks and crannies."
Other free, public NWFSC Reads events are:
●6 p.m. April 15, McIlroy Gallery — Selected student poets and writers published in this year's Blackwater Review will read and perform their pieces at a casual event at 6 p.m. in the McIlroy Gallery.
●6-6:45 p.m. April 18, McIlroy Gallery — Annual Blackwater Review reception, with selected student readings and the unveiling of the student art on its cover, just before the Spoken Word Poetry event.
For more information, visit the NWFSC Reads webpage.
This article originally appeared on Crestview News Bulletin: Project VOICE poets schedule April 18 Northwest Florida performance