Here you can find more transcriptions of the students poems. Odes to friendship, worries about change, struggles for independence and the simple things of life. They all have a spot in these poems: “The future is frightening/ The school is finished/ Where am I going to go?”; “And I want to stay with you a minimum of one life”.
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Day 5: Visiting Berklee Valencia Campus
…and the day finally came! A bright Friday morning rolled around and both classes of Escolapios walked out the door and into the waiting bus. It was time to head to Berklee Valencia Campus for their recordings.
Day 4: Giving the final touches
The final day at the classroom setting was one of intense work. Student were reminded of all the diverse points of view and new ideas they had practiced for writing (automatic writing, changing the perspective of the voice, metaphor and simile work, prosody tools, etc.).
Day 3: Spanish-speaking guest poet David Trashumante
For our third day teaching at Escolapios Malvarrosa, David Trashumante came in as a featured poet to perform some of his work and speak about creativity and modern poetry.
Introducing our second guest: David Trashumante
David Trashumante is a poet, writer, and activist from Spain that currently resides in Valencia. He has been involved in poetry and organizing literary events since 1997. He has published three official poetry books, El Amor de los Peces (Unaria Ediciones, 2014), Tacto de Texto (Ediciones del 4 de Agosto, 2014) and A Viva Muerte (Baile del Sol, 2015) as well as several self-published works. He is renown for his work coordinating poetry, literary and social events throughout Spain, including Intramurs Festival, Vociferio and Ja!Museum and has received several poetry awards.
Day 2: Excerpts of students´work
Find some of the pieces the students created during the class with guest Chloe Pandora.
ABOUT LIGHT:
“It´s the dress of the sun”
– Rafa Plaza
Day 2: English-speaking guest poet Chloe Pandora Tingey
For our second day teaching at Escolapios Malvarrosa, Chloe Pandora came in as a featured poet to perform some of her work and to talk about tools she uses when writing and performing poetry.
Day 1: Getting in touch with the students
Through the contact with the Secondary school English and Spanish language professor, Paloma Ruiz, the 25th of March, 2015 was the first day Speak for Music was celebrated at Escolapios Malvarrosa.
What is Speak for Music?
Speak for Music (SFM) is a spoken word poetry project that aims to develop English skills-through a creative medium and integrate the multicultural Berklee community with the city of Valencia. SFM was founded by Gianni Abbott and Giselle Hausman, Masters students at Berklee College of Music Valencia, and Catalina Millan, a local language professor.
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