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GAYLE DANLEY
Slam Poet

Touring Artist-Dates Available in 2007 are November 13-16, 2007

2006 National Young Audiences Artist of the Year

Gayle Danley is the National Individual Poetry Slam Champion. Ms. Danley who holds a B.A. in broadcast journalism from Howard University and a M.A. in Radio, TV and Film from Syracuse University, performs slam poetry around the country.

Soul Portraits (Grades 4 - 12)

Singing one moment, whispering verse the next, her ever-changing expressions and movements enhancing the emotional energy she beams into the audience, Gayle Danley is slamming. Slamming (not to be confused with rapping) is poetry written and

performed by the poet. In essence, Slam Poetry is what your heart would write if it had hands. Danley brings the best of

performance art together with heartstirring,“real life” poetry to create an incomparable literary and dramatic experience. Sometimes emotional and always powerful, this unadorned presentation is crafted to encourage a spirit of creativity and selfexpression in your students. Length: 45 minutes

Workshop:

Soul Portraits Writing Workshop (Grades 4 - 12)

Single Performance: $670
Pair of Performances: $1150

Curriculum Links:

Language Arts, Social Studies,

PWR