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Power of the Spoken Word | Rose Drew | TEDxPocklingtonED

899 views · Published 9 July 2015 · 16:57 · Indexed 21 September 2026

Channel: TEDx Talks · 2015 · Nonprofits & Activism

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Rose’s talk showcases the philosophy behind slam poetry from conception to the present day. She shows how communication and education can be developed and enhanced through the medium of the spoken word art form and underlines her points with tailored performances from a range of guest speaker poets.

Rose Drew is a physical anthropologist, performance poet, events manager and political activist. Originally from Miami, she now lives in York, where she hosts a monthly poetry & prose open mic, co-hosted by her partner Alan.  They also run the small press Stairwell Books. Rose has offered performance poetry workshops at various festivals and book fairs and has supported Buddy Wakefield, Rob Auton, Kate Fox and others. Rose says her two favourite places to be are in a lab analysing human skeletons and on a stage in front of an audience.

This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx

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