performances

White House Poetry Jam

Brave New Voices slam champion Joshua Bennett performs "Tamaraʼs Opus at the White House Evening of Poetry, Music, and the Spoken Word.

Balaenoptera

Collaboration with YinandYang.com. Filmed by @OlanCollardy of Cardy Films.

In Case of Emergency: Letter To My Nephew

Joshua Bennett performs "In Case of Emergency: Letter To My Nephew" live at The Strivers Row and AfroPunk presents "Black Joy"

16 Bars for Kendrick Lamar

Joshua Bennett performing "16 Bars for Kendrick Lamar" live at the "Anthology" show.

Say It, Sing It If The Spirit Leads (After Vievee Francis)

Poet Joshua Bennett joined us to read a poem for MOVEMENT, our 2016 celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Still Life With Black Death

Joshua Bennett performs Still Life With Black Death at The Strivers Row #BlackLivesMatter Benefit Show.

Chariot

The Rugby Poets Club presents a groundbreaking series inspired by the rhythm of the city.

America Will Be

Joshua Bennett and Zora Howard perform "Still Life with Police Sirens" at " Gilded" The Strivers Row Winter Showcase.

Super Cut

Clips of Joshua

presentations

Joshua Bennett - Self Reflection & History of Spoken Word Tradition

Joshua Brandon Bennett (SAS '10) speaking at the graduation for the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Pennsylvania.

Joshua Bennett, C'10 The Sobbing School

On October 12th, 2016, poet and scholar Dr. Joshua Bennett C’10 returned to Penn for a poetry reading of his debut full-length collection “The Sobbing School”. The event was hosted by the Center for Africana Studies. The collection was selected by award-winning Filipino-born American poet Eugene Gloria in 2015 as a winner of the National Poetry Series. While an undergraduate in 2009, Bennett was invited to perform for President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama at the White House Poetry Jam. As a graduating senior, he delivered the student graduation address for the College

graduation speech for the College of Arts and Sciences at UPenn