The largest ongoing spoken word event in the world…

  • Welcome to BNV 2010
    • Brave New Voices is the largest ongoing spoken word event in the world.
  • 500+ Poets Slam
    • This year over 600 poets from more than 50 cities in the US and abroad will participate in the festival!
  • Culture & Education
    • World-renowned instructors & writers join us for panels & workshops on performance, literary arts & hip hop theater.
  • Brave New Performance
    • Some performers who have graced our stage include Saul Williams, Goapele, Mos Def, Suheir Hammad, Red Hot Chili Peppers + more.
  • Speaking Green
    • In partnership w/ the Redford Center, Young Poets speak their truths about how the environment effects them in their everyday.

Festival Guide

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Here it is! The Brave New Voices 2010 Festival schedule/guide. Expectations are high this year being the lineup is so promising. Keep in mind, we will be posting updates daily at www.bravenewvoices.org/losangeles/blog.

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Brave New Voices Speak Green

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For the 4th year, Youth Speaks and the Redford Center present Brave New Voices Speak Green. During a time of great environmental catastrophe in our oceans, our air, our ground and in our homes and bodies, Speak Green invites a whole new generation into this global conversation as leaders for societal change.  Featuring the finalists of the Global Climate Change poetry contest and special musical guests, this event takes place on Wednesday, July 21st at Club Nokia. Winners gain a free trip to The Sundance Film Festival in January 2011. More information to come soon!

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Below, a Video Recap of 2009.

Last year, Iyeoka Ivie Okoawo was invited to present at Brave New Voices in Chicago. We armed her with a FLIP camera. She combined it with love and this is what her lens captured. The song featured on the video is "The Yellow Brick Road Song."

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Brave New Voices – Los AngelesFounded in 1996, Youth Speaks Inc. is a multi-faceted organization that understands and believes that the power, insight, creativity, and passion of young people can change the world. Brave New Voices was created by Youth Speaks, Inc in 1998 after the inaugural Youth Speaks Teen Poetry Slam in San Francisco—the first poetry slam dedicated to youth in the nation’s history. To learn more, get involved, and attend other events, visit www.youthspeaks.org

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