Eyes of the Sun: Spoken Word as a Solution
Alex "PoeticSoul" Johnson |
TEDxVermilionStreet
• September 2017
A spoken word poet uses her art to help rehabilitate incarcerated youths.
A fiercely determined female with a strong voice is taking spoken word poetry by storm. Known as PoeticSoul, this Lafayette, Louisiana, native wants to encourage
others to never give up, stand up, be fearless and be heard. Poetic has worked as a teaching artist in the Lafayette Parish Juvenile Detention Home. Poetic was a
featured panelist during the 2016 Split this Rock Poetry Festival in Washington, DC in which she discussed “Language of the Unheard: Rural Children of Color,” She
founded and operates a spoken word poetry organization in Lafayette. Her debut album, Scattered Thoughts, was released in December 2015.