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Kojo Nnamdi Show Features Higher Achievement Scholar Poets
Washington, DC--February 14, 2006: In celebration of Valentine’s Day, the Kojo Nnamdi radio show on 88.5FM WAMU featured Higher Achievement and its scholar poets. Listen to the broadcast at http://www.wamu.org/programs/kn/06/02/14.php
Four Higher Achievement scholar/poets were highlighted on the show.
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Tahara Chaplin, 8th grade, Your Pages
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Alexander Faunteroy, 7th grade, The Boy Who Never Smile and Never Cries
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Alani Nelson, 6th grade, My Love, and
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Marie Lumbre, 7th grade, Untitled.
Additionally, the program featured Higher Achievement graduate and board member, Theresa Atta, and Maureen Holla, Higher Achievement’s Executive Director.
Each winter, Higher Achievement scholars across the Washington, DC region study poetry fundamentals of structure, style, and literary devices while preparing poignant poetry about love, replete with similes, metaphors, and other literary devices. Winning poems have been about a mother’s unconditional love, the heartache of romance, and the pride that comes with overcoming life’s challenges. These scholar poets perform their poems in judged contests, where they are quizzed on use of literary devices and their poetic inspiration. The winners had the opportunity to perform their poems at the city-wide Love Poetry Performance and this year, on the Kojo Nnamdi show! |
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