Darren M. Edwards

This Monday I’ll be competing in the Team Selection Slam for the Salt City Slam National Poetry Team that will compete in Boston, MA. I will share the stage with the likes of Jesse Parent, Cody Winger, DeAnn Emett, and some more of the best performance poets in Utah. Click on the picture to be redirected to a piece City Weekly did on the upcoming competition.

This Friday I will be performing as part of a poetry showcase at “Submerged in Art” a charity event for The Road Home homeless shelter. The event runs Friday, March 4 at 6:00pm – March 5 at 1:00am at  2275 S. Highland Drive – Above “The Tap Room.” This is a great chance to check out some of the amazing local artists and poets we have while supporting a worthy cause.

I think trying to be funny in poetry is far more risky than trying to be serious. As a result, most of my poetry is fairly serious. However, on occasion I try to be funny and on rare occasions I feel like I actually pull it off. Follow the link and you can decide for yourself.

http://referentialmagazine.com/contents/poetry/october-2010/im-not-yet-ready/

Thanks to a return by super Editor Jessie Carty, Shape of a Box has risen from the grave for one last issue. Shape of a Box 66 features my poem “Our Cry.” Jessie left Shape of a Box at the start of the year to be the Editor at Referential where my poem “I’m not yet Ready” will soon be published. If you want to check out the video for “Our Cry” just click on the picture and you’ll be redirected.

In an unrelated note: Recently, I took first place at September’s ”Put Your Mouth Where the Word is” cash prize poetry slam in Salt Lake City. Special thanks to everyone involved in keeping the SLC Slam scene going!

 The sixth issue of The Writer’s Block is now available. I’ve been a fan of this journal for a while and I’m excited to have my poem “Witness” featured in this newest issue. The entire issue is available, for free, as a PDF. Click the picture above to check out issue 6.

This Thursday at 8:00pm I’ll be participating in a Poetry Slam at the Utah Arts Festival. The Slam will be held on the Big Mouth Cafe Stage. Tickets for adults are $10 (kids 12 and under are free), that’s right only $10 to enjoy an evening full of art! But wait, there’s more! Also showing on the Big Mouth Cafe Stage are Alex Caldiero (Thurs 7:30-8:00pm/just before the Slam) and Charles Waugh (Thurs 5:00-5:30pm). I’ve heard both of these men give readings before and I can’t wait to see them on stage this Thursday. You can also catch a Team Slam on Saturday and Jesse Parent on Sunday (Amazing).  

For more information go to the Utah Arts Festival website at: http://www.uaf.org/

The summer 2010 issue of Dialogue, which contains my poem “From Outside the Settlement” is now available to purchase online.

You can look at the full table of contents and order a copy at:

https://dialoguejournal.com/products-page/back-issues/4302/