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"SOMETHING IN THE WATER"

by BMike

“Waters will not move without waves. And our current depends on you. You decide where we wash up. Whether that means landing in clearings. Or clutters of chaos. Young minds yearn for living waters. Guided rivers flow into oceans of opportunity. So yes there is something in the water. IT’S US ” —Hampton Roads Youth Poets

For the last dozen years teens from Virginia's award-winning Hampton Roads Youth Poets have participated in @BraveNewVoices — the world's largest youth poetry slam — alongside hundreds of voices from across the nation and beyond. In 2019 New Orleans artist and activist Brandan Odums, aka BMike, traveled to Virginia Beach and collaborated with Teens With A Purpose ( @TWPTheMovement ) to paint this wall on Virginia Beach Blvd for the @SomethingIntheWater festival. BMike says as soon as he met these amazing young people he knew he had to paint them—the perfect complement to the amazing verse of the Hampton Roads Youth Poets.  @bmike2c/

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It’s a special night tomorrow at C.I.P.H.E.R. Tuesdays hosted by @q5tv! It’s a welcome home to the Verb Benders Slam Team and a send off for the Hampton Roads Youth Poets, DOUBLE FEATURE! You do not wanna miss this fiery event! Come through and brang all yo friends! 8pm $5 - The Train Station - 2295 Harbor Rd Newport News, VA #brangyoselves #hryp #vbslam #verbbenders #hamptonroadsyouthpoets #thesekidsaresodope #bouttodowork #bouttogivethiswork #bouttolightthestageonfire #spokenword #poetry #openmic #newportnews #ciphertuesdays #teenswithapurpose #doublefeature #getbent #bendemtiltheybreak