Deep Carnivale 2009
- When
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10am to 5pm
Saturday and Sunday,
Sept. 12-13, 2009 - Where
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The Performing Arts Building
Hillsborough Community College, Ybor Campus Tampa Florida
- What
- Readings by authors and poets, songs sung by songwriters, child-friendly performances, games, activites, food and non-alcoholic beverages
- Who
- Children and families, teens, adults and tribal elders
- Admission
- Free and open to the public
- More Information
- Contact Festival Director David Audet at daudet@hccfl.edu or 813-253-7000 x5179
Wally B
Walter "Wally B." Jennings is a native of Tampa, Florida, and has been writing poetry for 19 years and performing publicly for the past nine (be sure to read his blog "When and Where I feel in love w/poetry/spoken word/slam").
He is the founder of "Black on Black Rhyme-Tampa", one of Tampa's largest and longest running poetry shows.
Wally B. has shared the stage with some of the nation's most popular entertainers, including: K-Ci & Jo-Jo, Chrisette Michele, Silk, Dave Hollister, Comedians Steve Brown, Marvin Grooms, Def Poetry on Tour, and the legendary Last Poets.
Wally B.'s poetical talents have allowed him to perform in several venues, such as: St. Louis, MO (Legacy Bookstore), Birmingham, AL (22nd Jazz Café), Charlotte, NC, Miami, FL (Funk Jazz Lounge), The University of Florida, The University of South Florida, The University of Tampa, and Florida A&M University.
Wally B. is an original member of Back Talk Poetry Troupe, one of the most respected and well known poetry collectives in the nation. The troupe is responsible for the creation of Black on Black Rhyme, Incorporated (www.blackonblackrhyme.com) and produces shows in: Tallahassee, Tampa, Miami, Jacksonville, Rochester, NY, and Atlanta, GA. He is also a member of the Nation of Poetry (www.nationofpoetry.com).
His accomplishments include: 2006-2007 Underground Poetz "King of Poetry" Slam Champion, 2005 House of Poetz Poetry Slam Champion, member of the 1st Place team at the 2003 Hot Air Slam in Delray Beach, FL., 3rd Place-Individual at the 2004 Southern Fried Poetry Regional Slam in Miami, FL., 6th Place-Individual at the 2006 Southern Fried Poetry Regional Slam in Birmingham, AL., "Poet of the Week" on www.blackonblackrhyme.com.
Currently, Wally B. is the founder and host of "Heard 'Em Say", Tampa's only Teen Spoken Word Poetry Show.
Intelligence Respected
Editor David Warner of Creative Loafing said some kind and encouraging words on page 26 of the August 26, 2009, issue. Partial quote, "At a moment when ignorance is being aggressively defended, Deep Carnivale still respects our intelligence. Imagine that."
A Different Sort of Ybor Celebration
Esther Martinez, in a story at The Florida Book Review" says she knows "Deep Carnivale will be 'A Celebration of Words' and not a Bourbon Street bacchanal."
"But logophile that I am, I reason I'll get drunk on language. With over 70 writers and artists scheduled [for the 2008 Carnivale] to perform or read from their works, my beaded necklaces will be strung with verse. I imagine haiku shooters..."
"It is just before 10am when I arrive at the corner of Palm Avenue and 14th Street—Deep Carnivale ground zero. About a dozen vendor tables are lined up around the Hillsborough Community College courtyard where a band of teenagers [Next Exit] are setting up their instruments.
"The vendor tables sell books by local writers, HCC publications and baked goods. I grab a Cuban favorite, papa rellena, a potato stuffed with savory ground beef. Belly satisfied, I cross the street and enter the historic Circulo Cubano. A nearly 100 year old neo-classical building of ionic columns and marble staircases, it served as the Cuban Social Club and remains the oldest building of its kind in the country."Comments From Our Fans
"When I look back over 2008, my visit to the second edition of Deep Carnivale was a
highlight. You and your staff did a great job and I loved being part of it, again.
I am sure there will be bigger festivals to come. But maybe not better!!!"
– Darrell House,
children's book author and 2008 Deep Carnivale presenter.