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The Performance Poetry Preservation Project

Preserving our poetic heritage
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Our Mission:

To create, collect, preserve, protect and provide access to the recorded history of the poetry slam movement.

 


P4 is a living, growing, carefully curated performance poetry archive, whose ambition is to collect and catalog a broad representation of the slam poetry movement. 

The P4 website is here to provide information about the project, and will soon become a portal for fans and scholars to search, access, and experience the poetry recordings we collect.

To learn more about P4, who we are and what we do, to submit poetry or donate to our efforts, or simply to drop us a line, just explore the links above.  And thanks for visiting us at the Performance Poetry Preservation Project!

Please support the work of the Performance Poetry Preservation Project, by making a tax deductible donation!

We accept one time donations in any amount, or ongoing monthly donations.

All donations to P4 are tax deductible to the full extent allowed by law!

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P4 NEWS...

4/16/2012: Check out this wonderful post by P4 Collaborator Susan B.A. Somers-WilletShe wrote about National Poetry Month for the Creative Research Center blog this month, and made sure to mention P4 among the potential resources available to the public, with a link.  Read the post here:  Poetry is Dead.  Long Live Poetry!  Some Thoughts on Poetry in the American Public Sphere.Thanks Susan, for them plug, and for the excellent article!

4/14/2012:  If you are in the Salem, Massachusetts area the weekend of April 20-22, be sure to attend the Massachusetts Poetry Festival!  P4 Founder and President Wess Mongo Jolley will be doing a presentation on Saturday on the mission and goals of the Performance Poetry Preservation Project.  Contact Mongo for more information!




T
he Performance Poetry Preservation Project is an IRS 501(c)(3) non-profit, incorporated in the state of Massachusetts. For more information, or to speak with officers of the organization, please visit our P4 Organizers page.

NPS 2011 Photos throughout this site courtesy of Mary Cae Vignolini.