Wabash Visiting Artists Series: Project V.O.I.C.E.

Project V.O.I.C.E. (Vocal Outreach Into Creative Expression) celebrates and inspires self-expression through spoken word poetry. The co-directors of Project VOICE, Sarah Kay and Phil Kaye, have performed at such diverse venues as TED 2011 (with a presentation that Wired Magazine noted: “blew down the house”), Lincoln Center, the United Nations, and HBO’s Def Poetry Jam. Conceived in 2004, Project V.O.I.C.E. encourages young people to engage with the world around them and use poetry as an instrument through which they can explore and better understand their culture, their society, and ultimately themselves. Project V.O.I.C.E. presents a variety of subjects from the personal to the political, and draws from traditions of storytelling, stand-up comedy, song, and lyricism.