A poet, a comedian, and a storyteller walk into a bar… it sounds like the beginning of a joke, but on Tuesday, April 9, it was a beautiful reality manifested via Motif’s second annual RI Spoken Awards. Nominees and members of the spoken word community alike gathered at Myrtle in East Providence, which was the perfect backdrop to the glamorous outfits that the crowd donned — the bar features impeccable vintage furnishings, warm lighting, and a rug-covered stage with a bookshelf backdrop. The room was as warm and eclectic as the surroundings, with performers and winners consistently thanking the crowd for holding space for each other to laugh, listen, and become immersed in one another’s stories.
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OVERALL FAVORITE SPOKEN PERFORMER:
Sara Monteiro
LANGSTON HUGHES COMMUNITY AWARD:
Ricardo Pitts-Wiley
SPOKEN WORD
FREE VERSE
Rudy “Rudacious” Cabrera
SOCIAL JUSTICE
Erik Andrade
YOUTH POETRY
Camille Cabral-Bennett
NARRATIVE MUSIC
Shakespeare to Hip-Hop - Marlon Carey and Reggie Gibson
FAVORITE PRODUCER
Sara Monteiro
FAVORITE SPOKEN WORD EVENT
Providence Poetry Slam
FAVORITE LIVE PERFORMANCE:
YOUTH
Alana Parrott
FAVORITE LIVE PERFORMANCE: sPOKEN wORD
Ren
STORYTELLING
PERSONAL STORIES
Ginay Lopes
HISTORICAL/CULTURAL
Sara Monteiro
INTERACTIVE (CALL & RESPONSE)
Rudy Ru
FAVORITE STORYTELLING EVENT
The Daily Note
FAVORITE LIVE PERFORMANCE: STORYTELLING
Marlon Carey
COMEDY
FAVORITE COMEDIAN
Blaq Sav
NSFW
Lisa Costa
FAVORITE IMPROV
Improv Jones
FAVORITE NEW VOICE
Kirsten Logan
FAVORITE LIVE PERFORMANCE: COMEDY
Blaq Sav
Favorite Local Podcast
Little State Big Voices
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