Poet Donney Rose Profile (2018)
Louisiana: The State We're In
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Newsmagazine
Place Covered: Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2018-04-27
Duration: 00:05:01
Subjects: Poetry | Arts
Contributors:
- Moreau, Andre Host
- Rose, Donney Interviewee
Description
This segment from the April 27, 2018, episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features Andre Moreau’s profile of Donney Rose of Baton Rouge, a spoken word poet and teacher with the non-profit Forward Arts. He recites one of his poems and then discusses: his work with Forward Arts; what young people can learn through spoken word poetry; and his selection as a Citizen Artists Fellow by the Kennedy Center.