“SPOKEN word performances are gaining momentum in Jamaica. In August, the island had its first poetry festival, and a month later One Hundred Thousand (100,000) Poets for Change — the local chapter — was launched. The launch, this past weekend, saw poets delivering their art in the name of change at various points from Moxons Beach Club in Ocho Rios to Half-Way Tree in the Corporate Area. The series of events climaxed on Tuesday with the Poetry Society of Jamaica's monthly fellowship at the Edna Manley College Amphitheatre. Read more: http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/entertainment/Poetry-revival-taking-shape_9815045#ixzz1eyk8oLku”