WAM July 7-8 Slam Poetry




Weekend AM show

Summary: Mental illness is getting a lot more attention than it used to. Tonight it'll get some more. It's an event called slam poetry. Performers get three minutes to perform an original work. Poets and performers are getting together in St. John's for an event called "Let's Get Mental: Expressions of Verbal Art on Mental Health Issues and Awareness" Terry Rielly is a performer who has been quite open publically about his depression. Monica J is a poet who lives with a mental health issue. They joined me in out Weekend AM studio.