• Drums Inside Your Chest
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SATURDAY AUGUST 14TH:::: THE DRUMS INSIDE YOUR CHEST IS BACK FOR IT'S 4TH YEAR!!

For the last 4 years, an incredible group of folks have worked their lumps off to create a non-traditional, non-yawnable, completely unique poetry show experience.  Something that showcases different types of powerful writers and performers from all over the country on one stage, for one evening only in Los Angeles.  A show that cannot be put into a genre. 

Drums 2010 Poster

Patricia Smith is a 4 time Individual Slam Poetry Champion, Pushcart Prize winner and nominee of the National Book Award.  One of the most incredible writers and stage performers alive today.

Anis Mojgani is a 2 time Individual Slam Poetry Champion, nominee of the pushcart Prize and member of the well know Poetry Revival

C.R. Avery is a musical mastermind, blending everything from hip hop to poetry to Rock n Roll. 

Christin O'Keefe Aptowicz is the author of 5 books of poetry, including Everything is Everything and is one of the poetry world's strongest stage presences. 

Rob Sturma is the author of the acclaimed debut book of poems, Miles of Hallelujah

With very special Musical guest GLISS! 

Hosted by Magician Rob Zabrecky and poet Derrick Brown

Drums 2010    tickets

'The Drums Inside Your Chest' is made possible by the non-profit Write Now Poetry Society.

Check out www.poetrytickets.com to get advance tickets today!!  This year, DRUMS will be held at the beautiful Coronet Theater (The Largo) in Hollywood.  Seating is limited, so we suggest buying your tickets online before they sell out. 

We look forward to seeing you again this year!!

-The Drums Team

 



 

THE RAUCOUS NEW VISION OF CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN POETRY

The Drums Inside Your Chest is a critically acclaimed performance poetry concert series created by poet and actress Amber Tamblyn and produced by the Write Now Poetry Society. Drums is a series of Boadway-quality theatre shows that feature the best performance poets in American today performing with musicians, magician and other artists in what has been hailed as "world class" and "a Woodstock of poetic celebration." The 2007 Drums was held at the Brentwood Theatre, and the 2008 and 2009 Drums were both held at the New Los Angeles Theatre Centre in downtown Los Angeles. 

Footage from the inaugural Drums event has been transformed by director Stephen Latty into a concert film by the same name, and has premiered at both the 2009 Newport Beach Film Festival and San Fransisco DocFest, as well as at special screenings in New York and across the country.  Combining footage of the the performances that night with backstage interviews, Drums gives its audience an experience that is at turns spine tingling, heart wrenching, gut funny and seriously profound, featuring award-winning poets: Amber Tamblyn, Beau Sia, Derrick Brown, Mindy Nettifee, Buddy Wakefield, Jeffrey McDaniel & Bucky Sinister. 

 

 

 

DRUMS CONCERT FILM TRAILER



 
 

NEW DRUMS OUTTAKES