Disclosure: KUT is a sponsor of SXSW Edu
What do the works of Edgar Allen Poe and Jay-Z have in common?
A lot, argues Gilbert Perkins,who goes by his stage name: Sage Salvo.
Salvo is an artist and poet from Washington D.C., but he’s also developed a curriculum called Words Liive. It uses rap and hip-hop to teach major themes and devices in poetry and literature – everything from similes and metaphors to epic poems and motifs in novels. Salvo is pitching his curriculum in Austin this week for SXSWedu and stopped by KUT to talk about his curriculum.
Salvo is also pitching an app to go along with the curriculum. He's launching a kickstarter campaign this week to raise money to develop it.
