Leahjoy (aka MayaRose) radiates genuine enthusiasm and warmth that immediately puts everyone at ease. The atmosphere lifts the moment she walks into the room. Leahjoy creates a safe space where her students feel empowered to take creative risks. At her workshops she is not just teaching improv, Leahjoy is helping students to discover their spark.| Connecticut Library Consortium Program Directory
We were delighted to host Meyer Rose at our business networking group meeting in New Milford yesterday. It was so much fun to be spontaneous and playful again. Maya came up with a few games that got all 25 of our members excited and entertained for 45 minutes. I felt it was an invigorating and valuable team building event.| Connecticut Library Consortium Program Directory
I worked with Leah Joy for two years on two long-term theater programs for kids and teens as a teacher's assistant to her program in Waterbury. In the Theater Track programs Leah Joy built a curriculum to teach theater skills, build self esteem, and at the end of both programs the girls in the class were able to write, rehearse and perform their own show at a local theater. The girls learned not only acting, but how to put on a full production from stage management, props, costuming, set desi...| Connecticut Library Consortium Program Directory
I worked with MayaRose SpokenWord to arrange a program for a diverse audience and had the privilege in participating in the program. She led a class to participants of middle school, high school and adult aged participants focusing on diversity during black history month. All participants were engaged with the activities and questions she asked. Many of us spent a bit of time reflecting in lives and within ourselves so that we could answer the questions honestly. MayaRose explained at the...| Connecticut Library Consortium Program Directory
I had the good fortune of being a participant in one of MayaRose's Spoken Word workshops where she facilitated a masterclass open to the communities of Southbury and Middlebury with a focus on diversity. The session was titled "Poetry, Diversity, and Modern Times." I was moved by the creative genius and beautiful words that community members I already knew and community members who were new to me shared in the spoken word poetry piece that we crafted during our workshop. MayaRose expertly fac...| Connecticut Library Consortium Program Directory
Leah Joy was a fantastic collaborator. I use that word because she truly works with you to design a program that works for your patrons and your budget. We worked together to create an abbreviated program (3 workshop sessions and a showcase) that fit my library's budget but also paid Leah Joy for her very hard work. In our program series, she was able to bridge gaps between teenagers as young as 12 and as old as 17 to create a true cohort. At the end of the showcase, the number one question ...| Connecticut Library Consortium Program Directory
MayaRose SpokenWord has presented a variety of programs at the Woodbury Library from poetry writing workshops to acting classes for both teens and adults. She is always prepared, very knowledgeable and her enthusiasm for what she does is unmatched. She brings a joy with her that is seeps into all her programs.Highly recommend!| Connecticut Library Consortium Program Directory
Ever since I heard MayaRose SpokenWord on radio station WPKN-FM I knew I wanted to meet and hear her in person. She weaves a spell with her words and through the intensity of her emotions as she speaks, drawing the listener in to a world of poetic observations that are uniquely charged with her personal energy. I’ve participated in a couple of her writing workshops and highly recommend them for writers of all ages and backgrounds. To my mind, she has taken to this work of leading othe...| Connecticut Library Consortium Program Directory
Leah Joy, aka MayaRose Spoken Word, recently did an improvisational theater and movement workshop with us, as part of a "Live it Up!" program at our senior center. She had 60 older adults laughing, experimenting, moving and talking about shaking off the winter blahs and getting ready for an uplifting spring season. She was able to tap into participants' innate curiosity and creativity in a wonderful way that seemed spontaneous, as only truly well prepared professionals can. We've had ma...| Connecticut Library Consortium Program Directory
MayaRose SpokenWord is a force of nature--a volcanic poet and performer, but also host of SpeakYourMind, where she brings to the world other writers who deserve exposure in a world drowning in voices. MayaRose is an invaluable envoy, bridging the perceived gap between prose and poetry, performance and written, writer and reader . . . We need her badly!!!| Connecticut Library Consortium Program Directory
MayaRose gave an inspired and moving performance. She drew me in with her passion and eloquence. The characters in her spoken word came alive and took me to places I had never been.| Connecticut Library Consortium Program Directory
LJ has a genuine passion for poetry and bringing people together through words. She has such a graceful and authentic way of bringing out the poetry in you from anyone who hasn't even wrote a verse before. I attended a poetry writing workshop with her and at the end of the hour we read our poems to the rest of the group surprised as to how we were able to weave a shared feeling into words.| Connecticut Library Consortium Program Directory
I have worked with MayaRose over the past year in a theater program for children with SGOF in Waterbury. I have first hand experience working with her side by side on a weekly basis and have learned so much from her instruction. MayaRose is a talented performer, teacher, poet and leader. She teaches children confidence and skills that are transferable from the stage to the classroom and for handling challenges in real life. MayaRose leads with empathy and is a kind and professional teacher. I...| Connecticut Library Consortium Program Directory
Leah Joy Pearson, also known as MayaRose Spoken Word, is not just a performer but a true artist who uses her craft to evoke genuine emotions and spark meaningful conversations. Her performances are not merely recitations but journeys into the depths of human experience, where every word carries weight and significance.What sets MayaRose SpokenWord SpeakYourMind Events apart is its commitment to inclusivity and empowerment. Through her performances, Pearson provides a platform for voices that ...| Connecticut Library Consortium Program Directory
