Punchline Poetry Society (PPS).. Is a community of Poets, writers, musicians, editors and content producers seeking to provide applicable, educational and entertaining content to believers and non believers regardless of where they are in their respective life journeys.
Founded by Gideon Yakubu (G.KIng), on 20 August 2016. PPS started as the Poetry Arm of Punchlyne Entertainment. The community is now a home to hundreds of poetry and Art lovers within and outside the city of Jos, Nigeria.
We believe that the Our faith isn’t just for the four walls; our faith informs every issue we face every day of the week. We want to provide content to people who are seeking to determine what purposeful day-to-day living means in their own lives.
To be passionately dedicated to the search for new “epiphanies” of beauty so that through our creative work as artists we may offer these as gifts to the world. Bearing in mind what the notable Polish poet, Cyprian Norwid, wrote that “beauty is to enthuse us for work, and work is to raise us up”.
Goal-Vision
Tag ….. Power of words touch, souls and inspire lives
With a mission
To help young people explore their purpose, spirituality, Identity and faith.
Sharing articles, poems, interviews, Testimonies and Experiences..
To encourage and promote the culture of Reading, Research, Digging deep and seeking knowledge.
To promote the creation and performance of spoken word poetry that engages communities and provides a platform for voices to be heard beyond social, cultural, political, and economic barriers.
Bringing strategies that will benefit all artist, as they earn from their talents/gifts, by organizing shows, selling poetry magazines, books, movies e.t.c
Humanitarian services and Outreach Campaigns..
Three major distinctives: Creativity, Humility, Doxology.
Objectives
– To promote different art forms with primacy on poetry.
– To nurture and nourish career in art guided by Truth, Goodness, and Beauty.
– To be faithful to the task of literature: to instruct, educate, and entertain.
– To give voice to voiceless via our arts, combining humans and patroitism.
– To be custodians and advocates of dialogue between faith, culture, and science.
Team-spirit
With ink stronger than blood for artists, we build family connections and work together within the diversity of creed, color, culture, and style. To correct and be opened to correction. Placing emphasis on continuous improvement – even when we do our best, we look for opportunities to learn from our experiences then work smarter and harder.
Fun
To enjoy the dividends of art and community; activities such as art events, games, picnics, hiking, personal celebrations of members, etc.
Motivation
Beauty will save the world (Fyodor Dostoevsky)