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Spoken Word and Slam Poetry

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Buddy Wakefield is the three-time world champion spoken word artist featured on NPR, the BBC, HBO's Def Poetry Jam, and most recently signed to Ani DiFranco's Righteous Babe Records. In 2004 and again in 2005, he won the... more
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Christian Drake is a six-time National Poetry Slam team member and has performed on three National Poetry Slam Finals stages. Originally and currently from New England, he was previously a host of popular slams, poetry... more
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GEORGE YAMAZAWA is a poet of Japanese descent who shares his passion for his culture and experiences through his poetry. He doesn't just spend time perfecting his own craft, he teaches spoken word and poetry to local DC youth... more
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Sam Cha recently completed his MFA in poetry at UMass Boston, where he was the 2011 and 2012 recipient of the Academy of American Poets Prize. His work (poems, essays, fiction, translations) can be found at anderbo, Amethyst... more
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Michael Anthony aka Tony Santiago is a multi-award winning poet, comedian, graphic artist, musician and filmmaker. He was born in San Francisco, California after spending 10 months in the womb and spending much of his youth... more
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Ellyn Touchette was described as a ?scheming bitch? by George R.R. Martin on page 714 of A Feast For Crows. George R.R. Martin was not the first to do so. Ellyn is a weightlifter, biology student, and behavioral health professional from... more
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Hodari Bayano Davis is the National Program Director of ?Youth Speaks Inc.?(youthspeaks.org), Executive Producer of ?Brave New Voices International Youth Poetry Slam Festival" (bravenewvoices.org) twice featured on HBO, and... more
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Christopher Stanley, or ?Jelly?, is a spoken word artist from Kearny, NJ. Jelly is a three time National Poetry Slam (NPS) competitor, He is the head of Public Relations for JC Slam, and the 2013 Individual World Poetry Slam (IWPS)... more
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Tara Betts is an author, PhD candidate at Binghamton University and a Cave Canem Fellow. She co-founded "GirlSpeak, a weekly writing/leadership workshop for young women. She has also worked with at-risk teens, and women... more
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Hanif Abdurraqib writes poems when he is not sitting in his Columbus, Ohio apartment eating red velvet cake, or judgmentally thumbing through your record collection. His first collection of poems, Three Crosses, was released in... more
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