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Congolese women use slam poetry to speak out amid conflict
These are the words penned and spoken by poet Esther Abumba, a resident of the war-torn Democratic Republic of Congo. Aged 23 ...
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Slam poets honor community and identity at third annual ‘Poetry Live!’
Poets Safia Elhillo, Jamila Woods and members of the Stanford Spoken Word Collective shared poems both personal and political ...
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Dujie Tahat merges politics and poetry as Seattle’s newest Civic Poet
Do you ever think about how poetry’s is relevant to politics? Dujie Tahat does. Tahat is Seattle’s new Civic Poet for the ...
Kat Cowan on BBC Radio Sheffield - The slam poet who realised that Christianity is incompatible with the way she lives her life - BBC Sounds
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Milwaukee's new poet laureate has taken art form to thousands of MPS students | Opinion
Shelly Conley, a prominent figure in Milwaukee's poetry slam scene, has been named the city's new Poet Laureate. Conley is ...