Russell Simmons Def Poetry Jam on Broadway ... and More |
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| Editor:
| Simmons, Danny |
| Concept by:
| Simmons, Russell
Lathan, Stan |
| Contribution by:
| Rowe, M. Raven |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7434-7622-5 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2005 |
| Publisher: | Atria Books
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| Imprint: | Beyond Words/Atria Books |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $17.99 |
Book Description:
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This upbeat, one-of-a-kind collection brings the Def poets -- as featured in the Tony Award-winning Broadway show and popular HBO television program -- to life on the page. Among them: Suheir Hammad, Beau Sia, Steve Colman, Stacyann Chin, Mayda del Valle, Georgia Me, Poetri, and other well-established and up-and-coming Slam artists who have forever changed the face of poetry and offer a fresh, exuberant, insightful, and comedic look at who we are as Americans today.
This upbeat, one-of-a-kind collection brings the Def poets -- as featured in the Tony Award-winning Broadway show and popular HBO television program -- to life on the page. Among them: Suheir Hammad, Beau Sia, Steve Colman, Stacyann Chin, Mayda del Valle, Georgia Me, Poetri, and other well-established and up-and-coming Slam artists who have forever changed the face of poetry and offer a fresh, exuberant, insightful, and comedic look at who we are as Americans today.