Poetry Slam

20052005
16min

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The Brave New Voices national "Poetry Slam" train derailed in Los Angeles for five days of open-mic poetry. With rising stars such as Dahlak Brathwaite, Clark Perry, and Jennifer Wong, the 2... Read allThe Brave New Voices national "Poetry Slam" train derailed in Los Angeles for five days of open-mic poetry. With rising stars such as Dahlak Brathwaite, Clark Perry, and Jennifer Wong, the 2004 edition may have been the best youth spoken word festival to date.The Brave New Voices national "Poetry Slam" train derailed in Los Angeles for five days of open-mic poetry. With rising stars such as Dahlak Brathwaite, Clark Perry, and Jennifer Wong, the 2004 edition may have been the best youth spoken word festival to date.

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The Brave New Voices national "Poetry Slam" train derailed in Los Angeles for five days of open-mic poetry. With rising stars such as Dahlak Brathwaite, Clark Perry, and Jennifer Wong, the 2004 edition may have been the best youth spoken word festival to date. —Bravo

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The film's Director, Jordi Ortega, found out about the Poetry Slam from University of North Carolina Molecular Biology professor, Kerry S. Bloom, whose daughter, Rachel Bloom, was to participate in the event.