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Volume Four: Chapter Six – Our Conversation with Robert Lashley

In Volume Four: Chapter Six of The Podcast, we welcomed Poet, Playwright, Essayist, and Author of the new poetry collection Green River Valley, Robert Lashley. Robert is a 2016 Jack Straw Fellow, Artist Trust Fellow, and nominee for a Stranger Genius Award. He has work published in The Seattle Review of Books, NAILED,  Poetry Northwest,…

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Volume Four: Chapter Five – Our Conversation with Bella

In Volume Four: Chapter Five of The Podcast, we welcomed Educator, Poet, Spoken Word Artist, Author of the book Side Effects of Remembering the Litte Things, and the 2019 Portland Grand Slam Champion, Bella. Connect with Bella: IG: @bella_soul_ Recorded spoken word performances in this Chapter include: L3thal Po3t: Superhero IG: @l3thalpo3t Website: lethalpoet.net Ebony…

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Volume Four: Chapter Four – Our Conversation with Gayle Danley

In Volume Four: Chapter Four of The Podcast, we welcomed Teaching Artist, Poet,  Spoken Word Artist and Author, Gayle Danley. Gayle also is the founder of Grief Friend, a resource for those moving through the experience of losing a loved one, the founder of Lessons in Poetry – a virtual curriculum that produces teaching videos…

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Volume Four: Chapter Three – Our Conversation with Drew Jackson

 In Volume Four: Chapter Three, we welcomed Pastor of Hope Village NYC, Poet and Author of the new book God Speaks Through Wombs, Drew Jackson. Drew is a poet who came late to writing poetry, although he would say that his love for the art form began with hip-hop, learning to put words together from…

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Volume Four: Chapter Two – Our Conversation with Kennie Sings

In Volume Four: Chapter Two, we welcomed Poet , Writer, Spoken Word Artist, and friend of The Podcast, Kennie Sings. Kennie, making her third appearance, discusses her new podcast Hidden Lines Podcast, performing virtually vs performing live on stage after COVID, bad poetry, and more. Connect with Kennie Sings: IG: @kennie_sings Recorded spoken word performances…

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Volume Four: Chapter One – Our Conversation with Sharnnell Spivey

 In the premiere of Volume Four, we welcome Poet and Author of the book Thou Shall Not, Sharnnell Spivey. “Thou Shall Not” is a suspenseful thriller concerning a group of people interconnected by their personal and professional relationships. The attraction coming from breaking the seven deadly sins and the Ten Commandments affects each person in…

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Volume Three: Chapter Twenty – Featuring Various Performance Poets

Volume Three: Chapter Twenty is the final Chapter in this volume and we are featuring six of our favorite live performances of this past volume. Featured Spoken Word Performances featured in this Chapter included: Tonii2Eyes – Title Unknown (performance from Chapter Three) IG: @tonii2eyes Tarika Holland – What its Like being Me (performance from Chapter…

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Volume Three: Chapter Nineteen – Our Conversation with Holly Toomer

In Volume Three: Chapter Nineteen, we welcome Life Coach, Poet, Spoken Word Artist, author of the book Lunar honey and artist, Holly Toomer. Holly is also the host of Conversations with Belle, which can be heard via all podcast platforms. Connect with Holly: IG: @bellewoodz Purchase her book: Lunar Honey Recorded spoken word performances in…

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Volume Three: Chapter Eighteen – Our Conversation with James Nguyen

In Volume Three: Chapter Eighteen of the podcast we welcomed Poet, Spoken Word Artist, writer and Entrepreneur, James Nguyen Connect with James: IG: @jqnstudios Website: jqnstudios.com Recorded spoken word performances in this Chapter include: Alexis Henry: Sapiosexual IG: @caffeinatedliving Twitter: @wokeliving Website: caffeinatedliving.com Jasmine Mans: I Know You Didnt Mean to Kill Him Twitter: @poetjasminemans…

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Volume Three: Chapter Seventeen – Our Conversation with Sabrina Ali

 In Volume Three: Chapter Seventeen, we welcomed Activist, Poet, Spoken Word Artist, Musician and Model, Sabrina Ali.  Sabrina is an Arab Spoken Word Poet and musician from Cincinnati currently pursuing her PhD at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Sabrina is focusing her dissertation on the use of ‘Spoken Word Poetry as an innovative form…

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