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				Brave New Voices DVD coverAnyone who missed this powerful docu-series the first time around, should take the time to check it out. Brave New Voices is the most recent poetry project of entrepreneur Russell Simmons ever since the demise of Def Poetry ...
				
				
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				<title>St. Paul wins National Poetry Slam</title>				
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				&amp;nbsp;WEST PALM BEACH, FL- At the National Poetry Slam, the St. Paul, Minnesota team known as &amp;ldquo;Soapboxing&amp;rdquo; took first place. The competition took place in West Palm Beach, Florida from August 4-8. Albuquerque&amp;rsquo;s slam team took second...
				
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 13:32:30 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>Josh Fleming wins La Paloma slam</title>				
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				<pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2009 23:17:36 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>Slam Poetry 101</title>				
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				 Poetry slam founder Marc Kelly Smith &amp;nbsp;Slam poetry is a specific genre of writing that has become extremely popular in the last few years.  While a lot of people may associate poetry with famous literary figures known for antiquated language and...
				
				
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				<pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2009 22:53:42 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>Review: Best in San Diego Slam</title>				
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				 Members of the San Diego Slam Team (from left to right): Simply Kat, Deacon Blair, Chris Wilson, Ant Black, Jro, Rudy Francisco&amp;nbsp;  &amp;nbsp;Last Thursday, July 30th, Collective Purpose held a very special event.  Typically, the poetry troupe hosts ...
				
				
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				<pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2009 19:05:37 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>Slam to determine Best in San Diego</title>				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 20:26:08 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>Team Hawaii wins Brave New Voices</title>				
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				Current and former members of Hawaii&apos;s youth slam teamThis year, fifty teams from the U.S, the UK, and the Caribbean competed in Chicago July 14-19 for the 12th Annual Brave New Voices Poetry Slam. Brave New Voices is an important part of both slam p...
				
				
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				<title>San Diego slam team prepares for National Poetry Slam</title>				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 10:01:25 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>Maya Angelou pens poem for Michael Jackson</title>				
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				 Queen Latifah at the Michael Jackson memorial&amp;nbsp;  The Michael Jackson Memorial is one of the most widely watched memorials in U.S. television history. Among the likes of John F. Kennedy, Princess Diana, and Ronald Reagan, Michael Jackson drew mil...
				
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:52:19 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>Booksellers exploit death of Michael Jackson</title>				
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				 Michael Jackson 1958-2009  When news broke that Michael Jackson passed away, most people thought it was a joke. Give it a rest, that&amp;rsquo;s not funny, what a tasteless joke. These thoughts reflect the general public&amp;rsquo;s skepticism toward report...
				
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:18:57 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>Nikki Giovanni to grant $1000 prize</title>				
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				 Poet, author, and activist Nikki Giovanni  Nikki Giovanni is one of the greatest names in poetry. Initially inspired by the Civil Rights Movement, Giovanni published her first poetry book Black Feeling, Black Talk in 1967. Now, over forty years late...
				
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 11:15:31 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>La Paloma Theatre announces summer slam</title>				
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				Last year&apos;s summer slam winner, Rudy FranciscoENCINITAS- The historic La Paloma Theatre, a part of San Diego culture since 1928, continues to provide quirky and fresh entertainment. In addition to weekly performances of the Rocky Horror Picture Show,...
				
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 23:57:15 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>Review: Elevated! lifts spirits of poetry lovers- 7/2/09</title>				
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				 Feature poet D.E.E.P. performs&amp;nbsp;  SAN DIEGO- On Thursday night, a crowd of poetry aficionados gathered in the intimate Evoeke Dance Studio. Dozens of men and women dutifully paid their way in five dollar bills, and many gravitated toward the sig...
				
				
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				<title>San Diego Poetry Annual to host reading</title>				
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				&amp;nbsp;ESCONDIDO-  The Poets INC. collective will host a reading this Sunday, July 5, from 3-6 p.m. at the Escondido Municipal Gallery. The&amp;nbsp;San Diego Poetry Annual is a poetry collection that features work exclusively by San Diego County wordsmit...
				
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:21:40 -0700</pubDate>
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				SAN DIEGO- From time-honored fans to wide-eyed novices, all San Diegans can enjoy poetry and spoken word at Elevated!.The live event features a six-man poetry troupe called Collective Purpose. Every first and third Thursday, crowds gather at the Eveo...
				
				
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