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Spoken Word Revolution Redux
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In the tradition of The Spoken Word Revolution, Redux brings more of the gripping, moving, innovative, often hilarious poetry in the oral tradition. This redefining collection gathers multiple forms of “spoken word” under the same motley tent—slam, hip-hop, musical interpretations, and youth movements among them. The resulting brew is both satisfying and world-expanding. One audio CD features some of the best poems and poets, immediately live in their own electrifying words and voices.  The Spoken Word Revolution Redux includes:--Singer-songwriter Jeff Buckley--Slam Poetry founder Marc Smith--Ethan Hawke reading Beat Poet Gregory Corso--Jazz pianist Patricia Barber adapting ee cummings--Former US Poet Laureate Ted Kooser, Bill Collins and Mark Strand--Four-time national poetry slam champion Patricia Smith--Jeff Tweedy of Wilco--Hip-Hop founder Gil Scott-Heron--Indy...
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In the tradition of The Spoken Word Revolution, Redux brings more of the gripping, moving, innovative, often hilarious poetry in the oral tradition. This redefining collection gathers multiple forms of “spoken word” under the same motley tent—slam, hip-hop, musical interpretations, and youth movements among them. The resulting brew is both satisfying and world-expanding. One audio CD features some of the best poems and poets, immediately live in their own electrifying words and voices. 

The Spoken Word Revolution Redux includes:
--Singer-songwriter Jeff Buckley
--Slam Poetry founder Marc Smith
--Ethan Hawke reading Beat Poet Gregory Corso
--Jazz pianist Patricia Barber adapting ee cummings
--Former US Poet Laureate Ted Kooser, Bill Collins and Mark Strand
--Four-time national poetry slam champion Patricia Smith
--Jeff Tweedy of Wilco
--Hip-Hop founder Gil Scott-Heron
--Indy National Poetry Slam Champions, including Mayda da Valle
--Viggo Mortensen and Hank Mortensen
--Billy Corgan of Smashing Pumpkins

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About Tara

Tara Betts is the author of the poetry collection Arc and Hue on Aquarius Press' Willow Books imprint. Tara is a lecturer in creative writing at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, NJ.  A Cave Canem graduate and VONA alum, Tara received her MFA from New England...

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Published Reviews

Feb.19.2011

For real, all one has to do is read Arc & Hue to know that Betts is a REAL poet. Not only does she write about a diverse range of expansive themes, but she also grounds these themes in her past and...

Feb.19.2011

Rich in vivid images and musicality, this collection is an authentic portal into the very pulse of life. With the use of repetitive forms like sestina and canzone and the smooth lyrical flow of her free...