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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

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"Verbs that Move Mountains": Essays and Interviews on Spoken Word Cultures Around the World

"Verbs that Move Mountains": Essays and Interviews on Spoken Word Cultures Around the World

Walsh, Tony
Walker, Sophia
Siobhan, Scherezade

Paperback

Poetry Criticism

ISBN10: 1981523049
ISBN13: 9781981523047
Publisher: Createspace
Published: Feb 5 2018
Pages: 128
Weight: 0.40
Height: 0.27 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
My body is the stage and my tongue is the page - Maakomele R. Manaka. Verbs that move mountains is a glimpse at the way poets, promoters and storytellers engage with spoken word around the world. The anthology includes histories of specific scenes, hard looks at how to make spoken word a more accessible and open space in terms of sexuality, mental health, indigenous languages and more.... Academic analysis co-exists with personal reflections. Current topics, such as the ethics of honesty in slam poetry, or the very real dangers faced by many poets around the world, are also discussed. These essays give you snapshots of scenes from Singapore to New Zealand, via Leicester and Palestine.

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