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All-Stars of Slam Poetry [Rebroadcast]

AIR DATE: December 29, 2011
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Harry Fagel
Harry Fagel
Kari O'Connor
Kari O'Connor
Ida Marie Collins-Solid
Ida Marie Collins
Keith Brantley
Keith Brantley

There are poets, and then there are spoken-word poets. Poets who don't just recite, but rather, they all-out perform their pieces.  From chanting to singing to beatboxing, local spoken-word poets were given the chance to showcase their talents on 88.9  KNPR this week.
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GUESTS
Kari O'Connor, poet and competitor
Harry Fagel, police officer and poet
Keith Brantley, host of Poets' Corner in West Las Vegas
Ida Marie Collins-Solid, host, Poetry in Motion and SOLID Truth Entertainment
 
POETRY SCHEDULE
Monday - Human experience @ Beat Cafe downtown
Tuesday - Word Up @ Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf 7pm
Wednesday - Seldom Seen Poets @ Sunrise Coffee, 7pm
Thursday - Poetry in Motion @ Mayan Club
Friday - every 3rd @ the West Las Vegas Arts center
Saturday - Painters and Poets @ Bar and Bistro
Sunday - Every last of month- Social Sundays @ Layalina’s Hookah Lounge

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