LoginDef Poetry - Season 1 - Region 1
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Produced by Russell Simmons and hosted by Mos Def, this groundbreaking HBO series presents poetry for the hip-hop generation. The setting is New York's Supper Club, the performers are young men and women of every hue, and the tools are words: angry, funny--even profane--words. Taped live, each of the four 30-minute episodes from the first season features several poets and a guest or two (from the fiery Last Poets to the out-of-her-element Jewel). This isn't your grandma's traditional verse, but rather slam poetry--or spoken word--as influenced by Public Enemy as Langston Hughes and the evening news. Some are powerful (see Suheir
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Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
Release date: 30 August 2004
Number of discs: 1
UPC: 026359190520
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Release date: 30 August 2004
Number of discs: 1
UPC: 026359190520
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