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SPOKEN WORD - JOSHUA BENNETT GEBUNDEN

The powerful story of an art form that has transformed the cultural landscape  by an
award-winning poet  professor  and slam champion.'AN ENGAGING HISTORY' New York Times 'A RICH
HYBRID OF MEMOIR AND HISTORY' The New Yorker 'A MUST-READ' Roger Robinson 'GALVANISING' Luke
Kennard 'CAPTURES LIGHTNING IN A BOTTLE' Therí A. Pickens 'MAGNIFICENT' Cornel WestIn 2009  at
only twenty years old  Joshua Bennett was invited to recite a poem for President Barack Obama
and First Lady Michelle Obama at the White House's Evening of Poetry  Music  and the Spoken
Word. Spike Lee and Saul Williams were in the audience  and it turned out to be the very same
event where Lin-Manuel Miranda first performed a work-in-progress that revolutionised musical
theatre - Hamilton.Blending memoir and literary analysis  Bennett shows how a handful of
visionaries altered modern culture. With passion  wit and erudition  he charts the history of
spoken-word poetry  as well as his coming-of-age journey as a writer. From the early influence
of Miguel Algarín and the Nuyorican Poets Café to Amanda Gorman's inauguration poem for
President Joe Biden  he celebrates the contributions of legendary figures such as Ntozake
Shange  Nikki Giovanni and Miguel Piñero  as well as how artists like MF DOOM  Jill Scott and
Mos Def were inspired to develop their craft within their shared tradition.Spoken Word
illuminates the profound influence that poetry has had everywhere melodious words are heard 
from the West End to academia  from the podiums of political protest to cafés  from schools to
rooms full of strangers all across the world.

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