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Its a spin off of def comedy and has been referred to as slam poetry although simmons has said it isnt part of the movement. After building a successful franchise with def comedy jam, russell simmons tries to do the same thing with the world of spoken word poetry. Hosted by rapper and actor mos def and filmed at new york citys supper club, def poetry jam shines the spotlight on some gifted performers who deliver their political, personal and poignant monologues to a national audience. Us and canadian retailers best buy and circuit city stop selling vhs tapes online movie releases. Def poetry jam reunion coming to the billie holiday. This helped me complete my collection of def poetry. I imagine a time before the internet, before television, before radio. Simmons original def poetry jam was a spokenword poetry series hosted by mos def that ran on hbo from 200207.
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Praised by the new york times as an exuberant, daringly fresh series that breaks poetry out of the neat little boxes its so often put it, russell simmons presents def poetry features a spectrum of voices, from struggling urban poets whove cut their teeth in speakeasies and small clubs across the country, to the icons of the form, to celebrated actors, singers, dancers, and comedians. The people there are crowded around poets, listening to their words. Def poetry, also known as russell simmons presents def poetry or def poetry jam, which. Def poetryseason01 episode01 georgia me full figure. Simmons teased the new project, which would be called all def poetry, today on instagram, saying the potential series is in the works at hbo. That same year, lathan coproduced def poetry jam on broadway, which won a tony award for best special theatrical event and has toured both domestically and internationally.
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Everyone should watch this guy, he is amazing i am planning to buy the dvd so i can have it in my collection. Ed in educational policy from university of washington. The series features performances by established and upandcoming spoken word poets. Find showtimes, watch trailers, browse photos, track your watchlist and rate your favorite movies and tv shows on your phone or tablet.
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