TY  - BOOK
AU  - Olson, Alix.
TI  - Word warriors: 35 women leaders in the spoken word revolution 
SN  - 1580052215
AV  - PS 589 .W891 2007
PY  - 2007///
CY  - Emeryville, CA
PB  - Seal Press
KW  - American poetry
KW  - United States
KW  - Oral interpretation of poetry
KW  - Poetry
KW  - Poetry slams
KW  - Women
N1  - Includes bibliographical references
N2  -  women who think and act decisively to create their distinctive and desperately earned realities. The combination of the eminent slam movement and the upsurge of bold underground feminism has created a unique pool of women who verbally challenge society on all fronts. Editor Alix Olson (internationally touring spoken word artist-activist) brought together a variety of astounding spoken word artists for "Word Warriors." Included in this collection are Patricia Smith and Eileen Myles, two of our most formidable spoken-word foremothers, Tony-award winners Sarah Jones, Suheir Hammad and Staceyann Chin, recording artists Bitch and Lynn Breedlove from the dyke-punk band Tribe 8, award-winning writer Michelle Tea, and many more. These women join other amazing artists from many different backgrounds to create "Word Warriors," a powerful and comprehensive collection of work from the best and brightest female spoken word artists today. www.alibris.com; Female spoken word artists have become the spokeswomen for a new generation. This demanding oral poetry of the early 21st century has defined a vanguard of lithely muscled voices
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