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Jive Poetic at the "Slammetry", Art Cafe, Halsey Street, Newark, New Jersey
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Jive Poetic, Liveright, £15.45
JIVE POETIC is a poet, musician, activist and educator based in Brooklyn, New York. He teaches poetry and hip hop workshops to at-risk youth in New York City and the surrounding area. Here, he is a poet and textual DJ, getting our feet working.
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