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Regie Gibson: “the blooz man is i”

Perhaps the most electric slam poet in America, Regie Gibson (b. 1966) has, among many honors, won the 1997 money slam and the 1998 individual slam title.  He and his work have been featured in the Theodore Witcher film love … Continue reading

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Metea: “We will sell no more…”

 A Potowatomi chief from near the Wabash River, Metea’s birth date is unknown, although it is believed that he fought for the British during the War of 1812 and died in 1827.  In Smokestacks and Skyscrapers: An Anthology of Chicago … Continue reading

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