Def Poetry: Season 1/Episode 1

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Def Poetry, also known as Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry or Def Poetry Jam, which was co-founded by Bruce George, Danny Simmons and Deborah Pointer, is an HBO television series produced by hip-hop music entrepreneur Russell Simmons. The series presents performances by established spoken word poets, as well as up-and-coming ones. Well-known actors and musicians will often surprise the audience by showing up to recite their own original poems. The show is hosted by Mos Def. Def Poetry is a spin-off of Def Comedy Jam. As he did on Def Comedy, Simmons appears at the end of every episode to thank the audience.

The series included historical legendary poets such as, The Last Poets, Nikki Giovanni, Amiri Baraka and Sonya Sanchez. It also featured poets, Saul Williams, Grammy Award Winning J. Ivy, Jessica Care-Moore and Lemon. Though technically not a poetry slam, Def Poetry has become heavily associated with the poetry slam movement, and utilizes many of poetry slam's best known poets, including National Poetry Slam champions such as Beau Sia, Taylor Mali, Big Poppa E, Mayda del Valle, Mike Mcgee, Alix Olson and Rives, among others.

Season 1; Episode 1.

Steve Colman - I Wanna Hear a Poem
Georgia Me - Full Figure Potential- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bwh67piIzNE
Benjamin Bratt - Lower East Side
Lymon - Shine
Nikki Giovanni - Talk to Me Poem, I Think I've Got the Blues;
Black Ice - Bigger Than Mine?;
Suheir Hammad - First Writing Since- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDyLNgLHprI

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[djdennyisback]

Lemon <3 lol

[DaizyfreeAG]

"You gotta swim, not fuck to stay alive..."

YEAH. THATS WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.

[werwr4]

wheres the rest i want more please!