Poetry Nation: The North American Anthology of Fusion Poetry

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Summary: A great sampling
Review: If you accept that ALOUD used to be considered the bible of spoken word, then Regie and Todd have collected the New Testament! An excellent assortment of the usual suspects with a healthy dose of poets you won't easily find elsewhere. Bravo!

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Summary: ELLYN MAYBE and HEATHER O'NEILL ARE HOT!!!
Review: Please buy this anthology, 'cuz it rocks! It has all of my friends in it, and me, too (Beau Sia, author A Night Without Armor II: The Revenge)! Some folks that should've been in it, aren't, but no anthology is all-inclusive (yet). My favorite poem is the one by Ginsberg. Long Live Ginsberg!

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Summary: Poetry perfect
Review: This is a great book. Its exciting, challenging and unforgetable. Voices from across the continent rant, sing, whisper and cry. Themes from motherhood to gaylove remind me that the muse is still alive speaking to the new generation. This book is fresh with its vigour and difference, taking risks with unknowns and congratulating the celebrities. It is real proof that many of these poets who work so well on stage (Regie Cabico, Nicole Blackman, Taylor Mali, Heather ONeil, Alexis O Hara, DJ Renegade and on and on) fit their poetry to text so eloquently. Read Patricia Smith (the women in this book are amazing) and Allen Ginsberg for the bigger names, let them hold you like they did in cafes and theatre around the country. When is Poetry Nation 2??

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Summary: A great sampling
Review: This is the kind of collection that will be especially fun for young and aspiring poets to peruse and pilfer. It contains such a great variety of forms and voices that there will inevitiably be much inside that readers will love, and hate. And what more could one ask for from an anthology!