Pile Up and Refused »
I recorded the following spoken word pieces in late summer 2008. Ester Ikoro and Adam Levin were Chicago Public School students in the Young Chicago Authors program who have since graduated from high school. full post »
Esther Ikóro tells us what she ate for breakfast and digs into the dynamic of being BOTH...Esther is a Senior at Morgan Park High School in Chicago who competed in this year's Louder than a Bomb poetry slam competition, presented by Young Chicago Authors... full post »
Welcome to the City--Matthew Ewing »
Lake View High School's Matthew Ewing (from Young Chicago Authors / Louder than a Bomb) gives an introductory course on the ways of Chicago. This was an accapella spoken word piece that I retrofitted to a beat I laid down (sampling Chicago artists The Im... full post »
Full Title: Il Subliminal performs at the Hide Out with Mucca Pazza full post »
Cydney Edwards, one of the gifted poets at Young Chicago Authors, is the writer and performer for this powerful poem. Click here for the original audio. full post »
