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Episode 12: The Celebrated Cin Salach (Part Two)
In which Marc and Mark finally get around to talking to Cin about Sheila Donohue, Betty's Mouth and other slam poetry innovations. Recorded by...
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Episode 11: The Celebrated Cin Salach
In this episode, poet Cin Salach takes us back to the mid-1980's when she walked into her first Poetry Slam and experienced a "spiritual...
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Episode 10: BONUS episode – A Taste of Haiku
Tony Fitzpatrick shares some of his latest haiku with Marc and Mark. He also delves into a bit of haiku history and the inspiration...
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Episode 9: With Chicago Legend Tony Fitzpatrick
Artist-poet-actor-and-raconteur Tony Fitzpatrick stops by to talk with Marc and Mark about the history of the Slam and how it’s changed since 1986. He...
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Episode 8: The Famous Billy Lombardo (Part 2)
The episode opens with Billy performing his quintessentially Chicago classic: Poem for Lennard. Then he continues the conversation with Marc and Mark about his...
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Episode 7: The Famous Billy Lombardo (Part 1)
Poet, short story writer and novelist (Morning Will Come), Billy Lombardo, joins Marc and Mark for the first of two conversations about the history...