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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...
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Episode 6: The Italian Job (with special guest Eleonora Fisco)
Sicilian slam poet and scholar, Eleonora Fisco, joins Marc and Mark to discuss slam poetry in Italy and perform one of her own compositions....