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Russell Simmons Presents Brave New Voices

Young Poets Society

The finest teenage spoken word artists gather from across the country. Find out their stories.

"Change" Performed by B. Yung

"Every time I write a slave poem my paper bleeds." Watch the video.

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The Documentary Series on DVD

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Discover Your Own Voice

Visit the Youth Speaks literary arts organization website for arts-in-education tools and links to more resources.

Discover Your Own Voice

The Festival

Check out the Brave New Voices festival website for information, to register for next year's event or to sponsor a poet.

The Festival

Brave New Voices on Global Grind

Read coverage of the Brave New Voices festival and documentary series on the Hip-Hop site Global Grind.

Brave New Voices on Global Grind

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Become a friend of Brave New Voices on Myspace.

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Recaps

Sickle Cell

Full Poem

Sickle Cell Sickle Cell

Thinking About You

Full Poem

Thinking About You Thinking About You

Carbon Copy

Full Poem

Carbon Copy Carbon Copy

Indian Education

Full Poem

Indian Education Indian Education

Fish, Grits, Buttermilk Biscuits

Full Poem

Fish, Grits, Buttermilk Biscuits Fish, Grits, Buttermilk Biscuits

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