Tag Archives: Marc Bamuthi Joseph

A Voice: A Basic Human Right

Posted on 10/02/2011 by

“Young World, your work has the power to provoke movement from silence to empowerment, based in libratory pedagogy, and youth development. It democratizes a civic population of youth by giving them a platform to speak. Your elders in rhyme challenge … Continue reading →

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Slamming into Wordsmith-ry

Posted on 02/05/2010 by

I’ve been loving slam poetry lately. Emilie Zoey Baker guest-lectured at uni, and her performances made me laugh, giggles wrapped up in pretty images, musical words, gestures and rhythm. I discovered Marc Bamuthi Joseph in an essay he wrote about the need … Continue reading →

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Hey Young World, the WORD is yours…

Posted on 21/10/2009 by

I’ve been reading Jeff Chang’s Total Chaos: The art and aesthetics of hip-hop… Being a collection of essays, some things are great and others are total shit. That’s the way collections are. Three essays in, I’m introduced to Marc Bamuthi … Continue reading →

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