false 661722 1 <div>Female spoken word artists have become the spokeswomen for a new generation. This demanding oral poetry of the early 21st century has defined a vanguard of lithely muscled voices; women who think and act decisively to create their distinctive and desperately earned realities. The combination of the eminent slam movement and the upsurge of bold underground feminism has created a unique pool of women who verbally challenge society on all fronts.<br><br>Editor Alix Olson brought together a variety of astounding spoken word artists for <i>Word Warriors</i>. Included in this collection are Patricia Smith and Eileen Myles, two of our most formidable and famous spoken-word foremothers, Tony-award winner Sarah Jones, Lynn Breedlove from the infamous dyke-punk band Tribe 8, Palestinian-born and raised Suheir Hummadd, and many more. These women join other amazing artists from many different backgrounds to create <i>Word Warriors</i>, a powerful and comprehensive collection of work from the best and brightest female spoken word artists today.</div> 647793 28 9 2007 Word Warriors: 25 Women Leaders in the Spoken Word Revolution total:63|5:28|4:20|3:15|2:0|1:0| 63 265 129 13 0 0 false false Sun Oct 12 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Oct 25 23:18:51 -0700 2008 Sat Oct 25 23:27:48 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Oct 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 21 08:35:19 -0700 2008 Fri Oct 23 18:08:27 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Jan 26 16:13:59 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 26 16:16:02 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Thu May 07 15:33:21 -0700 2009 Thu May 07 15:36:17 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Mar 16 17:55:48 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 01 19:22:51 -0700 2008
I was expecting some decent writing, with some pieces that would strike me, perhaps some very bad writing... as I have experienced in other anthologies. But no... Every autho...more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Dec 10 10:41:12 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 10 10:41:44 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Sat Nov 15 19:29:19 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 15 19:37:48 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Nov 30 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Sep 06 11:17:31 -0700 2008 Tue Dec 02 14:39:46 -0800 2008 1 in...more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Apr 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jan 19 09:16:31 -0800 2008 Fri Apr 17 12:01:58 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Sep 11 12:20:33 -0700 2008 Thu Sep 11 12:20:33 -0700 2008
The books also includes poetry, which is probably amazing when performed live, but on paper, very little r...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Mar 30 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Oct 11 08:16:37 -0700 2007 Sun Mar 30 16:56:39 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Fri Jul 18 20:54:52 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 31 09:47:07 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Sat Feb 28 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 11 23:07:00 -0800 2008 Wed Mar 04 10:43:50 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Fri Oct 23 10:20:36 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 23 10:20:36 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Oct 22 23:18:06 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 22 23:18:06 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Tue Jul 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 09 12:48:52 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 09 12:48:52 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Oct 09 08:51:33 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 09 08:51:42 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Oct 05 18:16:31 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 05 18:16:31 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Sep 29 17:59:27 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 29 17:59:27 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Sep 20 19:59:08 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 20 19:59:08 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=661722