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  <title><![CDATA[Aloud: Voices from the Nuyorican Poets Cafe]]></title>
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  <default_description>Compiled by poets who have been at the center of the Nuyorican Poets Cafe in New York City, Aloud! showcases the work of the most innovative and accomplished word artists from around America.</default_description>
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  <date_added>Tue Oct 30 08:43:54 -0700 2007</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[I Now Understand that I Must Never Attend a Poetry Slam, by Jeff. <br/>An elusive medium for the competent, <br/>in this I am not democratic.<br/>Hush.<br/><br/><br/>]]></body>
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  <date_added>Tue Aug 07 22:47:48 -0700 2007</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[I make no claims as to whether this book is good or bad.  As I am not a big fan of poetry slams, I figure that my opinion doesn't hold that much weight.<br/><br/> However,  I remember seeing this book in a B&amp;N somewhere in an OC California mall. I opened to a page of a poem that ended<br/><br/>&quot;...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4243795">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="50258184">
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  <read_at>Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Mar 23 22:56:14 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Mar 23 22:59:07 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This anthology is marvelous. There are so many little jewels in here, full of rhythm and truth. This poetry is exactly what I like it to be, raw, urban and somewhat real...<br/><br/>I pick up and read from this all the time]]></body>
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    <review id="40942381">
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  <date_added>Fri Dec 26 11:47:59 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Dec 26 11:49:58 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[this is one of the most worn books on my shelf, i found it my senior year of high school and knew it was a guide to my heart, it shaped all my reading throughout college and i still thrill at the words of Maggie Estep.]]></body>
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    <review id="46364347">
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  <read_at>Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 1997</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I first read this in the winter of '97 and still open it up on average of once a year.  It's a modern classic, and essential for anyone who loves Gen X poetry.]]></body>
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    <review id="69006653">
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  <read_at>Mon Sep 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Mon Sep 14 20:29:55 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I liked this book because the poetry it contains is best read aloud, and the writing begs you not to just read it, but experience it by reading it out loud.<br/><br/>It's a great book to browse through and pick something to read; There are a myriad of authors and their diverse backgrounds make won...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/69006653">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="72335477">
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  <date_added>Thu Sep 24 08:13:10 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Sep 24 08:14:47 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I got this book as a birthday gift in 2001, 8years later I find myself re-reading individual poems...It's a great &quot;just-because&quot; book! =)]]></body>
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    <review id="40997098">
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    <name><![CDATA[Ivonne]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Land O Lakes, FL]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2002</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[A collection of poetry unlike any other... I've read it over and over again! If you like spoken word, you MUST read this book!]]></body>
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    <review id="71949955">
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  <date_added>Sun Sep 20 20:43:21 -0700 2009</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[One of my favorites. Poetry with New York sensibility written by a diverse group of poets. ]]></body>
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    <review id="66447657">
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    <name><![CDATA[Kate]]></name>
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  <read_at>Wed Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2000</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is hands down my most favoite anthology of poetry and I recommend it to everyone.]]></body>
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    <review id="72701155">
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  <date_added>Sun Sep 27 17:06:05 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Sep 27 17:07:00 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I love reading this book outloud! One of my favorite places.]]></body>
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    <review id="42358980">
    <user id="1883280">
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  <read_at>Thu Jan 08 10:20:22 -0800 2009</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Thu Jan 08 10:20:22 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I love jumping around reading different poems in this book.]]></body>
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    <review id="53796655">
    <user id="1750216">
    <name><![CDATA[Tonantzin]]></name>
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  <date_added>Thu Apr 23 22:24:43 -0700 2009</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[Must have for anyone who loves spoken and written word.....]]></body>
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    <review id="42148810">
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    <body><![CDATA[Provocative prose!]]></body>
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    <review id="3188905">
    <user id="192006">
    <name><![CDATA[Dan]]></name>
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[People in the late '90's]]></recommended_for>
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  <read_at>Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1996</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Jul 17 17:33:02 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Jul 17 17:43:40 -0700 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This was a gift from my first girlfriend - she got me an autographed copy.  While some love obviously fades, I will always love this book for the following poems: <br/><br/>The Emperor's Second Wife, by Adrienne Su<br/>No, F*** ME, by Eliza Gallagher<br/>Trickster Rabbit, by Roland Legiardi-Laur...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3188905">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="49559603">
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    <name><![CDATA[Lenalee]]></name>
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  <read_at>Mon Mar 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Mon Mar 30 16:27:35 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Godd book for ppl who love poetry..I love poetry]]></body>
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    <review id="12382445">
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    <name><![CDATA[Devoya]]></name>
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[Poets, Aspiring Poets and Would Be Poets]]></recommended_for>
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  <date_added>Sun Jan 13 00:11:52 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Jan 28 10:02:18 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Michele sent this book to me for christmas one year. I remember I called in sick to work the next day, just so I could caress the pages a little longer. As a sometime poet, I have to say this book is essential. It cures that often tricky case of writers block with work from people you identify more ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/12382445">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="12947492">
    <user id="635936">
    <name><![CDATA[jeremy]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Portland, OR]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Sat Jan 19 23:52:16 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Jan 20 00:05:11 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[like most anthologies, especially those with many dozens of contributors, this has some strong work, as well as some lesser work.  this great collection spans nearly twenty years of poets.<br/><br/><em>&quot;i dreamt i was this poeta<br/>words glitterin brite &amp; bold<br/>strikin' a new rush for gold<br/>...</em><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/12947492">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="3888844">
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    <name><![CDATA[Oscar]]></name>
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    <body><![CDATA[The only collection of actually contemporary American poetry you need. Read it out loud. To others. And you'll start to get somewhere in life. Or at least, you'll finally be standing up and saying out loud something with real beauty and anger and strength.]]></body>
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