The "Purban" poetry pulpit
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PERFORMANCE POETRY IS CHANGING THE SCENERY OF THE LAS VEGAS ENTERTAINMENT LANDSCAPE. LOCALS IN THE OVER-21 CROWD CALL IT A COOL NIGHTLIFE ALTERNATIVE TO NIGHTCLUBS. THEY SAY THEY ENJOY HEARING RANGES OF EMOTION AND DIFFERENCES OF OPINION ROAM FREE. THE "PURBAN" POETRY PULPIT PRESENTS HBO DEF POETS, NATIONAL SLAM POETRY FINALISTS AND LOCAL TALENT TO LAS VEGAS POETRY LOVERS, TWICE A MONTH AT THE TAKE 1 NIGHTCLUB. NEXT GENERATION RADIO'S ALEXIS BROWN REPORTS.
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TRAX:
TAKE 1 NIGHTCLUB IS DARK. COCKTAIL SERVERS PLACE BOWLS OF STRAWBERRIES AND CHOCOLATE DIPPING SAUCE ON EACH TABLE. EARLY 30-SOMETHINGS SIT AROUND TABLES OF SIX. THEY LEAN FORWARD AND LAUGH AT A POET BY THE NAME OF RODZILLA.
TRAX: RODZILLA IS RODRICK FREEMAN. HE CALLS HIMSELF A REVOLUTIONARY IN THE TRADITION OF ALL FREEDOM FIGHTERS. HIS EXTENDED STAGE NAME SOUNDS LIKE A MISSION STATEMENT.
ACT: RODZILLA SAYS NAME
IN CUE: Rodzilla, the Blackademic, the hip-hop?.
OUT CUE: ?.set the black people free.
TRAX: HE MAKES HIS LIVING PERFORMING AROUND THE COUNTRY.
ACT: RODZILLA TRAVELING POET
IN CUE: I really feel kin to jazz artists?.
OUT CUE: ?.make the art that much better
TRAX: DECEMBER COLEMAN AGREES THAT POETS MAKE EACH OTHER BETTER. SHE WAS IN THE AUDIENCE AT TAKE 1. SHE ENJOYED THE EVENING, BUT WAS AFFECTED BY RODZILLA?S STATEMENTS ABOUT RELIGION.
ACT: DECEMBER...
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PERFORMANCE POETRY IS CHANGING THE SCENERY OF THE LAS VEGAS ENTERTAINMENT LANDSCAPE. LOCALS IN THE OVER-21 CROWD CALL IT A COOL NIGHTLIFE ALTERNATIVE TO NIGHTCLUBS. THEY SAY THEY ENJOY HEARING RANGES OF EMOTION AND DIFFERENCES OF OPINION ROAM FREE. THE PURBAN POETRY PULPIT PRESENTS HBO DEF POETS, NATIONAL SLAM POETRY FINALISTS AND LOCAL TALENT TO LAS VEGAS POETRY LOVERS, TWICE A MONTH AT THE TAKE 1 NIGHTCLUB. NEXT GENERATION RADIO?S ALEXIS BROWN REPORTS.
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