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Neither Here Nor There by Paula "Lala" Bolander

Series: Louder Than a Bomb 2010
From: WBEZ
Length: 00:03:21

A member of Team Kuumba Lynx (an arts-in-education, not-for-profit organization in Chicago), Lala's poem depicts a shooting from the perspective of the victim, shooter, bullet, and sidewalk. Lala is a junior at Multicultural Arts High School in Chicago. Kuumba Lynx was one of the final four teams in the 2010 Louder than a Bomb Teen Poetry Slam. Read the full description.

Ltab2010_kl_bolander-tp_small A member of Team Kuumba Lynx (an arts-in-education, not-for-profit organization in Chicago), Lala's poem depicts a shooting from the perspective of the victim, shooter, bullet, and sidewalk. Lala is a junior at Multicultural Arts High School in Chicago.  Kuumba Lynx was one of the final four teams in the 2010 Louder than a Bomb Teen Poetry Slam.

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A member of Team Kuumba Lynx (an arts-in-education, not-for-profit organization in Chicago), Lala's poem depicts a shooting from the perspective of the victim, shooter, bullet, and sidewalk. Lala is a junior at Multicultural Arts High School in Chicago.  Kuumba Lynx was one of the final four teams in the 2010 Louder than a Bomb Teen Poetry Slam.