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KAHLIL ALMUSTAFA
MONDAY JULY 16
XXODUS CAFÉ PROVIDENCE PHOENIX STAGE | 8PM
Kahlil Almustafa is the 2002 Nuyorican Grand Slam Champion and the author of two collections of poetry: Grandma's Soup (February 2001) and I'm Crying Everyone's Tears (August 2002) which has sold more than 5,000 copies internationally. almustafa has opened for and shared the stage with Amiri Baraka, Sonia Sanchez, Manning Marable, Dead Prez, Floetry, Dilated Peoples, and Donnie. In addition to performing and writing, almustafa is a dedicated educator. He conducts regular workshops at universities, schools, community organizations and prisons. Some of his workshops include Poetry Is a Necessity, Poetry in Our Communities, Metaphorically Speaking and Poetry for Social Change. His upcoming book Chivalry is Dead, a collection of poems discussing gender, sexism, masculinity and romance, will be released Spring 2007.
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