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TAPT founder shares his Freestyle Soul
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During September's Open Mic at the Kula Cafe, Rich Quatrone (creator of The American Poetry Theater) breaks out into a spontaneous freestyle poetry expressing his soul with the crowd.
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MINSK, BELARUS — The tidy and anonymous room, which is entered through a fenced courtyard in a sleepy residential neighborhood of this Eastern European city, is not large. It was once a garage, just big enough to accommodate a few sedans or, in this case, the closely clustered group of... READ MORE
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Patti Smith on 19th Century Poet William Blake
Legendary musician Patti Smith performs her song
"My Blakean Year" in the Democracy Now! studio
and talks about the influence of poet William Blake (17571827)
Legendary musician Patti Smith performs her song
"My Blakean Year" in the Democracy Now! studio
and talks about the influence of poet William Blake (17571827)
FERGUSON
"A riot is the voice of the unheard." -- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The American Poetry Theater goes on record that it supports the Michael Brown family and those in Ferguson and across the country who protest the outrageous injustice that continues to surround Michael Brown's case. 11/25/14 |
ON READING BARAKA'S AUTOBIOGRAPHY
OF LEROI JONES I recommend this book to all of you, to anyone interested in the heart and soul of The American Poetry Theater, and to anyone interested in what it means to be human as America and the world struggle through a very, very dark hour. Anyway, I'm only half way thru the book and I am deeply moved by it. By Baraka's clarity, honesty, by the depth and width of his intelligence, knowledge, and his ability to remain on the street with the people while becoming a wise poet. So, just want to touch base with you, our audience, our hungry audience, you, our readers and listeners, you, artists, people, strugglers, hopers, dreamers. TAPT is very much alive. Some things are in the works, but I will hold off speaking on them until they are solid. Meanwhile, see SELMA, read Franz Fanon's THE WRETCHED OF THE EARTH (this will give you a real context and background for the struggle), and, of course, read Amiri Baraka's autobiography. With hope and determination, Rich Quatrone January 21, 2015 |