Tag Archives: slam poetry

Hip Hop Education: An Interview w/ Dr. Chris Emdin

As part of a forthcoming series of interviews on the intersections of hip hop, spoken word, and education – one of my students traveled with me to Teachers College, Columbia University, where we interviewed Dr. Chris Emdin.

Wide Awake (after Maxine Greene)

While the world sleeps you will not even sense a shadow or a shape taking form on the brick outside your window. You will not sense the sharp angles of  letters that spell names too colorful to be silenced in a city with this much voice. You will not name the hand of the Creator, […]