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[close] Original Last Poet Abiodun Oyewole talks about his life as a poet and his new book, BRANCHES OF THE TREE OF LIFE, which consists of over four decades of Oyewole's poetry. Features excerpt of SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL and AMERICA IS A TERRORIST.

[close] Check out Last Poets' Abiodun Oyewole describes "beauty in the eye of the beholder" as he recites his poem SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL. Video by Vagabond.

[close] New York-born Puerto Rican award-winning poet Jesús Papoleto Meléndez ("Papo") is considered one of the founders of the Nuyorican Movement. His new book of poetry, HEY YO! YO SOY! 40 YEARS OF NUYORICAN STREET POETRY, A BILINGUAL EDITION (English/Spanish), is comprised of three previously published books that consist of stories about growing up Puerto Rican in New York City's El Barrio.

[close] Not4Prophet reads an excerpt of a poem his poem, LOVE+REVOLUTION, from his debut poetry collection, LAST OF THE PO'RICANS Y OTROS AFRO-ARTIFACTS. Video by Vagabond, with DP Jeff "AK" Akers.

[close] Community activist, underground hip-hop MC, graffiti writer-vandal, poet and barrio bard Not4Prophet talks about LAST OF THE PO'RICANS Y OTROS AFRO ARTIFACTS, his debut poetry collection that expresses the historical and social moments of the day.

[close] Award-winning poet Tony Medina talks about the homeless, which is the premise behind his poetry collection, BROKE BAROQUE. Video by Vagabond.