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4-H Arts Leadership Lab

What is a poetry slam?
Rob Meuller Owens, teacher at Malcolm Shabazz High School sums it up.

Poetry video clips
Jennifer: "Loving U"
Melanie: "The Hurt of Me"
David: "A Plea for Understanding"
Johanna: "Untitled"
Aneesha: "Anaphora"
Eric: 1 \| 2 \| 3
Suzette: "Truth" \| "Untitled"


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Eric, Dane County

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Shade beneath the trees
Leaves fall to cover eyes
Hands sink into ground
Take root in the soil

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If you wish to be high in the clouds
You will fall through
And shatter on the ground
That provides me with stability