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	<title>tongues of the ocean &#187; spoken word</title>
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		<title>I Can&#8217;t Talk about My Eyes</title>
		<link>http://tonguesoftheocean.org/2012/02/i-cant-talk-about-my-eyes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 04:02:56 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[2012 february issue]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bredren and sistren]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Lola Rodriguez]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I can’t talk about my life,
I’ve lost it, falling from careless pockets near the temple at the waterfall,
Rising from the larcenous caress of the gray and neon pawnshop,
Losing only the self,
As the pavement opens, smiles,
A new day between dual boulevards of darkness.]]></description>
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		<title>Paul</title>
		<link>http://tonguesoftheocean.org/2011/11/paul/</link>
		<comments>http://tonguesoftheocean.org/2011/11/paul/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Nov 2011 04:02:18 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[2011 October issue]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bredren and sistren]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[spoken word]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chanzo Greenidge]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Paul by Twylight Seven &#160; Paul, On a rainy morning, the beaten streets might say your name You were always here In the stench of the bar, Paul, . You know the stool, The jukebox that never work, Paul You know the *$!? that never &#38;!@*&#8230; . . &#8230;The fire that understood, . The child [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Steel Hill</title>
		<link>http://tonguesoftheocean.org/2011/11/steel-hil/</link>
		<comments>http://tonguesoftheocean.org/2011/11/steel-hil/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Nov 2011 04:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[2011 October issue]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bredren and sistren]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[spoken word]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chanzo Greenidge]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[<a href='http://soundcloud.com/chanzogreenidge/steel-hill-demo' >Steel HIll by Twylight Seven</a>

•••

Chanzo Greenidge (Twylight Seven): Vocals and Keyboards]]></description>
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		<title>this time next year</title>
		<link>http://tonguesoftheocean.org/2011/10/this-time-next-year/</link>
		<comments>http://tonguesoftheocean.org/2011/10/this-time-next-year/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Oct 2011 04:01:42 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[2011 October issue]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bredren and sistren]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[spoken word]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[videopoem]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nic Sebastian]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[you will come to me
<font color=white>.</font>
as small black boat
on thirst-red sea
<font color=white>.</font>
your sail made of hurricane
and bougainvillea]]></description>
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		<title>Afterbirth</title>
		<link>http://tonguesoftheocean.org/2011/08/afterbirth/</link>
		<comments>http://tonguesoftheocean.org/2011/08/afterbirth/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Aug 2011 04:01:51 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[2011 June Issue]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bredren and sistren]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[spoken word]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paula Obè]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://tonguesoftheocean.org/audio/afterbirth-po.mp3">Afterbirth</a>

•••

<strong>Paula Obè</strong> is a performance poet who combines acoustic guitar with her performance.  She has performed in New York, Canada, Barbados, Venezuela, Dominican Republic, Guyana and T&#38;T.  Paula has had poems published in literary journals and has had two chapbooks published, <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Passages</span> and <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Walking a Thin Line</span>.  Obè has also produced two poetry CDs—<span style="text-decoration: underline;">Afterbirth</span> and <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Not so Soft</span>.]]></description>
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		<title>The Space that We Name</title>
		<link>http://tonguesoftheocean.org/2011/07/the-space-that-we-name/</link>
		<comments>http://tonguesoftheocean.org/2011/07/the-space-that-we-name/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Jul 2011 04:02:37 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[2011 June Issue]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bredren and sistren]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[spoken word]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paula Obè]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Paula Obè is a performance poet who combines acoustic guitar with her performance.  She has performed in New York, Canada, Barbados, Venezuela, Dominican Republic, Guyana and T&#038;T.  Paula has had poems published in literary journals and has had two chap books published, "Passages" and "Walking a Thin Line".  Obè has also produced two poetry Cds. "Afterbirth" and "Not so Soft". ]]></description>
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		<title>Final Roughneck</title>
		<link>http://tonguesoftheocean.org/2011/04/final-roughneck/</link>
		<comments>http://tonguesoftheocean.org/2011/04/final-roughneck/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Apr 2011 05:02:20 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[2011 February Issue]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bredren and sistren]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Lasana M. Sekou]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[<strong>Lasana M. Sekou</strong> has written 13 books of poetry, monologues, and short stories. The St. Martin author has been required reading at Caribbean, North American, and UK universities. The poetry of the award-winning Sekou is widely reviewed and he has recited throughout the Caribbean, USA, South America, Africa, Europe, and Asia. ]]></description>
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		<title>Casualties</title>
		<link>http://tonguesoftheocean.org/2011/02/casualties/</link>
		<comments>http://tonguesoftheocean.org/2011/02/casualties/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Feb 2011 04:01:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Lasana M. Sekou]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[<strong>Lasana M. Sekou</strong> has written 13 books of poetry, monologues, and short stories. The St. Martin author has been required reading at Caribbean, North American, and UK universities. The poetry of the award-winning Sekou is widely reviewed and he has recited throughout the Caribbean, USA, South America, Africa, Europe, and Asia. 
<font color=white>.
.
</font>]]></description>
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		<title>Sister, Love</title>
		<link>http://tonguesoftheocean.org/2010/06/sister-love/</link>
		<comments>http://tonguesoftheocean.org/2010/06/sister-love/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Jun 2010 04:02:21 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[2010 June Issue]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[special feature]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[spoken word]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Xan-Xi Bethel]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[We are—
Hispaniola
half-side
of a pot pourri
sweet, spicy flavour
mix-up
fix-up
boil together for
hot pepper-pot

<font color=white>.</font>]]></description>
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		<title>What You Cryin&#8217; For?</title>
		<link>http://tonguesoftheocean.org/2010/06/what-you-cryin-for/</link>
		<comments>http://tonguesoftheocean.org/2010/06/what-you-cryin-for/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Jun 2010 04:02:01 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[2010 June Issue]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[special feature]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Anku Sa Ra]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[•••
<font color=white>.</font>
<font color=white>.</font>



We don’t learn in schools…
We all learn from fools
That live in a box
That cable concocts…




<font color=white>.</font>
<font color=white>.</font>
<font color=white>.</font>]]></description>
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