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Anis Gisele is the fourth poet featured in the Focus: Seattle Poets series. You might call her piece, a piece of advice rolled up in a few well chosen words of comfort. Delivered passionately and with a sometimes sly smile. Please enjoy!

This series of videos is an attempt to spotlight the local poetry slam scene and bring the performances off the stage and in front of a camera. We’re hoping a few people who would otherwise never experience this type of performance, will get a chance to and maybe even fall in love with this art form. As with every one of these videos, Another Passion members can download a digital copy to keep, using the link below. Continue reading…

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Focus: Seattle Poets – Oscar McNary

Focus: Seattle Poets - Oscar McNary

The third installment in our six part series features Oscar McNary, spoken word artist and active participant in the poetry slam scene. The original poem presented here is riveting and delivered with a kind of brutal honesty that makes your ears tune in. For more about Oscar McNary, check out his poetry blog, his blog [...]

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Focus: Seattle Poets – Barton Jackson

Barton Jackson

Barton Jackson delivers the second installment in our video series, featuring talent from the Seattle poetry slam scene. In less than three minutes, Jackson forcefully delivers a poignant piece with a passion that sucks you in, and keeps you listening. An award winning speaker and second generation poet, Barton Jackson knows his way around the [...]

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Focus: Seattle Poets – Amber Flame

Amber Flame

This is the first in a series of six video features. I am proud to premiere FOCUS: SEATTLE POETS, where each video puts the spotlight on one performer on the Seattle poetry slam scene. Each poet delivers an original piece to the camera, giving you a first row, super intimate view. For those unfamiliar with [...]

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Francisco Hernandez Builds For Man

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Francisco Hernandez is the man behind the fashion-forward menswear brand Built For Man, and he is on a mission to change the world of men’s clothing. In his designs, he plays with convention and takes a fresh approach to classic menswear, from dress shirts to fingerless gloves. One of his three lines is based on [...]

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Don Berman – Jazz Drummer

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Don Berman lives in my building. For years, I watched him carry his drums down to his car every now and then, and on summer days when the windows were open, I would listen to him drum away in his apartment. It never bothered me. He’s that good. Still, it took me literally years of [...]

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Mother’s Anger – The Rock ‘n’ Roll Life

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David and Joseph are living the dream as true rock ‘n’ roll musicians. They tour and play as much as possible, working hard for peanuts and loving it. The band, Mother’s Anger, started in Tel Aviv, Israel then eventually moved to New York, where an old 1973 van brought them to Los Angeles, then on [...]

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