Individual World Poetry Slam 2015 Champion readings

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The champion of 2015’s Individual World Poetry Slam  in Washington, DC was Emi Mahmoud. The above video is her first reading during the slam’s finals. The video below is her second reading.

Emi Mahmoud is a “poet and activist originating from the war-torn region of Darfur” (source). She is currently a senior at Yale University and studies Anthropology and Molecular Biology.

The Individual World Poetry Slam is a four day slam event created by Poetry Slam, Inc, a nonprofit whose mission is “to promote the performance and creation of poetry while cultivating literary activities and spoken word events in order to build audience participation, stimulate creativity, awaken minds, foster education, inspire mentoring, encourage artistic statement and engage communities worldwide in the revelry of language.” (source)

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