Ed Mabrey: Fighting the Patriarchy With Poetry
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In this episode of Inquire Within, I'm joined by Ed Mabrey. He talks about how our patriotic society had led him to believe poetry was not something men should be doing. For the longest time, he drank the kool aid and tried to shape himself and his art to fit the world of rap, which was what our society would expect from men until he discovered slam poetry. Ed also uncovers the rules that evolve around slam poetry. Find more from Ed here: edmabrey.com 
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