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Summary: What it lacks in depth it makes up for in breadth
Review: My only complaint with this lavish anthology is that there simply isn't enough. I want more, more, more! Some poets only have one or two poems included and I just wanted to know what else they have to offer. I was surprised by a few missing voices. Nevertheless, how often can one read this many poems panting for more? Not only did this book leave me painfully homesick, it made me wonder . . . will there be a volume 2? PS: The babe on the cover . . . Yummmmm! *wink*
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Summary: What it lacks in depth it makes up for in breadth
Review: My only complaint with this lavish anthology is that there simply isn't enough. I want more, more, more! Some poets only have one or two poems included and I just wanted to know what else they have to offer. I was surprised by a few missing voices. Nevertheless, how often can one read this many poems panting for more? Not only did this book leave me painfully homesick, it made me wonder . . . will there be a volume 2? PS: The babe on the cover . . . Yummmmm! *wink*
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Summary: Unbelievable
Review: Okay, I'm not into poetry, but this book is one of my favorite books ever. Lots of different voices, so there is will be someone who will put to words your experience. But the most interesting poems are the ones where the author is coming from different space and the messages still cut through. No cliches here.
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Summary: Excellent anthology of energetic words...
Review: THE introduction to spoken word from the world-famous Nuyorican Poetry Cafe's Golden years.
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Summary: ok
Review: The poems in this collection, was ok but not for me, most of them I couldn't relate too.
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Summary: Aloud: Voices from the Nuyorican Poets' Cafe
Review: This book gives you a small insight into the amazing poetry that happens at the Cafe. It's a wonderful gathering of voices of folks from all kinds of backgrounds speaking their own truth with courage and lyricism.
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Summary: Incredible!
Review: This darn book had me laughing and second guessing myself. The poems are filled with things that you usually only share with your close friends. It pounces upon the thing we all find ourselves saying to someone else at some point in our life: "You think that too? I thought I was the only one!". I love this collection. I first found it when I was 18, and have since found myself quoting it, or at least recalling some of the poems fondly.
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Summary: Poetry Bible
Review: This has got to be the best anthology around.So many different styles of poetry. It has become my favorite book in my entire collection. I have given this book to freinds who swear they hate poetry and have changed their whole outlook on the art.I first read this 4 years ago and it inspired me to pick up my pen (after not writing for almost ten years) and make my voice heard
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Summary: VIVA POEZIE!
Review: this is the greatest anthology of poetry ever
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Summary: Today's poetry has a distinct voices that rings "Aloud"
Review: When I bought my first copy of "Aloud," it was 1994. Four years later I have given numerous copies away of this anthology that brings American poetry audiences home. This home is one filled with anger, laughter, skepticism, worry, joy, love, dreaming and observation built with the tools of post-modern exploration. "Aloud" is where poets and readers begin to understand the 1990's. As a lover of poetry, the Nuyorican Poets Cafe takes readers on a ride to life as it is, not as it was in the traditional poetry we grew up reading in school. This is a significant reason why I use this anthology to teach my college students that poetry DOES speak to you, IS about you and IS written by people like you. Poetry has a glorious tradition and the 'now' poetry of "Aloud" demands a place in that tradition. If you truly love poetry, you will truly become a lover of this text. My only disappointment is that there isn't another anthology from this haven of rhythm and soul. I'm keeping my fingers crossed for a sequel.
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