The Breakbeat Poets: New American Poetry in the Age of Hip-Hop Festive promenading in the park

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By Rebecca Ollerton

this collection forms a portrait of a man whose life was spent fighting for a better world and never lost hope

An instant national best seller

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The Breakbeat Poets: New American Poetry in the Age of Hip-Hop Festive promenading in the parkEdited by Kevin Coval, Quraysh Ali Lansana, and Nate Marshall A first of its kind anthology of hip hop poetica written for and by the people. Hip Hop is the largest youth culture in the history of the planet rock. This is the first poetry anthology by and for the Hip Hop generation. It has produced generations of artists who have revolutionized their genre(s) by applying the aesthetic innovations of the culture. The BreakBeat Poets features 78 poets,