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Debating Poetry with Newark Author Jasmine Mans, on the New Podcast 'art & isms'

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Poet Jasmine Mans

On this episode of art & isms, Jasmine Mans — an internationally known poet and author from Newark, N.J. — recites and explains a poem, talks about her relationship to the city of Newark, reflects on what she learned on the speech and debate team in high school, and explains one of her most controversial poems, “Footnotes for Kanye.”

Mans is hosting free poetry workshops for teens and young adults at theNewark Public Librarythrough Dec. 5. 

Created, hosted and produced by WBGO media fellows Stephanie Avila and Mariah Matthews, the art & isms podcast features artists who use their craft to challenge the 'isms' in the world. "Isms," in this context, refers to the multitudes of oppression that exist to dehumanize and remove people of their agency.  At the center of the podcast is this core belief: musicians, poets, fashion designers, and fine artists have the power to combat these 'isms' and promote social change through their art forms.