Film, Video Poetry Slam: 2018 National Book Festival

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Title: Poetry Slam: 2018 National Book Festival
Summary: The Poetry Slam at the 2018 Library of Congress Book Festival in Washington, D.C. included some of the nation's top youth slam groups-from Washington, Indianapolis, Des Moines and New York. Champion delegates from these groups will compete to be named top youth slammer by performing new works on books and reading. This event is presented in collaboration with the Library of Congress, the National Endowment for the Arts and the poetry organization Split This Rock.
Event Date: September 01, 2018
Related Resources: National Book Festival: https://www.loc.gov/bookfest
Running Time: 1 hours 26 minutes 53 seconds
Online Format: video; image; online text

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