The powerful story of an art form that has transformed the cultural landscape, by an award-winning poet, professor, and slam champion.
''ANENGAGING HISTORY'' New York Times ''A RICH HYBRID OF MEMOIR AND HISTORY'' The New Yorker ''A MUST-READ'' Roger Robinson ''GALVANISING'' Luke Kennard ''CAPTURES LIGHTNING IN A BOTTLE'' Ther-. Pickens ''MAGNIFICENT'' Cornel West
In 2009, at only twenty years old, Joshua Bennett was invited to recite a poem for President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama at the White House''s Evening of Poetry, Music, and the Spoken Word. Spike Lee and Saul Williams were in the audience, and it turned out to be the very same event where Lin-Manuel Miranda first performed a work-in-progress that revolutionised musical theatre - Hamilton.
Blending memoir and literary analysis, Bennett shows how a handful of vis
