Independence means freedom of
speech to poet Steve Connell.
This poem is a declaration of
independence. Connell is the
Hollywood and LA Champion
(2002 and 2003 respectively),
as well as National Champion
at the National Poetry Slam
Competition (2003), and the
winner of the 2003 New Word
Series National Poetry Slam.
His work h
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Independence means freedom of
speech to poet Steve Connell.
This poem is a declaration of
independence. Connell is the
Hollywood and LA Champion
(2002 and 2003 respectively),
as well as National Champion
at the National Poetry Slam
Competition (2003), and the
winner of the 2003 New Word
Series National Poetry Slam.
His work has been featured on
such diverse media/stage
outlets as ABC World News,
MSNBC's Hardball, Good Morning
America, HBO's Def Poetry,
Showtime's Crossover, MTV's
World AIDS Festival, BET's
Lyric Cafe, Artisan Film's
Belly DVD, Oprah Winfrey's
celebration of Maya Angelou's
75th birthday, and several
national radio spots and
spoken word tours, most
notably Declare Yourself,
where he helped register over
a million voters. As an actor
his feature film debut was a
supporting lead in The Beat,
which premiered at the 2003
Sundance Film Festival. ACLU
commissioned Connell and Sekou
Tha Misfit to create a new
work for them. Peter M. Smith
- DP, Editor, Producer; Steve
Connell - Writer, Poet,
Producer; Garth MacAleavey -
Music; Lee Levin -
SoundRelated Websites:
stevenconnell.com lasrever.com

Category News & Politics

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