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Aja Monet Interview: Surrealist Blues Poet, Organizer, Storyteller
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Welcome back to NOT 97 on today’s episode we’re joined by Aja Monet, a surrealist blues poet, an organizer, storyteller, and more. Aja recently released her debut album “when the poems do what they do” — an expansive work, featuring Aja collaborating with a prolific crew of jazz musicians to bring her poems to life. We discuss Aja’s journey from entering the poetry scene in high school with Urban Word NYC, to winning the Nuyoricans Poets Cafe Grand Slam, to the process of putting this album together and more.
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Manage episode 376906895 series 2362072
Welcome back to NOT 97 on today’s episode we’re joined by Aja Monet, a surrealist blues poet, an organizer, storyteller, and more. Aja recently released her debut album “when the poems do what they do” — an expansive work, featuring Aja collaborating with a prolific crew of jazz musicians to bring her poems to life. We discuss Aja’s journey from entering the poetry scene in high school with Urban Word NYC, to winning the Nuyoricans Poets Cafe Grand Slam, to the process of putting this album together and more.
*Not 97 is powered by The Orchard & Human Re Sources
© NOT 97. All music ℗ & © their rights holders, used by NOT 97 with explicit permission.
Follow Not 97:
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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