Bob Holman is an American poet and poetry activist, most closely identified with the Oral tradition, the spoken word, and slam poetry. As a promoter of poetry in many media, Holman has spent the last four decades working variously as an author, editor, publisher, performer, emcee of live events, director of theatrical productions, producer of films and television programs, record label executive, university professor, poet’s house proprietor, and archivist. He was described by Henry Louis Gates Jr. in The New Yorker as "the postmodern promoter who has done more to bring poetry to cafes and bars than anyone since Ferlinghetti."
Read more about Bob Holman: Early Years, Poets Theater, At WNYC-TV and WNYC-FM, Nuyo Records/Mouth Almighty Records, "United States of Poetry", Teaching Positions, Endangered Language Alliance, Bob Holman Audio/Video Poetry Collection, Bibliography
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