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Rooted & Radical Youth Poetry Festival (formerly named Louder Than a Bomb) is an annual youth poetry slam in Chicago every spring. Founded in 2001 by Kevin Coval and Anna West of the nonprofit organization Young Chicago Authors. [1] It is now the largest youth slam in the world with over 1,000 teams competing in 2014. [2]
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It featured poets from Youth Speaks, Urban Word, Louder than a Bomb and other related youth poetry slam organizations. In a 2005 interview, one of slam's best known poets Saul Williams praised the youth poetry slam movement, explaining: Hip-hop filled a tremendous void for me and my friends growing up ...
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Formerly known as Louder Than A Bomb (LTAB), this festival first brought YCA acknowledgment and recognition in Chicago's Poetry scene. [1] The festival was put on pause and renamed after allegations of systemic coverup of serial sexual abuse were levied against Young Chicago Authors and its leadership.
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