Rob Esperanza: Poetry and Politics

CharRon skype chatted with Activist, Father, Farmer, and  Political Poet: Rob Esperanza.

Topic Discussed:

• His New York Origin
• Traveling to Sacramento
• Cultural Shock
• Hip-Hop & Slam Poetry
• Poetry style: List poem
• Nuyorican Cafe
• New York Poetry & Sac Poetry
• 2015 Sac Slam team 
• Trobairitz: Rob's eclectic collective
• 2015 National Poetry Slam tournament, Oakland
• 2015 Oakland protest
• Micro-agriculture
• Today's political climate
• Social media uproar in El Dorado Hills (link at the bottom)
• Page vs Stage
• Top 5 rappers

Social Media:

@robesperanza

Iambic poetry podcast

http://linktr.ee/iambiczine

Excerpt:

Dear Rob

Intent

Black entrepreneurs toured an upscale California neighborhood: https://www.sacbee.com/community/folsom-el-dorado/article243339696.html

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