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Essex Hemphill: From The Anacostia to the Potomac

22 min

An intimate, spoken-word performance that feels like sitting close to a poet bearing witness, by turns tender and quietly defiant.

Starring
Essex Hemphill, Larry Duckette, Brenda Files
Overview
Video performance of poetry by Essex Hemphill in performance with Larry Duckette, Brenda Files & Cordell Credle

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Starring
Essex Hemphill, Larry Duckette, Brenda Files
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • race
  • sexuality
  • isolation
  • art
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action0
Horror0
Humour2
Realism8
Romance3
Tension3
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Starring
Essex Hemphill, Larry Duckette, Brenda Files, Cordell Credle
Runtime
22 min

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