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Big Poppa E's Greatest Hits: Poems To Read Out Loud
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A special collection of dynamic performance poetry by Big Poppa E, perfect for high school and college speech students to... More > use in competition or anyone who mistakenly thinks they hate poetry! BPE is a spoken word artist and three-time HBO Def Poet who melds rhythmic verse, stand-up comedy, and dramatic monologue into explosive works that skewer pop culture, politics, and the pain and beauty of relationships. His musings have led to appearances on BET’s The Way We Do It sketch comedy series, National Public Radio, and CBS’s 60 Minutes (although, truth be told, he was only on for about three seconds... but still...) < Less
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Big Poppa E's Greatest Misses
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A special collection of dynamic performance poetry, haiku, and plays by Big Poppa E, perfect for high school and college... More > speech students to use in competition or anyone who mistakenly thinks they hate poetry!

BPE is a spoken word artist and three-time HBO Def Poet who melds rhythmic verse, stand-up comedy, and dramatic monologue into explosive works that skewer pop culture, politics, and the pain and beauty of relationships. His musings have led to appearances on BET’s The Way We Do It sketch comedy series, National Public Radio, and CBS’s 60 Minutes (although, truth be told, he was only on for about three seconds... but still...)

This collection collects works that were deemed too short, too long, or two controversial for inclusion in "Big Poppa E's Greatest Hits." Unlike that first collection, this one is rife with curse words, inappropriate themes, and inflammatory accusations that could easily get someone expelled or fired for reading them out loud. < Less
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The Whole Wide World
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this is everything slam poet big poppa e has ever written. at least, it's everything the three-time hbo "def poetry" veteran... More > wants you to see.

this 544-page collection spans big poppa e's whole career and comprises 172 poems, 12 short stories, 4 plays, and a 50-page novella. this book includes the very best slam poetry bpe has ever written, but also showcases his, uhm, "emerging talent?" yeah, his early work was just awful, and its inclusion shows that even the worst writer can get better with work.

a special feature of this unexpurgated compendium is a 67-page commentary section discussing the inspiration for each poem, plus colourful stories from bpe's ten years of touring across the country.

"the whole wide world" contains everything from the "greatest hits" and "greatest misses" collections, bpe's latest chapbook "pretty girls make me sad," three brand new poems, plus a whole book's worth of unpublished and long out-of-print work excavated from dog-eared zines and dusty hard drives. < Less
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Pretty Girls Make Me Sad
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Three-time HBO "Def Poetry" veteran and National Poetry Slam Champion Big Poppa E presents this 56-page collection... More > comprising 16 performance poems and 53 haiku written between 2007-2011.

This ebook features some of BPE's best spoken word pieces, including "How To Make Love," "What I Mean (When I Say I Love You)," and "Embouchure." Also included is a commentary section discussing the inspiration and story behind each poem.

The performance poems included in this collection are perfectly-suited for high school and college speech competitions with only a few tweaks here and there. Funny poems, sad poems, romantic poems, angry poems. It's all here and it's all good. Click the "Preview" link to see the complete table of contents. < Less
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365Haiku
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Big Poppa E challenged himself to write one haiku every day for a year. Twice. And he failed. Twice. BPE then challenged... More > himself to take a photograph every day for a year. He failed at this as well. However, the three-time HBO "Def Poetry" veteran and National Poetry Slam champion managed to create enough art to fill this book, proving that beauty can be conjured even by failure. This collection brings the best of those haiku and photographs together into one lovely collection. < Less
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The Whole Wide World
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this is everything slam poet big poppa e has ever written. at least, it's everything the three-time hbo "def poetry" veteran... More > wants you to see.

this 544-page collection spans big poppa e's whole career and comprises 172 poems, 12 short stories, 4 plays, and a 50-page novella. this book includes the very best slam poetry bpe has ever written, but also showcases his, uhm, "emerging talent?" yeah, his early work was just awful, and its inclusion shows that even the worst writer can get better with work.

a special feature of this unexpurgated compendium is a 67-page commentary section discussing the inspiration for each poem, plus colourful stories from bpe's ten years of touring across the country.

"the whole wide world" contains everything from the "greatest hits" and "greatest misses" collections, bpe's latest chapbook "pretty girls make me sad," three brand new poems, plus a whole book's worth of unpublished and long out-of-print work excavated from dog-eared zines and dusty hard drives. < Less
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Big Poppa E's Magic Poetry
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Three-time HBO "Def Poetry" veteran and National Poetry Slam champion Big Poppa E presents this very special 73-page... More > chapbook featuring work from 2002-2004.

This collection showcases 25 poems, 20 haiku, 4 essays, and 1 short story, plus a commentary section illuminates the inspiration for each work.

Early versions of BPE's biggest hits are highlighted, including "Krakatoa," "Passersby," and "13 Metaphors For Why We Should Never Date."

The cover art for this chapbook is a delightful take on those wacky Dr. Bronner's Magic Soap labels, only instead of crazed religious ramblings, this label contains strange improvisations written spontaneously by BPE.

With a few tweaks here and there, these works are suitable for high school and college speech competitions, and students are highly encouraged to lend their voices to the words. Click the "Preview" link to see the complete table of contents. < Less
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Missing
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Three-time HBO "Def Poetry" veteran and National Poetry Slam champion Big Poppa E presents this 60-page chapbook showcasing... More > work written between 1994-2000.

This collection includes 17 performance poems, 20 haiku, 4 essays, and 1 short story, plus a commentary section offers the inspiration behind each work.

Some of BPE's greatest hits are included in their early versions, such as "Roadtrippin'," "Chain Record Store Blues," and "Pushing Buttons." The slam pieces in these pages naturally evolved as they were road-tested and slammed in venues across the country, so this collection offers a glimpse at the writing process.

With a few nudges and tweaks, these slam poems can easily be adapted for use in high school and college speech competitions, and students are highly encouraged to lend their voices to each one. Click the "Preview" link to see the complete table of contents. < Less
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Come Destroy Me
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Three-time HBO "Def Poetry" veteran and National Poetry Slam champion Big Poppa E presents this 76-page chapbook comprising... More > works from 2003-2005.

This collection includes 28 poems, 4 essays, 2 one-act plays, and 20 haiku, plus a commentary section discusses inspirations behind each work.

Some of BPE's most well-known signature performance poetry shines here, including "Propers," "Napoleon," and "Oh! Canadian FedEx Lady!" Early works from the archives are also featured, with poems going back to the '80s.

Many of these poems would become staples of Big Poppa E's performances on the spoken word highway, and these works would evolve and change the more they were presented. The poems in this collection are the earliest versions, which provides an interesting glimpse at the writing process.

This chapbook is suitable for high school and college speech competition usage, and students are highly encouraged to lend their voices to these works. Click the "Preview" link to see the complete table of contents. < Less
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¡The Wussyboy Manifesto!
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All the funny all in one place! Three-time HBO "Def Poetry" veteran and National Poetry Slam champion Big Poppa E collects... More > his most hilarious work in this 56-page compilation of writing circa 1994-2000.

This knee-slapper features 16 poems, 20 haiku, 7 essays, and 1 short story, plus commentary highlighting the inspirations and behind-the-scenes stories of each work.

Classic BPE performance poems "¡The Wussyboy Manifesto!," "Wallflower," and "Jesus Moshpit" are amongst the road-tested pieces in this seminal slam poetry compilation.

Each poem is perfectly-suited for high school and college speech competitions, and students are highly encouraged to lend their voices to the words. Click the "Preview" link to see the complete table of contents. < Less
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About Big Poppa E

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Three-time HBO "Def Poetry" veteran and National Poetry Slam champion Big Poppa E melds performance poetry, stand-up comedy, and dramatic monologue into crowd-pleasing displays of verbal pyrotechnics. One of the top slam poets in the country, BPE skewers sacred cows and pop culture ideals, dismantles outdated notions of masculinity, and rejoices in the pain and beauty of relationships. The works of Big Poppa E have been embraced by the high school and college speech competition community, and his poetry has been performed by students all over the country. For more information about BPE, check out his website at www.bigpoppae.com.

 

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