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The Vault – Previous Features, Workshops, Reviews, etc.

• Father of the Slam: Marc Smith, (Chicago, IL)
• U.S. Poet Laureate: Ted Kooser, (Garland, NE)
• The Mythopoetic Robert Bly
• Lucien Stryk, (Lake Bluff, IL)
• Cin Salach with Sheila Donohue, a “Betty’s Mouth” reunion
• Regie Gibson, individual National Slam Champion (Boston)
• David Hernandez, Chicago’s unofficial poet laureate
• Jimmy Santiago Baca (NM)
• James Laughlin, founder New Directions
• More…