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The Countdown
By: festival@artsengine.net
Posted: Jun 26 08
Witnessed: 1699 veces
Regions: United States
Issues: Crimes against humanity, Religion, War crimes
Tags: 9/11, government, human_rights, international, Media, poetry, Politics, spoken word, terrorism, Youth
Sofia Snow's spoken word composition unleashes a hypnotic barrage of words and images about post-9/11 America.
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