The Poetry Slam at the 2018 Library of Congress Book Festival in Washington, D.C. included some of the nation's top youth slam groups-from Washington, Indianapolis, Des Moines and New York. Champion delegates from these groups will compete to be named top youth slammer by performing new works on books and reading. This event is presented in collaboration with the Library of Congress, the National Endowment for the Arts and the poetry organization Split This Rock. For transcript and more information, visit http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=8437
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Karin Slaughter launches her new book "The Good Daughter" at the 2017 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C. Speaker Biography: Karin
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