For anyone looking to check out some spoken word tonight, February 22, head over to the Asbury Event Center at 3001 Vallejo Denver (the big hillside church in the Highland neighborhood) where Palestinian-born poet Suheir Hammad will be speaking and performing at a benefit show for KGNU radio and Cafe Nuba. Tickets are available at the door, $15.

Follow the link viewable after clicking the "more" button to see a video of Suheir's appearance on Russell Simmon's Def Poetry Jam on HBO. -- Jared Jacang Maher

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