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Chicago poet J. Ivy wins Grammy in category he helped create

The first winner for best spoken-word poetry album is Ivy’s ‘The Poet Who Sat by the Door.’

Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 6, 2023

Chicago poet J. Ivy’s efforts to push art form further into mainstream pay off with new Grammy category

Ivy was just named Time magazine’s Editor-at-Large for Poetry.

Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 2, 2023

Roe v. rap: Hip-hop artists have long wrestled with reproductive rights

Hip-hop culture is often recognized as being born on Aug. 11, 1973. That was about seven months after Roe v. Wade, the landmark decision that protected the right to choose to have an abortion.

The Conversation · Jul 8, 2022