Portrait of two older black men, one with a cap that reads 'the last poets' and the other in a cotton cap. Both with beards, looking intent.

The Last Poets: Abiodun Oyewole and Umar Bin Hassan – Part 2

In the second part of this blog, Artistic Director of Apples and Snakes, Lisa Mead, and Consulting Artistic Associate, Zena Edwards, delve a little deeper with our friends Abiodun Oyewole and Umar Bin Hassan from The Last Poets. They discuss how poetry has shaped them, what they think it means to be a poet, and…

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Portrait of two older black men, one with a cap that reads 'the last poets' and the other in a cotton cap. Both with beards, looking intent.

The Last Poets: Abiodun Oyewole and Umar Bin Hassan – Part 1

Artistic Director of Apples and Snakes, Lisa Mead, interviewed our friends Abiodun Oyewole and Umar Bin Hassan from The Last Poets to discuss poetry as their chosen form of expression, the longevity of their careers and how it all began. In the first part of this blog, Abiodun and Umar share what kept them going…

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