Emmett Wheatfall has been a poetic force in the Pacific NW. Emmett is sought out as a speaker, poet, and performer. He has written several poetry collections, has 4 lyrical poetry and jazz recordings out, 4 singles, and performs concerts of this material. Upon receiving we reached out for an interview.
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Think warriors reporting from the battlefield
"Understand What Black Is" by The Last Poets is an album that matters - not just musically, but as a record of the times we're living in. The Last Poets are weathervanes, warning of the future and past sins in poems that are indivisible from the rhythms they are voiced on.