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Presenting Our Featured Poet: Maria McCrae
Maria McCrae is a poet and long-time denizen of Chicago's poetry scene. A veteran of the Vietnam War and former U.S. Marine, she has also held a place on Chicago's Slam team in the annual national slam competition for eight consecutive years. She has a B.A. in Theater and Liberal Arts from the University of Maryland.
The following audio selections (with the exception of the last) were recorded at a reading given by Ms. McCrae at Healy's Westside in Forest Park, Illinois in January of 2000. The last bonus track was recorded in the Chopin Theater at a reading given for Chicago's Guild Complex.
Click here to stream all the audio selections.
Introduction (324k) Stream Download Grandma's Hands (1053k) Stream Download Y2K Come (422k) Stream Download From Whence I Come (908k) Stream Download TGIF or Fun On Friday (713k) Stream Download Semper Fi Jewelry Box (965k) Stream Download GDFCTA (441k) Stream Download What Women Want (670k) Stream Download My Sunshine (708k) Stream Download
On the Street Interview (1250k) Stream Download
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