1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 Spoken word poet Rolland Tizuela tells the full story of how he went from backpacking across the Pacific Rim to founding the super rad art / poetry group, Glassless Minds (Try and figure that one out. Or just read about it on their Facebook page.) The story is part kismet (something about a disappearing guy with an espresso machine), part pure love (think secretly placing hand-bound poetry books into the shelves at Barnes &amp;amp; Noble), and includes Rolland&amp;rsquo;s own induction into the fascinating world of spoken word. Star Wars metaphors, 8 Mile references, and another bar. We talk about finding your own voice, and though Rolland came into slam poetry learning from some of the &amp;ldquo;heavy hitters&amp;rdquo; as he puts it, his own voice is loud and clear, and evident through the TRULY incredible poems he reads (and has memorized). Don&amp;rsquo;t miss this one. And stick around for &amp;ndash; or at least skip ahead to &amp;ndash; the Columbus poem at the end. &amp;nbsp; Glassless Minds: https://www.facebook.com/glasslessminds Urban Spellbook: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7sUZutTAsdruOJM7AdMNtw/videos &amp;nbsp; Say Something, Anything http://saysomethinganything.libsyn.com/podcast <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/3505795/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/8827956