Wikipedia's first sentence called it “palestinian-american performance poet and human rights activist based in new york city”. Today it says “palestinian-american performance poet”.
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The opening as it read in 2015
Remi Kanazi (born 1981) is a Palestinian-American performance poet and human rights activist based in New York City . He is the editor of the anthology of hip hop , poetry and art, Poets for Palestine (2008), and the author of the collection of poetry, Poetic Injustice: Writings on Resistance and Palestine (2011).1He has toured hundreds of venues across the US, Canada, Europe and the Middle East. Center for Social Research & Education (San Francisco, Calif.) (2005).2
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Palestinian-American performance poet Remi Kanazi (born 1981) is a Palestinian-American performance poet, writer and organizer based in New York City .He is the editor of the anthology of hip hop , poetry and art, Poets for Palestine (2008), the author of two collections of poetry, Poetic Injustice: Writings on Resistance and Palestine (2011) and Before the Next Bomb Drops: Rising Up From Brooklyn to Palestine (2015).His political commentary has been featured by news outlets throughout the world, including the New York Times , Salon , Al Jazeera English, and BBC Radio .He has appeared in the Palestine Festival of Literature as well as Poetry International .He is a Lannan Residency Fellow and is on the advisory committee for the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel .
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Palestinian-American performance poet Remi Kanazi (born 1981) is a Palestinian-American performance poet, writer and organizer based in New York City . He is the editor of the anthology of hip hop , poetry and art, Poets for Palestine (2008), the author of two collections of poetry, Poetic Injustice: Writings on Resistance and Palestine (2011) and Before the Next Bomb Drops: Rising Up From Brooklyn to Palestine (2015). His political commentary has been featured by news outlets throughout the world, including the New York Times , Salon , Al Jazeera English, and BBC Radio . He has appeared in the Palestine Festival of Literature as well as Poetry International . He is a Lannan Residency Fellow and is on the advisory board of the US Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel.US Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel . 2009-02-03 .
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Palestinian-American performance poet Remi Kanazi (born 1981) is a Palestinian-American performance poet, writer and organizer based in New York City. He is the editor of the anthology of hip hop , poetry and art, Poets for Palestine (2008), the author of two collections of poetry, Poetic Injustice: Writings on Resistance and Palestine (2011) and Before the Next Bomb Drops: Rising Up From Brooklyn to Palestine (2015). His political commentary has been featured by news outlets throughout the world, including the New York Times , Salon , Al Jazeera English, and BBC Radio . He has appeared in the Palestine Festival of Literature as well as Poetry International . He is a Lannan Residency Fellow and is on the advisory board of the US Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel. US Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel . 2009-02-03 .
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palestinian-american performance poet and human rights activist based in new york city
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palestinian-american performance poet
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