Washing Delicates

By PRESENTED AS PART OF LOUDER THAN A BOMB
Washing Delicates
Poet Kristen Turner WBEZ/file
Poet Kristen Turner WBEZ/file
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Washing Delicates
Poet Kristen Turner WBEZ/file
Poet Kristen Turner WBEZ/file
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Washing Delicates

By PRESENTED AS PART OF LOUDER THAN A BOMB
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Poet Kristen Turner, 17, is a senior at Kenwood Academy. This is the second year she has represented her school at Louder Than a Bomb, which advanced to the Final round of competition in the 2012 Festival. 

Washing Delicates explores the role of media today and our behavior in response to it, drawing powerful images with her metaphors.

The largest of its kind in the world, Louder Than A Bomb (LTAB) is Chicago’s rapidly-growing teen poetry festival, taking place February 18 - March 10, 2012, at various venues around Chicago. Aiming to bring teens together across racial, gang, and socio-economic lines, LTAB is a friendly competition that emphasizes self-expression and community via poetry, oral story-telling, and hip-hop spoken word.

Click here to hear all the other 2012 recordings, alongside nearly 200 Louder Than a Bomb Finalist pieces recorded by Chicago Public Media (WBEZ-Chicago) over the past eight years.