Word Gourmet featuring Lisa Buscani
Guild Complex

Starting in Chicago's performance poetry scene, Lisa Buscani ultimately became a National Poetry Slam Champion as well as a Pushcart Prize nominee.


7/30/04 - 7/30/04

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Starting in Chicago's performance poetry scene, Lisa Buscani ultimately became a National Poetry Slam Champion as well as a Pushcart Prize nominee. She has published one book of poetry. Jangle (Tia Chucha Press, 1992) and produced two critically and publicly acclaimed solo shows, Carnivale Animale and At That Time. Featured in the poetry anthologies Alive from the NuYorican Poets Cafe (Holt) and Word Up (Keyporler Books/EMIj, Ms. Buscani has appeared on HBO, CNN, PBS, Much Music and NPR. Currently, she stars as Sister in the national tour of Late Nite Catechism and is working on her first novel, Downtime. The evening concludes with the signature Word Jam.

Director
Nina Corwin

Performers
Lisa Buscani

Tags: Literary, American, 2004