Thru the Mill with Marc Kelly Smith

By: Marc Kelly Smith
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  • Summary

  • Thru the Mill is a podcast tracing the creation of the Uptown Poetry Slam by Mark Kelly Smith and its now international impact. Featuring Mark Eleveld, writer and editor of the Spoken Word Revolution book series.
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Episodes
  • Episode 8: The Famous Billy Lombardo (Part 2)

    Episode 8: The Famous Billy Lombardo (Part 2)
    Aug 16 2024

    The episode opens with Billy performing his quintessentially Chicago classic: Poem for Lennard. Then he continues the conversation with Marc and Mark about his Bridgeport roots.

    (If you're looking for more of Billy's writing, check out Morning Will Come.)

    Recorded by Tony Scott-Green and Joe Velez

    Edited by Kevin O'Rourke

    Produced by Emily Calvo

    Directed by Hugh Schulze
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    29 mins
  • Episode 7: The Famous Billy Lombardo (Part 1)

    Episode 7: The Famous Billy Lombardo (Part 1)
    Jul 30 2024

    Poet, short story writer and novelist (Morning Will Come), Billy Lombardo, joins Marc and Mark for the first of two conversations about the history of the Slam and thoughts on writing and performing.

    Recorded by Tony Scott-Green and Joe Velez

    Edited by Kevin O’Rourke

    Produced by Emily Calvo

    Directed by Hugh Schulze

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    38 mins
  • Episode 6: The Italian Job (with special guest Eleonora Fisco)

    Episode 6: The Italian Job (with special guest Eleonora Fisco)
    Jun 28 2024

    Sicilian slam poet and scholar, Eleonora Fisco, joins Marc and Mark to discuss slam poetry in Italy and perform one of her own compositions.

    Recorded by: Tony Scott-Green

    Edited by: Kevin O'Rourke

    Directed by: Hugh Schulze

    BONUS MATERIAL

    For this episode, we’ve included a bonus video of a recent Green Mill Slam collaboration with our Italian contingent, including poets Alessandro Minnucci, Eleonora Fisco, Andy Karol, Ryan Doyle, and Jeffrey Helgeson

    Recorded by: Joe Velez

    Produced by: Emily Calvo
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    38 mins
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