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Short film follows Black Portland teens on spoken word journey

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A new short film, “Petals & Thorns: A Spoken Word Journey,” follows Black Portland teens in an intensive writing and spoken word camp as they transform from novice writers to expressive poets.

Local filmmaker and spoken word poet LaToya Hampton, also known as “The Poet Lady,” joined Everyday Northwest to share more.