The Underflow Podcast – Episode 18 – Tongo Eisen-Martin – Uniting In Revolution

The Underflow Podcast – Episode 18 – Tongo Eisen-Martin – Uniting In Revolution with award-winning poet, writer, and musician Tongo Eisen-Martin, the 8th Poet of San Fransisco discusses his move from California to Detroit, sharing the joy of his baby daughter, and the necessary politicization of all peoples in our current times so we can unite in a shared struggle. Eisen-Martin shares his story of educating in prisons, detention centers, and public libraries, as well as his new collaboration album "Traveling Shoes" which features poetry from his two ground-breaking City Lights Books collections: "Heaven Is All Goodbyes" and "Blood On The Fog" and a dazzling array of musicians including keyboardist / pianist / synth master Davani Rhodes and the "samurai who never loses a battle" vocalist Vadia, as well as Tongo's legendary contemporary poet, Saul Williams."Unify, hurry up." - T.E.M.Video = https://youtu.be/dp1oKqDN6VM"you are going to wantto lose that jobbefore the revolution hits"– Tongo Eisen-Martin"Heaven Is All Goodbyes"Tongo Eisen-Martinhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tongo_Eisen-Martinhttps://www.instagram.com/_tongogara_/https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/tongo-eisen-martinDamani Rhodes:https://www.instagram.com/damani31Vadia:https://www.instagram.com/vadiahubTime4Revolutionhttps://www.instagram.com/time4revolution9The Underflow Podcast https://www.underflowrecords.com/podcastHosted by Adam Fitzgerald (Quells)https://www.underflowrecords.com/quellshttps://www.instagram.com/quellsfitz  Opening song = "Not a Poem" by Tongo Eisen-Martin, Damani Rhodes, VadiaClosing song = "Wake Up" by Tongo Eisen-Martin, Damani Rhodes, Vadia, Saul Williamsboth songs are from the new album"Traveling Shoes" by Tongo Eisen-Martinhttps://www.instagram.com/reel/DNraDAXXvaR/https://www.kqed.org/arts/13982191/tongo-eisen-martin-vadia-damani-rhodes-new-album-traveling-shoeshttp://underflowrecords.comhttps://linktr.ee/underflowThe Underflow is a podcast designed to be an evolving platform for artists & activists of all disciplines & backgrounds to unite in free form conversation with the goals to empower, educate & inspire inclusivity, diversity, community, healing, action & revolution. "A rising tide lifts all ships."