The mission of this Music Poetry Podcast is to provide the essence of poetry in motion promoting peace, love and growth for the existence of humanity and the culture. This show will motivate, educate and inspire you with spoken word through cultural expression. It consists of musical poetry reads and storytelling from various talented poets and artists along with power messages to uplift our listeners. This is Next Man Up, Poetry In Motion.
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