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Podcast: Vocalo Radio
Episode: Grammy-Winning Poet J. Ivy Is Living His Decades-Long Dream
Description: Chicago poet J. Ivy made history at the Grammys this year by helping to pioneer a new category: “Best Spoken Word Poetry Album.” Though he didn’t nominate himself, Ivy took home the gold in the category for his 2022 album ‘The Poet Who Sat By The Door,’ making him the first poet to win a Grammy since Maya Angelou in 2003. He stopped by the Vocalo studios to sit down with Vocalo morning host Bekoe and WBEZ’s Taylor Nazon to discuss his album and how his life has changed since the Grammys… just before the inaugural J. Ivy Day, declared by Chicago May...