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Michigan Avenue - 2016 - Issue 1 - Spring - Naomi Watts

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PHOTOGRAPHY BY DARREN SANDERS "LOUDER THAN A BOMB COULD [EVENTUALLY] LOOK LIKE THE ILLINOIS STATE BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT MEETS 8 MILE." HE'S THE BOMB LOUDER THAN A BOMB FOUNDER EVIN COVAL WANTS HIS SPOKEN- WORD POETRY FESTIVAL TO BE BIGGER THAN BASKETBALL. NAME: Kevin Coval AGE: 40 HOME: Albany Park CLAIM TO FAME: Creator of Louder Than A Bomb, the largest youth poetry festival in the world; this year's 16th annual event (Feb. 13–March 19) will include 1,300 partici- pants on 13 teams. "This is the best theater in Chicago, and I think it's the best political plat- form in Chicago." EARLY INFLUENCES: Hip-hop: Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five's "The Message," Newcleus's "Jam On It," Run-D.M.C., KRS-One. KIDS THESE DAYS: "Every year I am amazed by the courage and brilliance and ingenuity of young people in Chicago." MY CHICAGO: "I go on graffiti tours to see what artists are doing in the streets; the old Damen silos at 31st Street are a haven and a hall of fame that I love." kevincoval.com . MICHIGANAVEMAG.COM 49 SCENE EVERYBODY 'S TALKIN G ABOU T…

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