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Poet shares her story of failure, losing a son

Michigan Public | By Stateside Staff
Published January 29, 2014 at 3:34 PM EST
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Jessica Care Moore
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Jessica Care Moore telling her story of failure.
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Jessica Care Moore is an internationally renowned poet, publisher, activist, playwright, and frankly a flat-out rock star.

She is a five-time "Showtime at the Apollo" winner and has been featured on the album "Nastradamus" as well as Def Poetry Jam.

This is the story that Jessica shared at Failure:Lab Detroit on Nov. 21, 2013, at the Detroit Opera House.

http://youtu.be/jfV9xQTKCg8
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