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Archive Home > 2009 > April > 18 > Poet of many colors

Poet of many colors

Bend poet enjoys performance, writing and playing in a band — but doesn’t want to be pigeonholed

By David Jasper By Jamie Houghton / The Bulletin
April 18, 2009

Since 2001, Jamie Houghton has been competing in slams — poetry contests in which poets’ three-minute performances carry as much heft as their words, if not more — including the monthly Bend Poetry Slam.

But that doesn’t mean she considers herself a slam....

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