Poetic Obituaries: [Larry Leon Hamlin's] 2001 Midnight Poetry Jam,

hosted by television star and poet Malcolm-Jamal Warner, was a huge hit.

"We thought we were doing it for young people, for the hip-hop generation, but there were four generations in the audience," he said in 2003.

from The News & Observer: Larry Hamlin, 58, founded National Black Theatre Festival

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