Rochelle Christie retains Slam poetry crown

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From left: Slam Champ Rochelle Christie, first runner-up Yerredin Akeel Bowen, third runner-up Salimah Husain, fourth runner-up Latoni Beaton and second runner-up Randolph Critchlow.
From left: Slam Champ Rochelle Christie, first runner-up Yerredin Akeel Bowen, third runner-up Salimah Husain, fourth runner-up Latoni Beaton and second runner-up Randolph Critchlow.

Rochelle Christie retained her Slam crown when the poetry competition came to an end last Saturday at the Theatre Guild, Kingston, while all of the performing poets brought their ‘A’ games with their exhilarating, charismatic pieces.

Rochelle, also known as the ‘Shakespearean bottle of red wine’, was up against Yerredin Akeel Bowen,