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She released her debut album, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">when the poems do what they do<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, on June 9, 2023. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2023\/06\/08\/1180152530\/aja-monet-when-the-poems-do-what-they-do-review\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was applauded by <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NPR<\/span><\/i><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">for its combination of music and performative poetry.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In December of 2023, Monet was featured in an episode of <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/youtube.com\/watch?v=_Y-X9CpSiQ0&amp;list=TLGGckI1mLBzyUIyNDEwMjAyNQ&amp;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NPR\u2019s <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tiny Desk series<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. She performed jazz poetry, a combination of jazz music and spoken word poetry.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Her work explores themes of love, justice and liberation. She has performed in the United States, Europe and the Caribbean.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Monet is the youngest-ever winner of the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nuyorican.org\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nuyorican Poets Caf\u00e9 Grand Slam<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014one of the most prestigious annual poetry competitions\u2014when she was 19.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Live Arts Miami is hosting surrealist blues poet and musician Aja Monet at The Ground, 34 N.E. 11th St, in Downtown Miami on Nov. 8. The New York native is considered one of the most influential poets of the modern generation. 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