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Jodie L. Summers; Of Trauma and the Spoken Truth

Jodie L. Summers, aka J Summers, Child of the System better known as Spoken Truth, is a Toledo area poet, spoken word performer, and artist. He was raised by PBS and performs 350 shows per year, ranging from the big stage, to poetry readings across the world, and even in the backseat of Ubers. J's poetry is his means to understand life and confront childhood trauma.

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