What characterizes T.L. Sanders' spoken word poetry is his affinity for sound. He choreographs sound the way an artist chooses color-and the color of his first book is blue like Jazz. What we have here is an artist willing to let words tell their own tale, to rise up from the ashes and to weave characters you rarely meet on the blank page. However, you'll recognize these people-- people you've met in your neighborhood or in the reflection of your mirror. Enjoy these poems, some from his award-winning screenplay, "Knew" -- a hybrid lyrical screenplay in the heart of open mic night at the famous Blue Room in Kansas City's Jazz District.