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In this powerful and innovative book of poetry and wisdom, award-winning spoken-word poet, songwriter, and performer IN-Q inspires us to question everything we know and see around us and inside us, to discover what matters most. """"Poetry celebrates vulnerability as a strength rather than a weakness. It is a timeless form of storytelling that inspires connection and allows the audience to feel less alone. Experiencing ourselves through another person's story creates empathy. And empathy is what the world needs most right now.""""--IN-Q Raised by a single mother in Los Angeles, Adam Schmalholz, known as IN-Q--In Question-- discovered his love for poetry through hip-hop. At nineteen, he started performing at Da Poetry Lounge and helped build it into the largest open mic in the country. Since then, IN-Q has traveled the world capturing the hearts and minds of millions. Inquire Within is an accessible, rhythmic, and transformative reading experience. In-Q's poetry contemplates universal issues of love, loss, pain, forgiveness, and belief, and speaks to our complicated lives today, offering us a different way to think about ourselves and our world. Imaginative and highly visual, this beautifully designed work of art reflects IN-Q's unique sensibility and includes inspirational call outs to challenge our hearts and minds. Profound in its simplicity, incandescent in its power, Inquire Within emotionally delivers on every page.

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""In-Q shares his poetry with listeners in a powerfully engaging, intimate style. In the poem titled ""Inquire Within,"" his uplifting voice brings tears when he reveals how he decided to look within to find God--and succeeded. ""85"" is a joyous recounting of an elderly couple who still love the song ""Staying Alive"" and are alive because of love. In ""Citizens United,"" In-Q's fury erupts, and word choices enhance his impact; for example, he says, ""Citizens United is not a person and has no soul/The stock market is God, and it preys on the weak."" ""The Wrong Side of History"" is equally caustic as In-Q spews horrific facts about firearms, adding that water bottles are not allowed on planes, while people can carry guns everywhere. This is a masterful but not always a comfortable listen. Winner of the AudioFile Earphones Award."" -- ""AudioFile""

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Named to Oprah Winfrey's SuperSoul 100 list of the world's most influential thought leaders in 2016, IN-Q is a National Poetry Slam Champion, multi-platinum songwriter, and world-renowned keynote speaker. His groundbreaking performances include selling out one of the largest one man poetry shows in US history, being the first spoken word artist to perform with Cirque Du Soleil, and being featured on HBO's Def Poetry Jam and A&E's Look Closer campaign, which debuted during the Emmys. He has been featured in major media ranging from Forbes to Adweek and several of his recent videos have gone viral with over 60 million combined views. Named to Oprah Winfrey's SuperSoul 100 list of the world's most influential thought leaders in 2016, IN-Q is a National Poetry Slam Champion, multi-platinum songwriter, and world-renowned keynote speaker. His groundbreaking performances include selling out one of the largest one man poetry shows in US history, being the first spoken word artist to perform with Cirque Du Soleil, and being featured on HBO's Def Poetry Jam and A&E's Look Closer campaign, which debuted during the Emmys. He has been featured in major media ranging from Forbes to Adweek and several of his recent videos have gone viral with over 60 million combined views.

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