Albuquerque-based Gigi Bella is an award-winning performance poet, actor, artist and activist. She was ranked 10th in the world at the 2017 Women of the World Poetry Slam and is a two-time Bronx poetry champion with the slam team Project X. Her latest poetry collection, "Without the Frills," was inspired by her experiences in the film and television industry. On this week's episode, Gigi talks to Logan about the new poems and performs two of them.

On the afternoon of Saturday, July 11, Gigi will host a book launch for "Without the Frills" at Launchpad in Downtown Albuquerque. The event will feature performances by poets Damien Flores, Jessica Helen Lopez, Zachary Kluckman, Kristin Patton, Marcial Delgado, Katrina Kaye and Brando Kentreles. There will also be music by The Asteroids, Yacht Pops and Albuquerque Nuevo Teatro.

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