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Wednesday, July 31, 2019: Saul Williams, Mélissa Laveaux and more

Today on q: poet, actor, musician and activist Saul Williams, glass artist Leah Kudel, q online columnist Elamin Abdelmahmoud, singer-songwriter Mélissa Laveaux.
Today on q: poet, actor, musician and activist Saul Williams, glass artist Leah Kudel, q online columnist Elamin Abdelmahmoud, singer-songwriter Mélissa Laveaux. (Vivian Rashotte/CBC, Blown Away/Netflix, Submitted by Elamin Abdelmahmoud, Vivian Rashotte/CBC)

Today on q, with guest host Laurie Brown:

  • Poet, actor, musician and activist Saul Williams talks about the power of poetry, on stage and on the page.
  • Edmonton-based glass artist Leah Kudel takes us through the art and high-stakes drama of glass-blowing.
  • Our online columnist Elamin Abdelmahmoud discusses Twitter's retweet button after its inventor recently said he regrets building the feature.
  • Canadian singer-songwriter Mélissa Laveaux brings the sounds of Haiti to the q studio. 

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