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Jamaican-born spoken word poet Staceyann Chin mingled with students after speaking at Usdan Thursday Feb. 21 at 9 p.m. Chin, recently published in The New York Times Sunday Magazine, has also appeared in one-woman shows Off Broadway and in Russell Simmons’ Broadway show “Def Poetry Jam.” A New York resident, she makes regular appearances at the Nuyorican Poets Café.