Description Irfan Qurashi, 16, Noor Hasan, 17, Aris Theotokatos, 18, and Hera Shakir, 17, attend Niles West High School. This piece was recorded as part of the 2009 collection of Louder Than a Bomb Teen Poetry Festival and Competition studio recordings, presented by Chicago Public Radio. For the fifth year, the station invited competition finalists from this nationally-renowned teen poetry slam in-studio to record their work. Louder Than a Bomb is hosted by Young Chicago Authors; for more information about the competition visit: http://www.youngchicagoauthors.org/.