Def Poetry

 FL Russell Simmons, LA Reid and Jay Z. The Def Jam brand didn't just innovate in music, it also launched a breakthrough comedy show (Def Comedy Jam), a dynamic spoken-word showcase (Def Poetry Jam), and set trends in fashion, film and advertising. ...

 MO “Every now and then there might be one or two students who are naturally inclined to write poetry, but most often students shy away from it. But slam poetry reaches young people in a way that traditional poetry doesn't, so I use clips from 'Def Poetry ...

 VA Nationally, poetry seems to be seeing renewed interest. HBO has Russell Simmons' "Def Poetry Jam" and "Brave New Voices," aimed at getting teens interested in writing. "Teens are just so amazing. Their emotions are just at the surface and poetry gives ...

 NY Staceyann Chin, known for her appearances on Def Poetry Jam, kicks off the morning's readings. This Jamaica-born New Yorker reads from The Other Side of Paradise, a memoir that chronicles her coming of age as a half-black half-Asian gay person on the ...

 OH Enjoy happy hour at Mixx Ultra Lounge and stick around for Mixx's "Soulful Garden" event, featuring "HBO Def Poetry" star Georgia Me and hip-hop and neo-soul music. 3. The Cincinnati Art Museum's annual food and wine event, A Taste of Duveneck, ...

 Jersey City Prefix Mag) Mos previously hinted at a few guest spots and his aim to revive HBO's "Def Poetry" in an interview earlier this year. "The name of the album is The Ecstatic," he explained. "I titled it after one of my favorite novels by Victor LaValle ...

 CA Poetri - a Tony Award winner and frequent guest on HBO's "Def Poetry Jam" - hosts a poetry/comedy regular event called "Spoken Funk" in LA and is bringing a handful of his artists to Fresno. Scheduled to perform are poets Steve Connell and Sekou, ...

One of the best poets that has been shown on Def Poetry Jam vids.myspace.com

 NY Dame Edna (2000 Tony Award), Russell Simmons's Def Poetry Jam (2003 Tony Award), Bill Maher: Victory Begins at Home (2003 Tony nomination), and It Ain't Nothin' But the Blues (1999 Tony nomination). His off-Broadway credits include Room Service, ...

 WI The night will be hosted by nationally-recognized slam poet Dan Vaughn, a regular member of the Milwaukee national slam team and Def Poetry Jam performer. Last year's National Poetry Slam, held for the first time in Madison, proved that the city as a ...

 WI The night will be hosted by nationally-recognized slam poet Dan Vaughn, a regular member of the Milwaukee national slam team and Def Poetry Jam performer. Last year's National Poetry Slam, held for the first time in Madison, proved that the city as a ...

 CT Smith was the record setting four-time National Poetry Slam Champion, and her electrifying performances have been featured in the documentary film SlamNation and on HBO's Def Poetry Jam. Her fifth book, “Blood Dazzler,” which chronicles the human, ...

Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry returns to HBO for a sixth season, now airing every Friday at midnight. uk.video.yahoo.com

 AR - Chody Sweeney Featured on HBO's "Def Poetry," Death from Below consists of two poetic veterans: Tim "The Widow-Maker" Stafford and Dan "The Widow-Marrier" Sullivan. Both artists are champs of the Chicago Grand Slam a poetry contest that rates poets not just on their ...

She was a featured Poet on HBO's Def Poetry Jam. She's done some guest features, and most recently provided commentary on VH1's Black to the Future. (By the way...if you haven't seen that, find it now!) Seeing her on VH1 prompted me to find out more ...

 MI Brave New Voices" debut, 11 pm, HBO. The "Def Poetry Jam" producers watch teens prepare for a national poetry slam. This opener offers stirring idealism, but cuts the individual performances way too short.

 FL Lathan, who with Russell Simmons was also behind HBO's Def Comedy Jam and Def Poetry, called the Fort Lauderdale team ``extraordinary.'' It is Jasmine's line -- ''What happens when all you know is pain?'' -- that opens the South Florida segment of the ...

 MA He has co-judge the Chicago Sun-Times Poetry Competition with Marc Smith and Mark Strand, has been regularly featured on NPR and has appeared on HBO’s Def Poetry Jam. In celebration of National Poetry Month, all are invited to come and join a morning ...

Author and Poet Asha Bandele to Read at UT Dallas Her work has been performed in a variety of public readings, including Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry on HBO. Bandele’s poetry collections include Absence in the Palms of My Hands: & Other Poems and The Subtle Art of Breathing. ...

 PA This guy breaks any and all creative boundaries with his poetry and music. Many of you may know Williams as a spoken-word poet, as he made frequent appearances on hbo's Def Poetry Jam and always brought the house down. He soon began melding his words ...

Ideas are generated, the creative juices begin to flow, and poetry is given new life. But the promoters describe the experience best as: "Its poetry ... its interactive ... think Def Poetry Jam meets Inside Actor's Studio!" The Art of Conversation is ...

 IN Speaks, who is originally from New Jersey, now resides in Denver and performs at several poetry venues. To date, she has sold several hundred CDs and was the sole opener for the Def Poetry tour in Denver. "People died for me to be where I am, ...

 NY Simmons has helped bring hip-hop culture into the mainstream through innovative ventures like Phat Farm, “The Def Comedy Jam,” the Tony Award-winning stage production “Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry Jam on Broadway” and the international MTV hit, ...

 WI She was featured on HBO's Def Poetry Jam and won the National Poetry Slam four times. According to Professor of English David Graham, she is, "one of the most compelling 'live' readers" he has ever heard. With graduation looming in the not-too-distant ...

Hammad's poetry has been clearly influenced by hip hop and she was discovered by record label entrepreneur Russell Simmons when he read her reaction to the 9/11 attacks. Simmons signed her to a deal with HBO’s Def Poetry Jam. I have seen Hammad perform ...

 FL From Russell Simmons’ HBO “Def Poetry” to performing with DMX, this poet has gotten around and said he can find inspiration anywhere. But what Asia expressed to students Monday was that the key to success is your own passion. “When you look at yourself ...

 NY His teams have won four National Poetry Slam competitions and he was featured in HBO's 2003 special "Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry" and the 1997 documentary "SlamNation." Mali taught at private schools for nine years before leaving the classroom ...

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Patterson, a featured performer on HBO’s Def Poetry Jam and speaker of Panafest in Ghana, West Africa, will speak at 7 pm Monday in Clark Lounge in a performance, “Sacred Psalms: Words and Works of Resistance, Love, Struggle and Victory. ...

PitchEngine (press release), WY Director Vanessa Hidary, the “Hebrew Mamita” from HBO’s Def Poetry Jam, is excited that performances will be continuing. “I had no idea it was going to expand to what it has become now, with multiple runs, extended cast, two different rounds of ...

 OH A graduate of Morehouse College, Jones is a published author of poetry and opened up for The Def Poetry Jam at Emory University. These events all are free and open to the public. In addition, the annual Black Student Union Fashion Show will be held at ...

‘Read A Mother@#$%ing Book’ satire), DC Friday, Jan 30: Poet Bomani Armah begs you not to call him a rapper at his spoken word performances, which are a cross between an underground hip hop show and an episode of HBO’s Def Poetry. His lyrics are a bit aggressive, although you know he only ...

Various performers performed at this event like Darnell Levine, Michael Inge, Casme, Jason Eskridge, RedStorm (HBO Def Poetry Jam) and more than 50 other artists. The Soul Lounge event will focus solely on Soul Music for independent and major artists ...

 FL - In addition to appearing on Def Poetry, Chin has performed one-woman shows throughout the world, including three Off-Broadway. ...

 Jersey City - Mos hinted at a few guest appearances and his aim to re-vive HBO's "Def Poetry." "The name of the album is The Ecstatic. I titled it after one of my ...

 CA - One of his best-known pieces is "V for Virgin," which he performed on the Mos Def-hosted HBO show Def Poetry. "This poem is for every high school virgin who ...

 CA - Dec 12, 2008 Special performances by: DJ Jedi (Digable Planets and HBO's Def Poetry Jam), The Netherworlds (Murs, Anacron, Himself), The Original LA Breakers, ...

In the altercation, Corell claims his hand was injured and his camera was broken. Mos Def is an actor, rapper and poet. Most recently he is hosting a spoken word TV show called ‘Def Poetry’ on HBO. ...

 IL - He further increased his national presence by showcasing his lyrical talent on HBO's "Def Poetry Jam" three times over. Soon after, J. Ivy was invited to ...

 NY - Oct 3, 2008 The Bravo TV special is co-hosted by poet, multi-media artist and “observationalist†Rives (HBO’s Def Poetry Jam) and Refaeli.

Hip-Hop Theater Festival and The Center For Multicultural Education and Programs at New York University will present Voices of a People's History of the United States: The Remix featuring Oscar winner and acclaimed film director Tim Robbins, Golden Globe winner Lili Taylor, Black Th...

The Star-Ledger - NJ.com A village ruled by the word The Star-Ledger - NJ.com, NJ - With rap, national events like Def Poetry Jam and the popularity of singer-songwriters, poetry has enjoyed a resurgence among teenagers in the past decade, ...

  United States - He is the 2004 winner of Chicago’s Best New Poet Award, was on HBO’s "Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry" that same year and authored the book Finder of ...

Russell Simmons presents Def Poetry Jam hosted by Mos Def.

By Matthew Korfhage We learn this only when Lemon Anderson, best known from Russell Simmons’s Def Poetry Jam, bursts into archaic flow and histrionic gesture before he has even reached the stage. He wanted to surprise us, and he did. ...

By shaniatwain8710 Hosted by award-winning Def Poets Shihan and Poetri, the “Lounge” has become the largest weekly open mic forum in the country, and was one of the inspirations for Russell Simmons’ Tony-winning show, “Def Poetry Jam”. ...

By stan Also well worth checking out is the DVD Russell Simmons presents: Def Poetry, Season 3, which features Mos Def, Jill Scott, Common, Kanye West, and Lou Reed, in addition to Mr. Williams. • Seattle author Sherman Alexie made quite a ...

By Haitham Suheir Hammad, a poet from Brooklyn, appeared on the debut episode of HBO’s “Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry.” Her poetry has been featured on the BBC World Service and National Public Radio, and her work has appeared in publications as diverse as Essence, Stress, Hip-Hop Magazine a...

Experience the passion and fire of the hottest musicians, comedians and contemporary poets in each installment of Russell Simmons' Presents: Def Poetry Season 5. Taped in front of a live audience at The Super Club in New York City, ...

By David Dylan Thomas Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry Season 1-4 Sarah Silverman - Jesus is Magic Supposed to be hilarious, and judging by her two minutes in The Aristocrats, it probably is. Saturday Night Live: The Best of Giftset Say Somethin ...

By CatherineA likes to stay up late on Sundays and watch Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry". We enjoy the variety of viewpoints it always includes, and really truly, at least one poet each episode knocks our socks right off our collective ...