Def Poetry

Slam poet Taylor Mali keeps it real

Albany Times Union | Wed, Feb 25

Wed, Feb 25 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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14 Months Ago, Latoya Peterson from Racialicious says (in Message to the Candidates: “Black White Whatever” and “That One Bigot”) The first is “Black, White, Whatever” by Kelly Zen-Yie Tsai, a ridiculously talented spoken word artist who has appeared on Def Poetry. Her work and bio are found on her website, Yellowgurl.com. In “Black, White, Whatever,” Tsai ...

And wayne berninger from the longest island says (in Join Us for the Next "Voices of the Rainbow" Event: Kelly Zen-Yie ...) Kelly Zen-Yie Tsai is a Chicago-born, Brooklyn-based, Chinese Taiwanese American spoken word artist who has been featured at over 275 performances worldwide including three seasons of HBO's award-winning Russell Simmons' Def Poetry Jam.

18 Months Ago, Beehive says (in Summer Arts Bulletin Board) Mali, a slam champion and former president of Poetry Slam Incorporated, was one of the original poets to appear on the HBO show "Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry" and was in the documentary film "SlamNation." Renee, a National Poetry ...

26 Months Ago, Lori Desrosiers from Poetry says (in Poetry News December 3, 2007) One of the original poets to appear on the HBO series Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry, he is one of the most well known slam poets, having won the national championship four times. A former teacher and lifelong educator, ...