Def Poetry

Shihan ( This type love ) - Def Poetry Jam

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Russell Simmons presents Def Poetry Jam hosted by Mos Def. More great spoken word at http://www.youtube.com/profile_videos?user=ezeg clip.vn

Published Sun, Jun 7

Hip-hop spoken word artist looks for his change

source: Dayton Daily News

 OH - Christa Butts Kelly has developed a method of writing and delivery, but says he finds inspiration in artists such as Black Ice, Lemon, Shihan and Saul Williams from Def Poetry Jam. “I love their style of poetry. They get real deep with their words,” Kelly says. ...

Published Thu, Apr 23

An Dochas' Irish tunes rock Marty's

source: Luther College Chips

 IA This academic year, the committee also hosted a Salsa Dance; Gateway Dance Theater; Shihan, a Def Poetry Jam Artist; Desdamona, a Hip Hop artist and “Incognito,” a one-man play about confronting the meaning of self and race in society. ...

Published Wed, Apr 22

Famed poet, Shihan, entertains - OSU

source: OSU - The Lantern

Famed poet, Shihan, entertains  OH We liked that he mixed poetry and culture." The night started with student poets performing their work, and then transitioned into Shihan as the headlining poet. Shihan has performed on HBO's "Def Poetry," NBC and CNN, and was the National Poetry Slam ...

Published Sun, Feb 22

UA groups organize events for Black History Month

source: Arizona Daily Star

 AZ Shihan has performed with the National Poetry Slam Champion for several years, and was twice named a finalist. Shihan has also been featured on HBO’s “Def Poetry Jam,” Oprah Winfrey’s Oxygen Network and in Billboard magazine. ...

Published Fri, Jan 30

Black History Month Events Get Kicked Off at the UA - University of Arizona News

source: uanews.org

University of Arizona News (press release), AZ Shihan has performed with the National Poetry Slam Champion for several years, and was twice named a finalist. Shihan has also been featured on HBO's "Def Poetry Jam," Oprah Winfrey's Oxygen Network and in Billboard magazine. ...

Published Thu, Jan 29

Student Activities Board hosts Shihan the poet

source: Henderson State University Oracle

 AR - It was this spoken-word artist's sixth poem of the night and he continued one of his more famous poems that he had read on Def Poetry Jam on HBO a few years ...

Published Tue, Oct 7

The Poetry Lounge — Review It Now!

source: shockpod.com

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”. ...

Published Tue, Sep 2