Poets in Autumn Tour 2015 featuring Janette, Ezekiel Azonwu, Preston Perry, and Jackie Hill-Perry

Janette, Ezekiel Azonwu, Preston Perry, and Jackie Hill-Perry will be in DC on Saturday, September 12, 2015.

Check out their websites.

Ezekiel's page 1, 2

Janette's page

Video: Archie The Messenger : I AM A KING

Archie the Messenger is one of my favorite poets.

Here's his bio:

A phenomenal poet ,performer and teacher Archie the Messenger (ATM) has touched the hearts and minds of people of all races, classes and educational backgrounds. From his hometown Buffalo, New York to Baltimore, Maryland ATM has used spoken word theater as healing and entertainment for the urban community.

Archie the Messengers honors and accolades include winning the NAACPs Act-So National Oratory Championship, the New Africa House Slam(Buffalo,NY), Last Poet Standing 2004 championship (Baltimore) Rip The Mic Slam Winner,DC the Njozi Poets Slam Winner(Buffalo), Tri-City Slam Series Winner(Cleveland),. He was also a finalist in the Baltimore-vs.-DC Team, Winner of the Slam Last Poet Standing Championship and a member of Morgan State Universities Battle of the Schools Slam Team. He has been performing on the national spoken word circuit for over seven years and was the Capitol Jazz Fest Winner(Columbia MD) 2006 Nuyorican GRAND SLAM CHAMPION.

2014 Poetry Memories

This was the first Christian poetry slam I ever attended. U-Turn cafe back in Philly wasn't even a 100% poetry event.

This was the day I met Daniel King Robertson. When I saw him perform I knew he would be the winner. But to God be all the glory for his talents.

My first feature went well

So says my friends -- and the poets, and the random audience members -- who told me so.

Video: Real T@lk | "Mr. Write"

This is a classic spoken word poem. Real T@lk has been called a "lyrical scientist" by Andre 3000,

Video: THE LYRICISTS: Episode 2

The Most Calvinistic Spoken Word Poem (feat. NIQ)

NIQ spits the most Calvinistic spoken word poem I have ever heard. I wonder if she even knows that she delivered such as thing.



Did you just say that even each time the opposition scores it's a part of a fixed game? ~NIQ


WOOOWWWWW!!! ~The crowd's reaction.


Does the crowd know?



Her poem "Not Even Sin" starts around 3:37 after the male poet.