HBO Def Poetry Superstar Beau Sia Headlines + People With Teeth + Open Mic - Thursday, Sept. 22

The Inspired Word presents HBO Def Poetry superstar Beau Sia + the hip-hop/punk group People With Teeth +15-slot open mic open to all kinds of artists.

Hosted by another Def Poet, Gemineye.

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BIOS:

Spoken word poet Beau Sia has toured Europe and the U.S. and was one of the true superstars on HBO Def Poetry. He authored the poetry book A Night Without Armor II: The Revenge as well as the spoken word CD's Attack! Attack! Go! and Dope and Wack. His work also appears in numerous anthologies including Bum Rush the Page: A Def Poetry Jam, and he has appeared in several documentary films, Slamnation, Slam, and Race is the Place. He was featured in the 2000 ESPN X Games and on Hardball with Chris Matthews, Last Call with Carson Daly, Showtime at the Apollo, The Today Show, and The Tony Awards. His film career expanded to include Hitch, with Will Smith, and The Manchurian Candidate, with Denzel Washington. He is one of the original cast members in Def Poetry Jam on Broadway, a 2003 Special Event Tony Award Winner.

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People With Teeth is a hip-hop/punk outfit based out of Brooklyn, NY. Signature songs like "Glenn Beck is Dead" have earned the group a reputation as an aggressive, satirically political trio combining hip-hop music with punk attitude and spoken word elements. Comprised of accomplished spoken word artists, emcees and performers, People With Teeth has made a splash in certain NYC hip-hop, spoken word and comedy circles as a daring, eclectic and wildly fun collective.

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This event was funded in part by Poets & Writers, Inc. with public funds from New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency.
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When: Thursday, Sept 22, 2011

Where: One and One Bar & Restaurant (downstairs Nexus Lounge)
76 East 1st Street (corner of 1st Avenue)
Manhattan, NYC
Phone: (917) 703-1512

Doors open for open mic sign-up @ 6:30pm

Show starts @ 7:30

Cover Charge: $10

NO AGE LIMIT.

"The Inspired Word isn't just a series, it's a movement."

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And please join us for our Tuesday Night Open Mic Joint - same time, same place!

4-Time HBO Def Poet Kevin Coval on L-vis Lives! Book Tour + Singer NaJah Lewis + Open Mic - Thursday, Sept. 1

Mike Geffner Presents The Inspired Word features 4-time HBO Def Poetry star Kevin Coval celebrating the September release of his book, L-vis Lives: Racemusic Poems.

In addition to Kevin, we have special guest 17-year-old singer/songwriter/guitarist NaJah Lewis + a 15-slot open mic open to ALL types of artists.

Hosted by 3-time Def Poet Gemineye.

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Kevin Coval is the author of ALA “Book of the Year” finalist Slingshots: A Hip-Hop Poetica, a collection titled Everyday People, and L-Vis Lives: Racemusic Poems (forthcoming). He is co-founder and Artistic Director of Louder Than a Bomb: The Chicago Teen Poetry Festival, subject of an award-winning documentary of the same name, premiering on the Oprah Winfrey Network October 2011. A regular contributor to Chicago Public Radio, and a four-time HBO Def Poet, Coval teaches at the School of the Art Institute and in high schools around Chicago.



L-vis Lives! is a bold new collection of poetry and prose exploring the collision of race, art, and appropriation in hip hop culture. L-vis is an imagined persona: a representation of artists who have used and misused Black music. Like so many others who gained fame and fortune from their sampling, L-vis is as much a sincere artist as he is a thief. In Kevin Coval's poems, L-vis' story is equal parts autobiography, forgotten history, and re-imaginings. We see shades of Elvis Presley, the Beastie Boys, and Eminem, and meet some of history's more obscure “whiteboy” heroes and anti-heroes: legendary breakdancers, political activists, and music impresarios. A story of both artistic theft and radical invention, L-vis Lives! is a poetic novella on all of the possibilities and problems of “post-racial” American culture.

You can order the book through this link - http://www.haymarketbooks.org/pb/L-vis-Lives

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Props for L-vis Lives!

"...part social aesthetic-activist determined to continue the Unfinished, Collected Works of John Brown, Coval has proven, at a time when many poets use metaphor and restraint to tiptoe around the tough issues of identity and borrowed race, that most L-vises have Souls."
—Thomas Sayers Ellis, author, Skin, Inc.: Identity Repair Poems

“Nothing like it has ever been written. No one really talks about these white men of color. No one considers their origins or the source of their craving. No one has bothered to label this pursuit of Blackness a meaningful tribute or a persistent dysfunction. L-vis Lives! is a cultural touchstone, a book that will easily move into a space that’s been waiting for much too long.”
—Patricia Smith, author, Blood Dazzler, finalist for the National Book Award

"Tough and smart, real and surreal, aching and funny, in-the-tradition and startlingly original, the trials of L-Vis show us the challenges of giving up on whiteness--a process at once monumentally hard, too easy, and absolutely necessary."
—David Roediger, author, How Race Survived U.S. History

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Born in Detroit but moving to New York City to pursue a musical career, NaJah Lewis is a 17-year-old singer/songwriter/guitarist who recently won first place in a talent search competition. She has performed at the Thalia Cafe/Symphony Space, Lenox Lounge, Brooklyn Nights, Electric Relaxation, and Knaps. She was the youngest vocalist selected to perform as part of the Women in Jazz Showcase at this year's International Arts Festival.



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When: Thursday, Sept 1, 2011

Where: One and One Bar & Restaurant (downstairs Nexus Lounge)
76 East 1st Street (corner of 1st Avenue)
Manhattan, NYC
Phone: (917) 703-1512
Doors open for open mic sign-up @ 6:30pm
Showtime @ 7pm

Cover Charge: $10

NO AGE LIMIT!

Spoken Word Poets Speakers of the House @ The Inspired Word

Spoken Word Poets Speakers of the House (Marcus John and Naa Akua) @ Mike Geffner Presents The Inspired Word, Thursday, July 21, 2011 @ One and One Bar/Restaurant, Nexus Lounge, Manhattan, NYC.

Led by Mr. John and Naa Akua, providing the perfect blend of MCing and Spoken Word, the Speakers of the House create a fusion unlike any other - sounding like 90's hip hop and r&b mixed with the soul of jazz and the heartbeat of Africa's drums. Influenced by their strong faith in God as well as such legendary musicians as The Fugees, Marvin Gaye, Miles Davis, and Bob Marley, these are artists dedicated to righting the world with their words. They seek to build, not destroy; to unify, not divide; to provide the positive light of insight and meaning in such dark, negative times.

The Inspired Word is New York City's hottest new spoken word poetry open mic series happening every Tuesday and Thursday night in downtown Manhattan, produced by longtime journalist and former Village Voice columnist Mike Geffner.

Filmed & Edited By: Eugene Woody.
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Video - Spoken Word Poet Esoteric Structure @ NYC's Inspired Word

Spoken Word Poet Esoteric Structure @ Mike Geffner Presents The Inspired Word, Thursday, May 26, 2011 @ One and One Bar/Restaurant, Nexus Lounge, Manhattan, NYC. Hosted by HBO Def Poetry star Gemineye.

Esoteric Structure is a spoken word poet and the winner of the 2nd Inspired Word "American Idol" contest. He's also a clothing designer, illustrator and filmmaker. He recently completed a short film called "Dom & Magdalena."

The Inspired Word is New York City's hottest new spoken word poetry open mic series happening every Tuesday and Thursday night in downtown Manhattan, produced by longtime journalist and former Village Voice columnist Mike Geffner.

Venue: One and One, downstairs Nexus Lounge, 76 East 1st Street (corner of 1st Avenue), Manhattan, New York City.

Videographer: Amanda Hiciano

Geoff Kagan Trenchard @ The Inspired Word NYC Spoken Word Poetry Event/Part 2

HBO Def Poet/Spoken Word Artist Geoff Kagan Trenchard @ Mike Geffner Presents The Inspired Word NYC spoken word poetry event
Thursday, Aug. 12, 2010
(Le) Poisson Rouge
Manhattan, New York City

Videographer: Elaine Delehant (bonobofilms.com)

Pics - Poet Willie Perdomo @ The Inspired Word NYC Spoken Word Poetry Event

Poet Willie Perdomo @ Mike Geffner Presents The Inspired Word NYC spoken word poetry event
Thursday, Sept. 30, 2010
One and One (Nexus Lounge)
Manhattan, New York City

Photos By: Jose A. Arias

New Video! Vaimoana Niumeitolu @ The Inspired Word

Poet/Spoken Word Artist Vaimoana Niumeitolu @ Mike Geffner Presents The Inspired Word NYC spoken word poetry event
Thursday, Sept. 9, 2010
(Le) Poisson Rouge
Manhattan, New York City

Videographer: Richard Adrion (www.evprosonline.com)

Pics - Poet Patricia Smith @ The Inspired Word NYC Spoken Word Poetry Event

Poet Patricia Smith @ Mike Geffner Presents The Inspired Word NYC spoken word poetry event
Thursday, Sept. 30, 2010
One and One Bar & Restaurant
Manhattan, New York City

Photos By: Jose A. Arias

Tahani Salah @ Mike Geffner's Inspired Word NYC Spoken Word Poetry Event/Part 2

Poet/Spoken Word Artist Tahani Salah @ Mike Geffner Presents The Inspired Word NYC poetry/spoken word event, Part 2
Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010
One and One Bar & Restaurant
Manhattan, New York City

Videographer: Elaine Delehant (bonobofilms.com)

The Inspired Word is New York City's hottest new poetry/spoken word series, produced by longtime writer/journalist and former Village Voice columnist Mike Geffner and hosted by Erik "Advocate of Wordz" Maldonado.

New Pics! Lemon Andersen @ The Inspired Word NYC Spoken Word Poetry Event

Poet/Spoken Word Artist and HBO Def Poetry superstar Lemon Andersen @ Mike Geffner Presents The Inspired Word NYC spoken word poetry event
Thursday, Sept. 23, 2010
One and One Bar & Restaurant
Manhattan, New York City

Photos By: Peter Woloszyn

More Oveous Pics @ The Inspired Word!

Oveous Maximus @ Mike Geffner Presents The Inspired Word NYC spoken word poetry event
Thursday, Sept. 9, 2010
(Le) Poisson Rouge
Manhattan, New York City

Photos By: Cathryn Lynne

New Video! NYC Poet/Spoken Word Artist Luis Bernard @ The Inspired Word

Poet/Spoken Word Artist/Activist/Teacher Luis Bernard @ Mike Geffner Presents The Inspired Word NYC spoken word poetry event
Thursday, Sept. 16, 2010
One and One Bar & Restaurant
Manhattan, New York City

Videographer: Elaine Delehant (bonobofilms.com)

Lemon Andersen @ The Inspired Word NYC Sopken Word Poetry Event

HBO Def Poetry superstar Lemon Andersen dazzles @ Mike Geffner Presents The Inspired Word NYC spoken word event
Thursday, Sept. 23, 2010
One and One Bar/Restaurant
Manhattan, NYC.

For more info on Lemon, visit http://lemonshood.com/

Videographer: Richard Adrion (www.evprosonline.com)

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Oveous Maximus @ Mike Geffner's Inspired Word NYC Spoken Word Poetry Event/Part 4

Superstar Poet/Spoken Word Artist Oveous Maximus @ Mike Geffner Presents The Inspired Word NYC spoken word poetry event
Thursday, Sept. 9, 2010, (Le) Poisson Rouge
Manhattan, NYC

The Inspired Word is New York City's hottest new poetry/spoken word series, produced by longtime writer/journalist and former Village Voice columnist Mike Geffner and hosted by Erik "Advocate of Wordz" Maldonado.

Videographer: Richard Adrion (www.evprosonline.com)

Music by: Oveous

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Caridad De La Luz ("La Bruja") @ The Inspired Word NYC Spoken Word Poetry Event

Caridad De La Luz ("La Bruja") @ Mike Geffner Presents The Inspired Word NYC Spoken Word Poetry Event
One and One Bar & Restaurant
Manhattan, New York City

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Lemon Andersen Headlines @ Mike Geffner's Inspired Word!

The Great Photography of Inspired Word Staff Photographer Peter Woloszyn

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Jon Sands and Adam Falkner

Rich Villar

Mike Geffner, Erik "Advocate of Wordz" Maldonado, Marvin Mendlinger

Sara Brickman and Corrina Bain

Jeanann Verlee

Carvens Lissaint

Rachel McKibbens

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