The Poet Daniel DEMO from Daniel José Custódio on Vimeo. i had the pleasure of meeting daniel at the national poetry slam and again here in dc when he came to feature at spit dat. his stuff is raw. his stuff is real. i really dig his style. and his message. a true brother down … Continue reading the poet daniel →

back of my neck gettin dirty and grity sike. i've been funemployed for about a week now, and i'm lovin it y'all. but i still want a job, so if you've got any connections or ideas, please lemme know. meanwhile i will keep doing the open mic thing and applying for jobs around the area. … Continue reading hot damn, summer in the city →

losers lose. we lost. last night at the national poetry slam, we got third place in our last bout, so we are not moving on to semi-finals. i was bummed. drank a lot of wine. did things i don't remember (nothing regretted though). i'm kinda still sulking today. i need to get over that ish, … Continue reading twofifteen →

i'm leaving today for florida. competing in the poetry slam inc. 2009 national poetry slam representing washington, dc kiss me and smile http://nationalpoetryslam.com/

peace fam! i'm back. been back since last friday. about to leave next monday for the national poetry slam in west palm beach, florida and i'm hella nervous and excited. should i write a new piece or two to drop at nationals? or just stick with the ones that have brought me here? i'm starting … Continue reading back in the district, ready to roll out →

if you've read my poem about Ms. Joanne Bland, then you know all about her and her story. well, maybe not ALL about her, but enough to see why she is so amazing. well, here i am with her outside of Brown AME Church in Selma, AL this summer. she gave us a great tour … Continue reading my shero →

it's been a minute since my last post. so much has happened and i will not be able to tell you about even half of it. i will give you what i can before we start our debrief discussion for tonight. basically, i am not in Memphis, TN, the last stop on our summer civil … Continue reading Viva La Causa →

it means "an enlightened woman is a tremendous power," and was written on a fancy scroll given to Coretta Scott King when she visited a university in India. i found this scroll at the King Center in Atlanta, located beside The Reverend Dr. and Mrs. Kings' burial site on sweet Auburn Avenue. the quote had … Continue reading sanskruta stree para shakti →

here is a link to local news coverage of my students in Greensboro, NC check it!

we spent a day at the Beloved Community Center in Greensboro, NC and besides learning about the sit-ins and visiting the actual Woolsworth site (where construction on a great museum is scheduled to finish by Feb. 1, 2010 for the 50 year anniversary of the four A&T freshmen first sitting-in) we also spoke with the … Continue reading finding the Beloved Community →

day 3 of the OUDC summer journey, is our last in New York and brought us to Harlem for an amazing walking tour. our tourguide was Neil Shoemaker of Heritage Tours, and he spoke with the passion of a poet and the conviction of the civil rights leaders he told us about. we got to … Continue reading Harlem BJ →