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FunkPoet

About Me

Three time DC/Baltimore Grand Slam Champion; member of eight teams including the 2006 national finalists; finished 12th as individual at the 2007 national slam I too am not comfortable talking about myself third person; so here is what some other folk done said:What seems to pervade Twains work is a well-handled embrace of paradox --Griff Foxley.............This man's mind is clever, smart, and ultra-creative!! Beauty-full!!--One Who Appreciates Genius...........What is that poem about!?--Dehejia Butler..........You must have been 'listening' to some Bob Marley when you wrote that--Joe Gorham..............You going to hell for that poem[Glorihalefunkalujah]--Komplex............Witty, wonderful, and funky--Gail Danley.............Frigid-cool funk fugitive--Droopy Anderson...........You stoopid--CopaseticSoul...........I always knew you were a weird kid--Twain's Mamma..........Want to add anything???

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 14/08/2006
Band Website: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLHv1bbXw1E
Band Members: Twain Dooley
Influences: Etheridge Knight; Bootsy Collins; Richard Pryor; Prince; Gayle Danley
Sounds Like: Your mother's baby brother after he has had too much Guinness
Type of Label: Major

My Blog

Falling In Love

Because I thought my answer was too long to fit as reply: Copa asked when I first fell in love with poetry/ spoken word/ slam.  Well, I am a polyamorous libra.  Falling in love for me is oft...
Posted by on Tue, 04 Sep 2007 08:50:00 GMT

Thank You Nationals ’07

I saw a lot of amazing things (like Sonya frantically trying to quiet a cell phone buried in her cleavage) and owe a lot of thank you's(like to my team for believing in me, and Theresa Davis for heckl...
Posted by on Thu, 16 Aug 2007 09:33:00 GMT