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About Me

Lyz Soto is a Spoken Word Artist and Executive Director of Youth Speaks Hawai..i. She has performed in a variety of venues from the Hawai..i to New York, from classrooms to stages. Lyz wrote and performed "Memory", a two woman spoken movement piece with Jamie Nakama, for GiRL FeST Hawai..i. She represented Hawai..i as a member of the 2007 Hawai..i Slam Team in Austin, Texas. In 2008, Lyz had the privilege of coaching the Youth Speaks Hawai..i Slam Team. In July of 2008, this team, comprised of 5 youths from across the island of Oahu, won at the 11th annual Brave New Voices Poetry Slam Festival in Washington DC. You can contact her at [email protected].

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 07/09/2006
Band Website: nevergonnahappen.com
Band Members:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrOwix9m7O0


Sounds Like:
Record Label: WIP
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

quarter divination

He was young and beautiful A sliver quarter of a century I flirted with his possibilities Listened When he said age does not matter For a short time small enough to swallow I believed   Because ...
Posted by on Tue, 21 Oct 2008 00:24:00 GMT

Genesis

When adam gave his ribs for meHe left the left side of his chest defenselessHis flesh like drum skin stretched taught and delicateA finger pressed could bruise the rhythm of his heartI hav...
Posted by on Mon, 17 Mar 2008 14:21:00 GMT

To My Sisters

When you forget When you question yourselves Remember You are women You are the old growth And the new spring sapling You are the bud, the blossom, and the fruit You are the taproot The st...
Posted by on Tue, 04 Mar 2008 14:50:00 GMT

memorial event for Janel Tupuola and Jenny Hartsock

When Kathy asked me to drop some poetry, I looked at the pieces I have, but each of them came up short.  The circumstances that bring us together, tonight, are sobering to say the least.  ...
Posted by on Tue, 04 Mar 2008 14:47:00 GMT

For Char

Hail mary full of graceit's been 25 yrs since my last confessionand I have to confess that my best friend's boyfriendis really really religiousand it came to his attentionthat I'm in recovery from a r...
Posted by on Tue, 30 Jan 2007 15:14:00 GMT