Chancelier

Chancelier "xero" Skidmore

xero:Poet-Percussionist-Spoken Word Artist

About Me

Chancelier "xero" Skidmore was born is Plaquemine, Louisiana. He DJ-ed, MC-ed, became a father, moved to Baton Rouge, became a poet, ranked in the top 5 slam poets in the country (twice), became an educator, and is now becoming something else. Would you like to watch?He teaches poetry through the Big Buddy Program's WordPlay Teen Writing Project, he plays percussion for a brass/funk band called The Michael Foster Project, he's the artistic director for a youth theater non-profit called City at Peace-Baton Rouge, he's the host of The Eclectic Truth Poetry Slam and Open Mic, he is co-founder of The Baton Rouge Poetry Alliance, and he's trying really hard to get better at everything he does. You can check out a recent article about him in the June issue of 225 Magazine: www.225batonrouge.com/news/2007/may/31/signature-chancelier- xero-skidmore/


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Member Since: 11/19/2006
Band Website: xeroskidmore.com
Band Members: Various talented musicians

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Influences: Patty Smith, Kira Orange-Jones, Shanti Skidmore, Prince, Stevie Wonder, Donney Hathaway, Sam Cooke, James Brown, George Clinton, Public Enemy, KRS-One, Rakim, De La Soul, Common, Lauren Hill, Sean Griffin, Proverb, Mos Def, Eryka Badu, Bilal, Donnie, Van Hunt, The Michael Foster Project, Patricia Smith, Reggie Gibson, Saul Williams, Taylor Mali, Buddy Wakefield, Ramona Webb, Anis, Andrea Gibson, Kate Makai, Mike McGee, Joquin Zihuatinejo, Jared Paul, Rives, Corbet Dean, Taaj Freeman, Donney Brascoe, Travis Kiger, Sonia Sanchez, Etheridge Knight, Alice Walker, Toni Morrison, Octavia Butler, Billy Collins, Pablo Neruda, Naomi Shihab Nye, and Anna West.
Sounds Like: An artist doing his best to sound like himself/ Welding parts of his salvaged alter egos together in an attempt to build a smile/It sounds like sweat erupting from pores and a restless tongue licking itself in anticipation/It sounds like perceptions experiencing the contractions of delivery without midwife or whiskey/It sounds like my heartbeat when your fear is pressed against my chest/It sounds like the final warning before the last shot is fired from a water pistol filled with midnight
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My Blog

Inspiration (A New Draft)

Sir Stevie (Final Draft?) by Chancelier "xero" Skidmore I turn off the CD player I turn off the living room light still singing on my way to bed and I'm looking like Stevie as my fingers search for ...
Posted by Chancelier "xero" Skidmore on Fri, 09 May 2008 10:38:00 PST

Inspiration

Sir Stevie by Chancelier "xero" Skidmore Stevie's looking like me as I fondle the wrinkly walls of my hallway trying to put a taste of his journey on the tips of my throbbing toes as the walls tell m...
Posted by Chancelier "xero" Skidmore on Wed, 07 May 2008 11:05:00 PST

me

He’s Sooooo Deep! by Chancelier "xero" Skidmore Tell people that you’re a poet and they spew brilliant lines like, "Then say something deep" I tell them I am a sousaphone They say, "A wha...
Posted by Chancelier "xero" Skidmore on Wed, 09 Apr 2008 11:14:00 PST

Being thankful

Misery Loves Me by Chancelier "xero" Skidmore     Runny nose, fever, Muscle cramps, chills, and headaches At least I'm alone...
Posted by Chancelier "xero" Skidmore on Mon, 10 Mar 2008 11:04:00 PST

Vanity

Boos by Chancelier "xero" Skidmore   To not applaud me Is to curse your talent for Choosing who to see
Posted by Chancelier "xero" Skidmore on Mon, 10 Mar 2008 10:57:00 PST

I’m sick

WordPloy By Chancelier "xero" Skidmore   In bed with the flu, It's not the past tense of "fly" It's the opposite
Posted by Chancelier "xero" Skidmore on Mon, 10 Mar 2008 10:52:00 PST

Words

Economizing by Chancelier "xero" Skidmore   Graffiti saves space From the mediocrity Of being empty...
Posted by Chancelier "xero" Skidmore on Thu, 31 Jan 2008 01:06:00 PST

a pantoum about duality

War/Love by Chancelier "xero" Skidmore They admire each other's resources Cultures are spat upon through gritting teeth Warning shots are fired overhead Bodies collide like uncharted meteor showers Cu...
Posted by Chancelier "xero" Skidmore on Mon, 28 Jan 2008 10:15:00 PST

Detachment

Inconvenient Survival by Chancelier "xero" Skidmore It was the most highly highlighted action item of my agenda I would prop my nose up onto the ledge of my ego and announce to vast gatherings of ...
Posted by Chancelier "xero" Skidmore on Mon, 28 Jan 2008 10:10:00 PST

Love

Old Flame by Chancelier "xero" Skidmore Lover, love ain't never been cool Love is a volcano chewing on a habinero Love is a red piece of lead exiting a smoking barrel Love is a branding iron marking ...
Posted by Chancelier "xero" Skidmore on Sun, 20 Jan 2008 10:38:00 PST