Def Poet: Meilani Clay "Do What’s Right for YOU" |
I haven’t experienced anything recently that has reminded me of my mortality. This isn’t about death; it’s about me trying to learn more about life. Right now, the love of my life is...
Posted by DEF POETRY on Fri, 21 Mar 2008 03:24:00 PST |
Featured Def Poet: Meilani Clay reflects on life experiences |
Def Poet Meilani Clay
Being
Starting with middle school, the most exciting time of any school year for me has always been looking forward to the next one. In 7th grade, I dreamt of being immensely ...
Posted by DEF POETRY on Wed, 12 Sep 2007 12:29:00 PST |
Def Poet- Suheir Hammad shares her thoughts and poetry with Def Poetry fans!! |
As a poet, I have a way of interpreting my emotions and when I am experiencing positive energy and emotions of happiness, I experience the moment as a poem. Dynamics such as the location, compan...
Posted by DEF POETRY on Fri, 20 Jul 2007 06:04:00 PST |
Def Poetry ALLSTARS performing live in Los Angeles!! |
ATTENTION ALL DEF POETRY FANS... SOME OF THE HOTTEST POETS FROM THE HIT HBO SHOW DEF POETRY, WILL BE PERFORMING LIVE IN THE LOS ANGELES AREA FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY. TICKETS ARE SELLING FAST! THI...
Posted by DEF POETRY on Mon, 18 Jun 2007 12:37:00 PST |
Kamilah on Poetry in Mainstream Media |
I feel that poetry has not taken a place in the mainstream, it's completely on the fringes still. Yes there may be advertisers and mainstream commercial advertisers who may use the form, but the...
Posted by DEF POETRY on Thu, 01 Mar 2007 06:33:00 PST |
Kamilah on her major influences growing up& |
My biggest influences were probably MC Lyte and Queen Latifah, simply because what these people represented to me were parts of me, especially being a Jamaican American woman. They represented voices ...
Posted by DEF POETRY on Wed, 14 Feb 2007 06:27:00 PST |
Thoughts from the one and only POETRI! |
We have a very special addition to Kamilah's blog today... He's a major major Def Poetry alum... and quite the classy and hilarious man... POETRI:
Well, well, well& Today is a good day. Someone hit me...
Posted by DEF POETRY on Thu, 08 Feb 2007 02:29:00 PST |
Kamilah on the intersection of Poetry and Hip Hop... |
In terms of definitions, spoken word poetry and Hip Hop go hand in hand. While there are some people who participate in spoken word poetry who may not consider themselves of the Hip Hop Generati...
Posted by DEF POETRY on Tue, 06 Feb 2007 07:11:00 PST |
Kamilah on her early experiences with poetry... |
Kamilah Forbes has been a driving force behind Def Poetry from the beginning, injecting her creativity, expertise, and passion into the show while serving as its Producer. Here ar...
Posted by DEF POETRY on Thu, 01 Feb 2007 07:30:00 PST |
