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About Me

Rudy Francisco was born and raised in San Diego, California. At the age of 21, Rudy completed his B.A in Psychology and decided to continue his education by pursuing a MA in Organizational Leadership.As an artist, Rudy Francisco combines activism and poetry to enlighten the minds of all those who witness his performance. Rudy eloquently absorbs the experiences of those around him, synthesizes them and converts their stories into poetry in an attempt to enlighten those around him. Furthermore, Rudy has made conscious efforts to cultivate young poets and expose local youth to the genre of Spoken Word Poetry. He has done this by conducting workshops and performances at Bell Jr High, High-tech Middle School, High-tech High school, Crawford High School, San Diego High school, MAC Charter School and Castle Park High school.Rudy has also received admiration from institutions of higher education. He has conducted guest lectures and performances at San Diego State University, University of California San Diego, Cal State San Marcos, Cal State Fullerton, University of Redlands, Cal Poly Pamona, and Alliant International University.In addition to his contributions to educational institutions, Rudy Francisco is also the co-host of the 2 largest poetry venues in San Diego (Elevated and Vibes). Rudy has featured at A Mic and Dim Lights, the Untamed Tongues Poetry Lounge in Las Vegas, has been crowned San Diego's Poet of the People on 2 separate occasions. Ultimately, Rudy's goal is to continue to assist others in harnessing their creativity while cultivating his own..............................2007 San Diego Grand Slam Champion...............A member of the 2008 Hollywood Slam Team

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 7/28/2005
Band Website: collectivepurpose.org
Band Members: Me, life, rythm and words
Influences: Tupac, Immortal Technique, Kanye West, Black Ice, Ant Black "Amazing" Grace, Eugene Albert and Appollo, Kendrick Dial, Besskep, Tamara Blue, Kat, Nikki Blakk, Javon Johnson Amir Sulaiman, Ner City, Judy Holiday, Tshaka, Anis Mojgani and Judah 1,
Sounds Like: Life
Type of Label: None

My Blog

really short poem...no title

I want to be her ex-boyfriends stunt double And do things that he didnt find the courage to do Like&trust her ...
Posted by Rudy Francisco on Sun, 13 Jan 2008 09:32:00 PST

Untitled (Haiku)

On Sundays she writes Letters addressed to God and Throws them in the sky ...
Posted by Rudy Francisco on Sun, 13 Jan 2008 09:28:00 PST

Dreams (Haiku)

Dreams speak twice as fast as ears can listen& at times their hard to fallow.
Posted by Rudy Francisco on Fri, 28 Dec 2007 03:31:00 PST

We

We live, we learn, and we keep it pushin. Sometimes you gotta walk on water and leave everybody else in the boat.
Posted by Rudy Francisco on Sat, 07 Jul 2007 02:23:00 PST

Turncoats

Aight I'm bothered. I'm getting really tired of people that smile in my face, compliment my work and then talk shit about me when I'm not around. In a "Conscious" art form such as poetry, you would as...
Posted by Rudy Francisco on Sun, 08 Apr 2007 10:32:00 PST

My playlist right now

..>..> ..> Artist Title Gil Scott Heron The Vulture Curtis Mayfield Get Ready Ryhmefest More Saul Williams Niggaz Way Back Jay Z Beach Chair Jay Z 30 Something Little...
Posted by Rudy Francisco on Wed, 31 Jan 2007 09:29:00 PST

Power

At times we are unaware of the power that we possess. For the most part, if you truly want it and or need it, you will have it. Relationships- Sometimes people end relationships or chose not t...
Posted by Rudy Francisco on Thu, 18 Jan 2007 11:55:00 PST

I dont blame you

I don't place all the blame on those who've hurt me... because I gave them the power to do so. With great power comes great responsibility so be careful who you give power to and don't empower the irr...
Posted by Rudy Francisco on Wed, 17 Jan 2007 11:07:00 PST

There Won't be a Revolution in the Morning

There wont be a Revolution in the Morning By Rudy. K. Francisco There wont be a revolution in the morning because the oppressors are intelligent. They have to be intelligent to...
Posted by Rudy Francisco on Fri, 23 Sep 2005 11:32:00 PST