d@mnyo!4000 aka the money magnet

About Me

Damnyo da "Genius chyld": is a homegrown LA poet, Serafemme artist, student, seasonal Dj, and advocate of poetry and her community. She has had open mic venues and has produced numerous shows. The usual song and dance for poets. Damnyo has published a chap book called " Trap'd". She is the hardest working poet on the LA scene, always supporting poets and hosts; always ready to help a fellow poet in need, especially touring poet; by providing information about LA and whatever will make there trip much more comfortable. She was also the slammaster/coach for the LA slam team. She does promotions and booking for local poet's venues and for different businesses, such as 100.3 the beat(when it was the beat). Damnyo does all this and still has time to push her own work. She has performed in numerous venues and colleges all over California and sometimes conducts a youth poetry workshop at her local library. She is truly the poet on the go."Damnyo delivers her writings with a rhythm that's mixed with irony, humor and a trace of anger." -c.b. flynn, moorpark college, student voice

My Interests

everything thats has to do w/ poetry, virgin sacifices, fire, sex, phone sex, sex in cars, touching girls in naughty places, fights, money, the underground railroad, beautiful souls, abandon children, my cursive handwriting, tattoos, foreign currency, selling illegal items, text messaging, contraband, babies, anything plaid, youtube, laptops, lapdances, pens, spanish whispered in my ear, pimps,ice creams cakes, hickies, fried chicken, crayons, magnum markers, empty canvas, composition notebooks, fountain pens, incense, starting fights, fuckin, homemade hamburgers, plantains, quesadillas con sour cream, easy jobs, my cousin's cheese cornbread, making my own schedule, saying no (occasionally), new friends, the elements, takin off clothes, tempations, female djs, sexy poets, free drinks, open bar, music videos, coronas, tips, touring poets, fuckin poets, live music, festivals, getting in free, my mama's cookin, blogs, brazil, my baby brothers & sisters, bruce lee, martial arts, netflix, buttons, brownies, the mafia, cds, coreyon childs, sunsets, myspace, traveling to distance lands, real music stores, cable tv, graham crackers, music, fish, pictures, candles,the stars in the sky, los angeles, the hollywood hills, muholland drive, weed brownies, 420 parties, making love, body paints, myspace, reggae, strippers, pizza, ol magazines, vodka, road trips, handcuffs, loud music, bumpin, the beach, fuckin on the beach,rendezouses, food, staying up late, wines of the world, older women, ice cream, jolly ranchers, everything black, girls in black, black girls, new shoes, ol school music, fishnets, presents for me!, old cars, did i mention sex?, being alone, beer, honey on body parts, raw fruit juices, vitamins, health food stores, chocolate, chocolate cake, true tones, thai ice tea, boba, cookies, baths, green tea ice cream, long showers, acting out fantasies, making out, single mothers, books, my first published book, dvds, sex in public places, ice, brownies, tropical weather, tropical people, africa!, black sand beaches, water, rain, ancestors, rocks, stickers, chai lattes made just right, secret hid-a-ways, traveling, djing, fast cars, french fries, french kissing, fuckin french groupies, going to the movies, my kids, body oils, body language, black people, oprah, brazilian girls, bikes, bigg houses, accents, ol records, breakin laws, front porches w/ couchs on them, vaginaterians, and alicia keys.

I'd like to meet:

The Hand of Fatimah Promotions and Moonvibe Creations Present... DIVINE
Come experience a night of good food, good grooves, good words and good vibes. From soulful songstresses to rhyme architects, come savor the different flavors of DIVINE.
w/ Special Guest Spoken Word Artist Sadiki Bakari (Nappy Tongues)

Music:

i love music.

Movies:

my favorite movies are ........dazed&confused, FIGHT CLUB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!, interview w/ a vampire, kids, kill bill vol. 1, love jones, menace to society, the warriors, the wedding singer, vanilla skies, napoleon dynomite, vanity fair, lil nicky, the godfather 2, whale rider, city of God, purple rain, shakespeare in love, thirteen, and snatch. i LOVE! movies. i heart no LATE FEES.....and netflix

Television:

i don't watch TV, but when i do......... its sopranos! , dave chappele(bitCh!!!!!!!!), old ass martin, Boondocks, and anything on court tv, a & e, and history channel

Books:

the ART OF LIVING......coming soon fall 07

Heroes:

the person who invented text messaging, listeners, babies, bruce lee, and oprah

My Blog

poetry origins: Marlon "Inphynit" Carey repping boston

I would be honored to be interviewed! Hey there well let's answer your questions, shall we?1. why do you write?I write because it is as natural to me as breathing is. I write in order that this gift o...
Posted by d@mnyo!4000 aka the money magnet on Fri, 27 Jun 2008 10:01:00 PST

poetry origins: hannibal la, ca

1.why do you write? I write because I have to. Ever since I was very little -- maybe six or seven -- I've had stories lurking in my frontal lobe. I've felt compelled to communicate. I have a desire to...
Posted by d@mnyo!4000 aka the money magnet on Thu, 19 Jun 2008 01:00:00 PST

poetry origins: God~Us

1. why do you write? Writing is my way of letting go of emotions that I can not express. It allows me to dig deep and put my soul on the line.2. how long have you been performing your work and what w...
Posted by d@mnyo!4000 aka the money magnet on Fri, 13 Jun 2008 03:12:00 PST

poetry origins: johnny dangerous from Foremost poets repres.Manhatten, NY

1. why do you write? answer:In the beginning, i was a distraught teenager just sortin my thoughts about a subject i had no knkowledge of...."LIFE". As many young boys in society, i was under educated ...
Posted by d@mnyo!4000 aka the money magnet on Wed, 11 Jun 2008 02:47:00 PST

poetry origins: B. Yung repping Brooklyn N.Y

1. why do you write? Initially, I started writing for my own personal release therapy but now I write for my therapy and the therapy of others... 2. how long have you been performing your work and wh...
Posted by d@mnyo!4000 aka the money magnet on Tue, 10 Jun 2008 02:22:00 PST

poetry origins:cyn the poet la, ca

1. Why do you write?- I write to tell other's stories, those that rather stay quiet and not express their struggle in life. I love to become that voice for the voiceless, to give hope and strength to ...
Posted by d@mnyo!4000 aka the money magnet on Tue, 10 Jun 2008 08:02:00 PST

poetry origins: shay fresh la, ca

1. why do you write? To inspire, entertain, encourage, heal and challenge my people including myself. In addition, the ancestors use me as an avenue to tell some of their thoughts and ideas.2. how lon...
Posted by d@mnyo!4000 aka the money magnet on Fri, 06 Jun 2008 11:34:00 PST

poetry origins: brown suga poet representing seattle

1. why do you write? I write because I have too! I have been writing for a long time. I first started writing as tween because I was trying to process all that was happening all around me. The ...
Posted by d@mnyo!4000 aka the money magnet on Tue, 03 Jun 2008 03:36:00 PST

poetry origins: tamara blue representing west covina, ca

1. why do you write? why do i write.... well i enjoy telling stories, feeling related and all that. Its really fun to be able to take people to a place they have never been to,even if i...
Posted by d@mnyo!4000 aka the money magnet on Mon, 02 Jun 2008 02:33:00 PST

poetry origins: alice the poet la, ca

1. why do you write? It's like, why do I breathe, or why do I eat, or why do I love; because I must. Zora Neale Hurston said, "The force from somewhere in space, which commands you to write in the fir...
Posted by d@mnyo!4000 aka the money magnet on Thu, 29 May 2008 02:55:00 PST