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Aaron Johnson

It was a day for slip n' slide and I was albino.

About Me


Aaron Johnson was born and raised in Phoenix, AZ.
As a young teen, he worked at Arby's. It was here that he saw a lefthander chop off his thumb in a roast beef slicer. Being a lefty too, Aaron was permanently scarred for life and began writing and performing poetry.
In 2001, he ventured to Rome, Italy to perform poetry, and was crowned International Poetry Interpretation Champion. He was then recruited on to Northern Arizona University on a speech and debate scholarship.
Aaron Lefty Johnson has been to three NORAZ Grand Slams, a member on the 2005, 2006, and 2007 NORAZ Slam team, and ranked 1 for the 2005 and 2006 slam seasons. Sometimes, he writes haiku.
Adam Rubinstein, author of Inhaling the Train Wreck, once said, "Aaron rocked my balls off, then back on again, then off for good that time."
Christopher Lane, executive director of NORAZpoets and 2005 Grand Slam Champion says, "Aaron Johnson exemplifies the nature of the "neo-poets": get knocked down, write about it. get knocked down. speak about it. get knocked down. have vision. never get knocked down again."
He is currently recording and writing more poetry in his home in Flagstaff, Arizona.
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My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 2/13/2006
Band Website: rights4lefty.com
Band Members:
Influences: Derrick Brown, Buddy Wakefield, Taylor Mali, Corbet Dean, Logan Phillips, Allen Ginsberg, Mike McGee, Rupert Estanislao, Jamie Kennedy, Tory Dent, Ragan Fox, Joel Chmura, Adam Rubinstein, Geoff Trenchard, Tom Waits, Elvis Costello, and Life.
Sounds Like: Buddy Wakefield, Jared Paul, Jamie Kilstien, Jamie "DeWolf" Kennedy, Geoff Trenchard, Johnmark, Logan Phillips, Greg Nix, Al Moyer, Slam Poetry, Spoken Word, Def Poetry, Tom Waits, Jello Biafra, Bucky Sinister, Derrick Brown, and the Dead Milkmen.
Record Label: River Cain Productions
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

October 13th Spoken Word Showcase ft. ELECTRIC WHALE REVIVAL!

(Flagstaff, Arizona, September 30, 2007)   On Saturday, October 13th, FLAGSLAM and NORAZpoets come together to present the greatest spoken word showcase ever to come to Flagstaff, AZ with Solomo...
Posted by Aaron Johnson on Mon, 01 Oct 2007 08:42:00 PST

CR Avery in Sedona, AZ (Photos by Rose Moon).

On Friday, September 7th, Canyon Moon Theatre in the Village of Oak Creek (just south of Sedona, AZ) saw one of the best poetry slams it has ever witnessed.  Christopher Lane hosted a two round s...
Posted by Aaron Johnson on Sun, 09 Sep 2007 01:43:00 PST

Tucson, AZ: Smells Like Tigers ft. Verbobala Spoken Video

So, I just got back from the Tucson's Slam Poetry Team fundraiser: Smells Like Tigers!  It was an amazing show.  I hosted the whole event and it went over smooth because of all of the amazin...
Posted by Aaron Johnson on Tue, 24 Jul 2007 06:23:00 PST

Strip Poetry Tour Blog: Berkeley, CA

..>   Right after Santa Cruz, we drived to Berkeley.  I was so excited to see my old friend from college, Betsy Roll.  We didn't go to college together, actually, but I was attendin...
Posted by Aaron Johnson on Fri, 06 Jul 2007 11:30:00 PST

Strip Poetry Blog from Santa Cruz, CA

..>   Santa Cruz felt like a breezy ocean version of our home, Flagstaff.  It is a small community of college kids, surfers, skateboarders, and girls that wear sweaters around their necks...
Posted by Aaron Johnson on Fri, 06 Jul 2007 11:00:00 PST

TEAM NORAZ 2007 to represent AZ at the National Poetry Slam

For the last six years, Northern Arizona has been represented in the National Poetry Slam by a team of poets.  For the last four years, this team has been selected through a strenuous qualificati...
Posted by Aaron Johnson on Sat, 07 Jul 2007 03:35:00 PST

Strip Poetry Tour Day 3: Los Angeles, CA

Joseph, Katy (our photographer and Joseph's girlfriend), and myself arrived in Hollywood ten minutes before our guerrilla comic book performance.  It was in Meltdown Comics, which is THE BEST COM...
Posted by Aaron Johnson on Wed, 20 Jun 2007 05:28:00 PST

Aaron Johnson on IndieFeed.com!

If you like spoken word, you should check out the Performance Poetry Channel on indiefeed.com or subscribe to the podcast on iTunes.  It's hosted by Mongo, who does a great job of going beyond th...
Posted by Aaron Johnson on Wed, 13 Jun 2007 01:18:00 PST

Strip Poetry Tour, Day 1: Buddy and Sage

I really wish I took pictures.  I helped Buddy close off his set at The Clubhouse in Tempe, AZ with some beatbox harmonica and Good Karna scatting as the "back-up diva".  Had some hip-hop he...
Posted by Aaron Johnson on Wed, 13 Jun 2007 11:18:00 PST

4/20 pics from Katy Willis

These pictures were taken from the 4/20 Spoken Word Showcase, at the Orpheum in Flagstaff.  Props go to Katy Willis who took these amazing pics. There were a lot more photos.  If you need so...
Posted by Aaron Johnson on Mon, 23 Apr 2007 12:39:00 PST