Jacob Sam-La Rose - ProfilesArchive

About Me

First, Jacob has a really nice name (thanks to both the Sam and La Rose families). Second, Jacob writes some really nice poetry. He writes lots of other things as well, including plays, short stories, and irreverant myspace biogs. He's been described as "the backbone of the London poetry scene" which isn't quite as painful as it sounds. He has performed all over the world in some very interesting places, such as the Museum of Modern Art in Helsinki, the Center of Contemporary Art in Glasgow, Mylos Theatre in Greece, Chicago State University, and London's Queen Elizabeth Hall, as well as a broad range of more conventional poetry and spoken word spots. When he performs, he has a forgivable tendency to over-use his hands...

As if that's not enough, Jacob is incredibly community orientated. He's the Managing Editor and Founder of the metaroar mailing lists (sign up via www.metaroar.com ), which are pretty much essential if you're a poet or writer in London, or even if you just want to know where the next interesting gig or reading is. He's also started a series of creative writing community initiatives and does a lot of work in support of young and developing poets and writers ( http://foundry.metaroar.com , for example...)
So, to sum up: nice name; nice poetry; nice hands; nice work. Nice guy? You decide...
+++ online presence:
PHOTOGRAPHY: jsamlarose.com/photoblog
MICROBLOG: jsamlarose.jaiku.com
BOOKMARKS: ma.gnolia.com/people/jsamlarose
PLAYLIST: last.fm/user/jacobslr
MAC APPS: osx.iusethis.com/user/jsamlarose

+++ my collection (PBS award winner!):
Communion (on Amazon)

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 3/25/2006
Band Website: jsamlarose.com
Band Members: Pen, Paper, Powerbook, The Muses (backing singers), Inner Editor and Inspiration.
Influences: Tim Seibles, Bob Hicok, Stephen Dunn, Junot Diaz, David Shumate, Chocolate Arts, Kwame Dawes, cheesecake, apple juice, Theodore Sturgeon, Gemini psychology, Def Jux, late nights n' early mornings, Straight No Chaser mag, Squarepusher, 4-Hero, Jazzanova, Gary (MysteryMe) , Mannafest peeps, Submethod (back in the good old days), and a broad spread of stimulating and influential friends and fam ( D , Krista Franklin , Tara Betts , Peter Kahn, Alison White... (+insert anyone whose name I've left off here...;))(check my last.fm page for audio-fuel...)
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Singapore retrospective...

Yes, I'm still here. I've got a day and a bit before I pack up and hit the bus for Kuala Lumpur. Between now and then, I'm hoping to get past whatever it was that poisoned me in the past few days. ...
Posted by Jacob Sam-La Rose on Fri, 18 Apr 2008 11:41:00 PST

Singapore day 3 (or is it 4?)

It’s 5.22 in the morning, and I’ve been up since 3am. I passed out just before midnight, but haven’t been able to get back to sleep since I woke, and rather than twiddle my thumbs, ...
Posted by Jacob Sam-La Rose on Thu, 10 Apr 2008 04:01:00 PST

Singapore, Day 1

My new website isn’t finished yet, but I’ve been itching to "blog" a lot more, and I figure this would be a good place to start. I’ve tagged you guys for this one because I figure yo...
Posted by Jacob Sam-La Rose on Sun, 06 Apr 2008 09:57:00 PST

Magnitude, by Jacob Sam-La Rose...

"Arts Council England is inviting poets to commemorate the Bicentenary of the Abolition of the Slave Trade Act by writing a poem on the theme of enslavement.The latest of these is Magnitude by Jacob S...
Posted by Jacob Sam-La Rose on Thu, 01 Nov 2007 01:59:00 PST

Can I touch your afro?

A news update from yours truly, in which I return to London after being the "young, black, urban poet" on a POETRY TRUST SCHOOLS TOUR OF EAST ANGLIA, get into TUMBLELOGGING, list some UPCOMING GIGS, a...
Posted by Jacob Sam-La Rose on Tue, 09 Oct 2007 04:37:00 PST

Quick one...

Long time no blog. Been busy (what's new?) Topic of today's discussion: Myspace. I haven't actually spent much time here recently. The odd time I pop back is usually because someone's sent me a me...
Posted by Jacob Sam-La Rose on Tue, 14 Aug 2007 07:17:00 PST

Ah, June. I love me some June...

Ah, June. I love me some June. It's the gateway to summer. Every June that passes leaves me another year older. It's also the busiest time of my working year - the Lynk Reach teen SLAM final tradi...
Posted by Jacob Sam-La Rose on Wed, 20 Jun 2007 05:53:00 PST

May update...

The Community Building Day for the London Teenage Poetry SLAM - or, the CBD as we like to call it - is coming up on the 12th of May. All of the team members that have been selected from each school a...
Posted by Jacob Sam-La Rose on Fri, 04 May 2007 10:32:00 PST

"Manifesto" = TWiN Poem of the Week...

Now hear this. The powers that be at TWiN poetry have decided to name one of my poems - "Manifesto (aka Poetry)" - as their poem of the week from Sunday just gone (the 15th) - i.e. this week. Bless ...
Posted by Jacob Sam-La Rose on Mon, 16 Apr 2007 07:45:00 PST

Back in Blighty (again)... Catching Up

No - I'm not still in Kuala Lumpur. I'm back in London. Musn't grumble - I've had a pretty decent start to the year, jetting between Botswana, Singapore and Malaysia. And after a bit of a cold snap...
Posted by Jacob Sam-La Rose on Wed, 04 Apr 2007 11:40:00 PST