Jason Henry Simon - Bierenbaum

Jason Henry Simon-Bierenbaum has either been writing or performing for most of his life. During that time he has been a member of the National Finalist 2006 and World Champion 2007 Philadelphia Youth Slam Team and the founder and organizer of the first ever Boston Youth Poetry Slam Team in 2008._______________________________________________________ ________________He has performed at the world renowned 2008 Dodge Poetry Festival, the Wisconsin Book Festival, the Mid-Atlantic Spoken Word Festival, New Jersey Hip Hop Action Summit, amongst many others, as well as performing on the same stage with artists such as Anis Mojgani, Saul Williams, Mayda Del Valle, Immortal Technique, Andrea Gibson, Mike McGee, Buddy Wakefield, Mos Def, and many other poets and rappers.____________________________________________________ ___________________His writing has been featured in three different self published chap books with another in the works coming from VOCAL publishing, and has also been in nationally published journals and magazines. He has been a student of Pulitzer Prize Winning poet Franz Wright. Currently, he is coach and member of the first ever Brandeis University Collegiate Slam Team, and host/organizer of their weekly open mic series._____________________________________________________ __________________Jason has also taught poetry to all ages, from sixth graders in Philly, religious school students at Congregation M’Kor Shalom, teenagers in the Cloud Foundation youth spoken word curatorial program, his peers at Brandeis University, to adults and senior citizens as part of the Waltham Public Library’s Bright Lights workshop series._____________________________________________________ __________________"Jason Henry is a bright young writer with great imagination and a contagiously joyful heart." – 6 time Providence Grand Slam Champion Jared Paul________________________________________________________ _______________“Jason has, ingeniously, made a study of formal poetry and smuggled some of its techniques into spoke word poetry, thereby helping to create, in effect, an entirely new genre—a fascinating enterprise.” – Pulitzer Prize Winner Franz Wright______________________________________________________ _________________“Jason is the uphill battle against status quo flow in poetry. On the shoulders of tradition he pays homage to purist by crossing traditions and delivery with content and conviction to his readers and audience.” – 07 & 08 Boston Grand Slam Champion Harlym 1two5, a.k.a. Jamele Adams