POETRI (Poet) was the 2000 L.A. Grand Slam Champion and has been on the L.A. Slam team for the last five years. In 2001, the team took second place in the Nationals, losing by one-tenth of a point. He was featured on "Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry" on HBO and on BET's "The Way We Do It" and "Teen Summit." Poetri is also featured on NBC this fall in "Livin' Large." He is one of the hosts of the largest and hottest weekly poetry venues in the nation, Da' Poetry Lounge, which has greatly broadened the appeal of poetry in L.A. and become a place for young people to express their emotions. Poetri is the voice of Delta Radio. He has written, produced, performed on and arranged more than 150 commercials for radio and television for NFL Films, BET and Nike; the latest are the Nike print ads with his poems on the basketball. He has been published in three books, including the multi-award-winning Soul of the Game. In addition to touring the nation as a spoken-word artist, Poetri co-wrote and toured in the play Dear Child. Also in the theatre, he recently completed work on the hip-hop musical Ball, where he wrote the poetry for the lead character. Poetri also co-executive produced a soundtrack CD called The Truth. He makes his Broadway debut in Russell Simmons Def Poetry Jam on Broadway.
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