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Housatonic Museum of Art Presents: In His Words

The Housatonic Museum of Art (HMA) presents In

His Words
, an all-male poetry showcase, free and open to the public on December

5th, 2013 from 6:30 – 10:00pm, 900 Lafayette Blvd., Bridgeport, CT. In

His Words
, inspired by the all-female poetry showcase, The Women

Gather, 
is an opportunity to highlight men who use poetry as a medium

to express their views on love, relationships, fatherhood, society, body image,

self-esteem, and many other topics. This group of highly respected poets

includes Buddha LuvJonz, Phenix, Frederick Douglass and Jamaal St John, artists

who have performed and been celebrated on the poetry scene for numerous years.  In

His Words
 takes away the assumptions about beliefs and provides truth

as learned from the experiences of these men.  This event will

inspire discussions about manhood and broaden our perspective on the male

experience today. There will be time to network with each artist at the end of

our program. Bring love, light and an open mind to this experience.  ContactShanna

Melton, HMA Ambassador of Poetry, shatamel@gmail.com and www.PoeticSoulArts.net for information on the poetry showcase and Lydia

Viscardi, lviscardi@hcc.commnet,edu for information about HMA. www.HousatonicMuseum.org





Jamaal St John, a poet/spoken word artist who

has spent fifteen years honing his lyrical style of old school hip-hop rhyme

schemes and cunning wordplay, accentuated with relevant social, political,

cultural and economic topics, performing on various stages and colleges

throughout The United States and Canada. Highlights of his illustrious career

include a five time Nuyorican Poets Café Grand Slam Finalist,

the Nuyorican Slam King in 2000 and Grand Slam Champion in 2008,

Captain of the Poetic Battles Slam Team at the World Famous Apollo Theatre in

Harlem, NY, New Jersey Grand Slam Finalist in Montclair, New Jersey, six time

winner of The Toronto International Poetry Slam, and two time winner of The

Yale Peabody Slam and The James Marshall Slam.  St John taped for

Russell Simmons’ Def Jam Poets.  He is the author of a chapbook of

poetry entitled “The Horror & The Hype” and has three spoken word albums to

his credit: “Enterlightenment,”  “Won't Catch Me Runnin',” and

“Southpaw Stance.”  He is currently working on a book of quotations,

a new chapbook of poems, and a brand new spoken word album.





Frederick-Douglass

Knowles II
 is a Poet,

Professor, and Activist involved in community education, AIDS activism and the

performing arts. He has competed on the 2001 and 2005 National Poetry Slam

Teams and served as the 2011, 2012 and 2013 Connecticut Slam Team coach.

His works have been featured in Poems on the Road to Peace: A Collective

Tribute to Dr. King Volume 2. Peabody Museum of Natural History by Yale

University Press, The East Haddam Stage Company of Connecticut, The 13th Annual

Acacia Group Conference at California State University, Folio –a Southern

Connecticut State University literary magazine, Lefoko –a Botswana,

Southern Africa Hip-Hop magazine, Fingernails Across the Chalkboard: Poetry and

Prose on HIV/AIDS from the Black Diaspora by Third World Press and his first

collection of poetry, "Black Rose City," by Author House. Frederick-Douglass

is currently an Assistant Professor of English at Three Rivers Community

College in Black Rose City, where he teaches Composition and Literature. 

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Phenix, also known as Jason Hall is a theater major

at Housatonic Community College. He has appeared in many productions

at HCC such as; “Spunk,” “Freak,” “Grandmas Alley,” and Rebirth's

production “Timeline.”  Phenix is the author of Rebirth Arts

Collective’s play, “Letters from the Sky.”  He is a spoken word

artist, performing at various venues throughout the tri-state area and has

recorded a spoken word album entitled “Yahweh’s Paintbrush” released

through Xoul Musik Productions.  Jason is also a radio

show host and creator of Wpmr online radio show “XoulPower.”





Buddha LuvJonz, also known as Adrian Sayaphet is

an Asian-American/ Laotian poet, DJ, and actor born and raised in Bridgeport,

CT. He exudes an abundance of great energy through self-expression. Poetry

gives him the ability to share his cultural and life experiences of being Asian

in America; a dose of yellow soul to help diversify closed-minds. His art

defines who he is - an individual searching to make a difference through

words, music, and life. www.luvjonz.com  

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