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Lizz Straight

29, Female
Tampa, United States

Hometown:

Ocean Springs, MS

Relationship Status:

Single

About Me:

I'm a poet. Spoken Word Artist. Also a vocalist and closet emcee. The world ain't ready...
FOR BOOKINGS CONTACT:TYMEEK@ Suntoucher Entertainment.
1-646-542-0096 or drop him a line on his myspace page: www.myspace.com/sunent

First and foremost I'm about loving African people and over turning imperialism by any means and bringing real freedom to all Africans at home and abroad through organized resistance. The goal is to see freedom in our lifetime, ya dig? If not, keep it movin'! ...Visit www.apspuhuru.org or www.inpdum.org for more info on the Uhuru Movement of which I am a part of. I am featured in the poetry documentary "Rhapsodists" (http://www.lost-channel.org/rhapsodists) I host of a weekly poetry radio show titled 'POETRY IS..." on WMNF, 88.5 FM, Tampa, Florida Saturday nights from 11p.m. to Midnight EST.LISTEN LIVE OR LISTEN TO ARCHIVED EPISODES OF POETRY IS ON WWW.WMNF.ORG!!! CLICK ON THE ARCHIVES LINK AND LOOK FOR "POETRY IS..." ON SATURDAYS. Some of my accomplishments: First Place in Southern Fried Poetry Slam 2003, Second Place in the Southern Fried Poetry Flam 2004, Second Place in the Southern Fried Poetry Slam 2005
Fifth Place in the Southern Fried Poetry Slam 2006, Winner of Tampa Bay Black Heritage Festival Poetry Slam 2006, Author of two poetry chap books ('Nursery Rhymes, Heart Attacks and Public Service Announcements' and 'Straight, No Chaser!'), member of the Tampa chapter of the Tallahassee, FL based poetry troupe, Black on Black Rhyme, www.blackonblackrhyme.com or myspace.com/blackonblackrhyme, Member of the Slanted Eye poetry collective slanted-eye.com, Member of Nation of Poetry nationofpoetry.com

Top Ranked Female at the Southern Fried Poetry Slam for the past four years (Indie First Place Winner in 2003 - New Orleans, LA)

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MISANTHROPIC TOPICS OF A LITERARY LUMINARY by Lizz Straight

Website:

www.myspace.com/lizzstraight

Favorite Artist/Music:

Buddy Wakefield, Bluz, Sunni Patterson, Maze Forever, Malikah Hameen, Asia Samson, Erykah Badu, Mos Def, Pharoahe Monch (did i spell that right? he'd kill me, lol), The Roots, Talib, KRS, Laws, Aych, Amir Sulaiman, Carlos Robson, Queen Sheba, Fiona Apple, Coldplay, Bill Withers, Donnie Hathaway, Aretha, Michelle N'degeo'cello, Miles Davis, Pharoah Saunders, Gil Scott Heron, The Last Poets, Ainsely Burrows, Taalam Acey, Paul D., Ther.i.p.y., Field Mob, etc. etc.

Favorite TV Shows:

CSI ,reno 911 ,weeds