Feature Poet: Saul Williams (by Ian Cogswell)

Saul​ ​Williams​ ​is​ ​a​ ​jack-of-all-trades.​ ​Along​ ​with​ ​doing​ ​slam​ ​poetry,​ ​Williams​ ​raps,​ ​writes music​ ​and​ ​prose,​ ​and​ ​acts.​ ​He​ ​was​ ​born​ ​in​ ​New​ ​York​ ​in​ ​1972.​ ​He​ ​earned​ ​a​ ​BA​ ​in​ ​philosophy​ ​and acting​ ​from​ ​Morehouse​ ​college​ ​and​ ​an​ ​MFA​ ​in​ ​acting​ ​from​ ​NYU.​ ​It​ ​was​ ​during​ ​his​ ​time​ ​in​ ​New York​ ​City​ ​that​ ​he​ ​entered​ ​the​ ​cafe​ ​poetry​ ​scene​ ​that​ ​sparked​ ​his​ ​interest​ ​in​ ​the​ ​art.​ ​Since​ ​then, he’s​ ​won​ ​the​ ​title​ ​of​ ​“Grand​ ​Slam​ ​Champion”​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Nuyorican​ ​Poet’s​ ​Cafe.​ ​He​ ​also​ ​competed​ ​in National​ ​Poetry​ ​Slam​ ​in​ ​Portland​ ​and​ ​was​ ​featured​ ​as​ ​the​ ​lead​ ​role​ ​in​ ​the​ ​movie​ ​​Slam.  

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