| BIO FOR MIKE GUINN A MEMBER OF THE FORT WORTH POETRY SLAMS |
 For years Mike Guinn a member of the Fort Worth Slam Team has built a national reputation for coordinating and hosting quality spoken word/poetry events, workshops and presentations that have helped hundreds of other poets grow into their potential as aspiring spoken word artists. And by doing so is uniting the poetry and spokenword community.
Established in 2001 by Mike Guinn, Janean Livingston, Stacy Williamson-Bledsoe and Anthony Douglas, the Fort Worth Slam Team is an now an accredited member of POETRY SLAM INC. Its purpose is to fuse poetry and spoken word together to create a hybrid style of performance art that expresses the heart as well as the art of the presenter. Having competed in 6 national slam championships, 2 International Championships and countless other competitions.
The Fort Worth Slam Team has produced 4 semi-final teams. 3 individual finalist, One Team Finalist(3rd), 4 team semi-finalists and the Only Individual Slam Champion in Texas History. Ms. Janean Livingston. Fort Worth Slams is one of the most successful spoken word organizations in the country.
The Fort Worth Poetry Slam Team continues to build a long standing local, regional and national track record for producing and promoting some the country's finest spoken word poets and events and featuring some of the world's top national artists.
Very few Non-Profit Literary Arts organizations have donated more time to youth, featured more national/HBO DEF POETS, or facilitated more at risk youth poetry workshops, slams, readings than the Fort Worth National Slam Team.
Their tireless dedication to the art of creative self-expression has paved the wave for other North Texas Venues locally and beyond.
MIKE GUINN HAS CREATED ONE OF THE PREMIERE POETRY ORGANIZATIONS IN THE STATE!
From Dallas To Toronto Poets like Mike, Janean, Anthony, A.J. Chuck, Rose Ann, Adiah, Stacy Bledsoe, K.A. Williams, BEE, Cher Musico, Natasha Carrrizosa, Steven Sargeant and other faithful FWPS supporters have dedicated their heart and soul to becoming some of the best performance poets in the WORLD!
Please support the Fort Worth Troupe in their efforts to actually do what only a few other poetry open mics dream of ... providing a home for the artistic elevation of poetry and spoken word.
For more on the Fort Worth Poetry Slams visit the Official page at www.facebook.com
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SCHEDULE OF EVENTS AND TOUR DATES
TOUR SCHEDULE FOR EVENTS & CITIES!
14th- Performance Workshop At Eclectic Expressions. www.meetup.com FREE!
Jan 16th- DFW Youth Sam Team And Mike Guinn Perform-Mocha Sisters Annual Event- Dallas
Jan 20th- An Evening With Mike Guinn At The Haltom City Public Library-FREE
http://www.haltomcitytx.com/HC_Public_Library/nfl_news_flash.html
Contact Lesly Smith-817.222....7791 for information
Jan 22nd- Mike Guinn's Birthday Bash Live At The Love Jones. 8 Poets/Friends Get In Free
Jan 26th- Mike Guinn Features At Fort Worth Poetry Slam Birthday Bash II
Feb 6th - The Annual African American Read In- Featring The DFW Youth Slam Team
Feb 11th- The Nichols Junior High Annual Youth Poetry Slam-DFW Youth Slam Team
Feb 20th- Big Brother Big Sister National Teen Conference At UT-Arlington www.bbbs.org
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THEATER APPEARANCES
California Musical Theater
Jubilee Theater - Fort Worth
The Irving Arts Center-Irving
The Fort Worth Community Arts Center- Fort Worth
The Black Academy Of Arts And Letters- Dallas
The South Dallas Cultural Arts Center- Dallas
The African American Womens Museum-Dallas
The Cowboys Of Color Museum- Fort Worth
The Corner Pocket Theater -Desoto
The Water Tower Theater- Addison
The Paladium- San Francisco
THE POETRY LOFT- Hot Springs Ark
Nokia - Grand Prairie
The Dallas Museum Of Art
The Denver Museum Of Art- Denver Col.
The Guild Theater- Sacramento Cali
The WOSE Community Center-Sacramento Cali
Sacramento Poetry Center
STAR STUDDED EVENTS:
Kenny Latimore and Chante Moore
Nike Commercial
And The Dream Goes On (Play)
Keeping The Dream Alive (Play)
Waiting To Inhale (Play)
The Black Academy Of Arts And Letters (30th Anniversary)
Toronto Music Festival
Essence Music Festival
NATIONAL POETS AND PERFORMANCES
Janean Livingston, Ed Mabrey, Alvin Lau, Anis Mohagni, Andrea Gibson
Shane Koyzcan, Mike McGee, Dasha Kelley, Rockbaby
Jason Carney, Joaquin Zihuatenejo, Tamara Blue, Lisa Lacy
Terry Moore, Charles Elik, Sam Pierstoff, Shihan, Poetri (LA)
The Future, Mark Smith, Ray McNiece, Clebo Rainy,
Xero Skidmore,
COMPETITIONS (Awards)
Arkansas Grand Slam Champion
Last Man Standing Slam Champion
TCC NW Poetry Slam Champion
4 Time Fort Worth Grand Slam Champion
3 Time AIPF International Slam Champion
Sawgrass Performance Poet Winner
Poetry Society Of Texas Performance Contest Winner
PUBLICATIONS
10 Chapbooks
5 CDS
5 DVDS
Purchase products by calling or emailing Mike Guinn or emailing jordanmichaelg@yahoo.com
NOTEWORTHY BOOKS
Roll Call: An Generational Anthology (2004)
Head Doctor Sex Tales (2006)
Gumbo For The Soul 2007
Diverse City: April 2008
New Mexico Anthology 2005 (The Bigger Boat)
CHAPBOOKS
Crying In Colors
Back Talk
Moist
Mental Massages
Broken
All books available for purchase by contacting Michael Guinn at jordanmichaelg@yahoo.com
FRAMED POEMS available by contacting Michael Guinn at jordanmichaelg@yahoo.com
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LIBRARIES AND SCHOOLS
SCHOOLS
Arilington ISD
Fort Worth ISD
Pantego ISD
Saginaw ISD
Desoto ISD
Dallas ISD
Iriving ISD
Duncanville ISD
Jacksonville ISD
Lawton ISD ( Oklahoma)
Sacramento ISD (Sac Cali)
LIBRARIES
Rudisil Public Library (Tulsa, OK)
National Libraries Presenters Showcase -Lockheed Martin
Fort Worth Public Library (Tx)
Arlington Public Library (Tx)
McKinney Job Corps (Library) (Tx)
Charlotte Public Libraries (NC)
Sacramento Public Librariess (Ca)
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Besides being an humanitarian, a nationally known poet and social worker.
Michael also finds time to coach his son's middle school track team, visit his daughter in Sacramento, polevaults, plays basketball, flag football, enjoys the opera and volunteers with shelters and community organizations all over the Dallas- Fort Worth Area. Please consider me for this opportunity. I have a great local and national fan base as well as heavy internet presence and viewers would tune into to see me....
ABOUT MICHAEL GUINN AND THE FWPS TEAM
Michael Guinn is one the most vulnerable poets to ever bless the mic. Passionately utilizing diplomatic artistry, he shares his heart and in a way that is uniquely his own. He’s facilitated some of the country's most powerful performance poetry workshops to at-risk youth all over the country for the past 10 years. He has featured every where but Russell Simmons presents Def Poetry on HBO.
Notable performance accolades include being the current 4 time DFW Poetry Slam Champion and have won numerous performance poetry competitions all over the world. He was the 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008 Fort Worth Grand Slam Champion. In Toronto Ontario. Michael competed in the Toronto International Spokenword Festival and was the 2006 International Poetry Slam Co-Champion. National Poetry Slam Finalist, World Ranked Spoken Word Performance Poet, 2 time AIPF Slam Champion, Arkansas Grand Slam Champion, Omaha Great Plans Pile Up Champion, and numerous others.
Television and Commercial Work: He’s also been cast in several award winning plays, commercials including a feature on HGTV’s The Art 0f Living. He’s also been featured nationwide and is one of the most sought after spoken word poets in the country. Besides performing Michael also produces spoken word events and is the regular host for one of Texas’s longest running open mic showcases.... THE FORT WORTH POETRY SLAMS. Appearances include 2 Channel 8 poetry specials, Fox News, Channel 11, and numerous Cable access shows including Moore Time For Television (Sacramento) and KERA’s ART & SEEK!
Theater Appearances: Black Forest Theater: Hub Theater: Watertower Theater: Jubilee Theater, Casa Manana, Rose Marine Theater, The California Musical Theatre, The Black Academy Of Arts And Letters, Dallas Convention Center, The Irving Arts Center, The Plaza Theater, The Dallas Museum Of Art, The Arlington Museum Of Art, The African American Women’s Museum, The South Dallas Cultural Arts Center just to name a few.
Social Philanthropy: Michael and the Fort Worth Poetry Slam team use their unique poetry performances to enlighten, entertain, inspire and teach. Michael’s works offer guidance and mentor people from all walks of life and it is his team’s mission to encourage progressive thinking, creative action and artistic elevation via artistic self expression. Holding a masters degree in social work, Michael’s work has often served as a catalyst for promoting social awareness, social responsibility and artistic integrity.
Notable Organizations
(Job Corps, Catholic Charities, Boys and Girls Club, Girls Inc, Salvation Army, Joey Hayward Foundation, Art & Seek, United Community Centers, YMCA, Women’s Shelter
College shows include: University Of Californaa: Davis, University Of Texas, Texas Women’s University, University Of North Texas, Trinity Valley College, Tarrant County College, Texas Weslyan University, University of Texas At Arlington, Sacramento State Univ and countless other institutions of higher learning. He has performed hosted and facilitated open mics and workshops for numerous public libraries, arts alliances, theater groups, youth organizations, festivals, conferences, symposiums, elementary, middle, and intermediate and high schools, churches, and charter schools.
Movies And Special Events Promoted By Michael Guinn
Because of Michael’s artistic flexibility and open-minded approach to promoting performance poetry.
He’s managed to grab the attention of media and marketing companies from all over America.
His team successfully promoted three movies, two commercials, 5 plays, and some major mainstream companies like Seagrams and Phillip Morris. Proving that poetry is a powerfully creative and unique way to promote products and services.
Celebrities Michael has had the honor of being in the presence of include.
Eva Pigford, Keke Shepperd, Glynn Thurman, Amiri Baraka, Sonia Sanchez, Goapele, Biz Markie, Maya Angelou, Kevin Powell, Lebron James, Maloof brothers, Damon Wayans, George Gervin, Avery Johnson, James Avery, The last Poets, Mums The Poet, Les Nubians, Chante Moore, Kenny Latimore, HBO Def Poets Rockbaby, Joaquin Zihuatenejo, Sunni Patterson, Vicki Meeks, Jason Carney, and many other noted artists, poets and entertainers. Michael is one of the most active performance poets in the country due to his multicultural messages and powerful presentations. His work has been published, recorded, and viewed by millions of fans either via live performances, You Tube-radio-television-DVD or print. Michael and the Fort Worth Poetry Slam team’s dazzling track record of dynamic presentations are an impressive resume of accomplishments that will almost certainly guarantee them a place in history as humanitarians, scholars.. poets.
For more on Michael and how to book the Fort Worth Poetry Slam Team or to have him perform-host-coordinate-promote your next event please contact him at (817) 412-3964. www.mikeguinn.com
He and his team's dynamic delivery and energetic performances have put venues on the spoken word map. They’ve worked as a lead actors as well as appeared on television, magazines, radio and Internet ezines globally. The group host “The Workshop" a performance poetry workshop for therapy and emotional literacy. Michael Guinn’s leadership has ignited the spoken word community in the Dallas Fort Worth area by continuously holding consistent and poet friendly open mics and competitions every week. Affectionately and appropriately dubbed the ONE OF THE HARDEST WORKING POETS IN THE COUNTRY. Michael is the leading performance poet and creative writing workshop facilitator in Texas. His vision has driven him to author more than ten poetry chapbooks and four spoken word CD's. He is a teacher, social worker, motivational speaker, mentor, and a voice for all. www.mikeguinn.com or email us at jordanmichaelg@yahoo.com FOR workshops or to book us for presentations Contact Michael Guinn at (817) 412-3964
Michael Guinn-MSW
National Performance Poet
www.mikeguinn.com
(817) 412-3964
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WORKSHOP FACILITATOR
The Fort Worth Poetry Slams throughout the country has provided Quality Performance Workshops that typically run in 6 to 8-week modules. We provide a place for artistic and critical growth in after-school workshops which focus on different aspects of writing, from fiction, playwriting, and poetry, to performance and poetry slams. Facilitated by some of the country's leading performance poets, creative writers, national spoken word artists, and activists, Each workshop is designed for ages 10-100 years old. All materials and refreshments are free with registration. Registration is negotiable to fit the budget of each organization. Call for details. (817) 412-3964
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