A.B.Y.S.S
(A Bright Young Soul Searching)
23 years in the Poetry Industry and counting.
- Peabody Award winning POET/Musician/EMCEE.
- Has performed at The Jimmy Carter Library
and Museum 3x - Performed for Bill Clinton at SCLC Ribbon Cutting Ceremony The National
Archives w/Lin Manuel Miranda (Washington DC) - Kuumba Award Winner (Arts Xchange)
- HIMMS 17 Conference IBM Spoken Word Artist
- Creative Loafing’s Spoken Word Artist of the Year (2013)
- The 1st Poet on 106th and Park. (AJ & Free)
- The ONLY Poet on a CD with PRINCE (RS2 Rhonda Smith)
- The Gospel Choice Awards (12th Annual)
- Appeared on HBO Def Poetry 3x
- 2nd Season of BETJ Lyric Cafe
- Motivational Speaker
A.B.Y.S.S. worked as a teaching artist at the Alliance Theater. He worked as an independent contractor with the Boys and Girls Club Of America. He volunteered for numerous career days ranging from Elementary, Middle and High School Grade classes. He toured extensively through the College Circuit NACA and APCA Agencies. Currently, A.B.Y.S.S. fulfilling residency with Sofar Sounds. A.B.Y.S.S. hosted and curated Poetry Events at the Historical Apache Cafe circa 2001. He was cast for a recurring role on the first scripted BET sitcom called The Somebodies. He starred in an Award-Winning Documentary called “Divided Time” which showcased me performing this craft called Poetry. A.B.Y.S.S. served 7 years at the Atlanta Community Food Bank as Board Member under the guidance of Bill Bolling.
A.B.Y.S.S. performed for the Amending America Program at the Jimmy Carter Library and Museum commemorating the 225th Year celebration of the Bill of Rights. He highlighted the Freedom of Speech portion with my performance. I have performed my Black History Program “Amplified Melanin’ at the Jimmy Carter Library for the last two years. Last and definitely not least, A.B.Y.S.S. also starred in a documentary on PBS called “Talking Black in America” which featured Poets, Linguists, English Professors and Historians speaking about the origins of our language.