[Yale-readings] PULSE: Spoken Word with DEF JAM POET Beau Sia

[Nancy Kuhl]

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>>>PULSE Spoken Word and Poetry
>>>Feat. Jook Songs / 101 Project / Word / Arkipelag-a / Attic
>>>AND Poet BEAU SIA
>>>FROM Def Jam Poetry
>>>and Open Mic
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>>>FRIDAY FEB 25th
>>>BRANFORD COMMON ROOM
>>>7PM
>>>$4
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>>>Brought to you by AASA, SMHAC, A: Asian American Graduate Students at 
>>>Yale, CASA, KASAMA, KASY, MSA, SAS, TAS, and ViSA
>>>
>>>BEAU SIA is a Chinese-American poet from Oklahoma City.  Beau has been 
>>>featured in the award-winning film Slam and the
>>>documentary Slam Nation. As an author, Beau wrote the poetry book 
>>>A  Night Without Armor II: The Revenge.  A few of the
>>>anthologies his work appears in, include, Def Poetry Jam on Broadway... 
>>>and more, Why Freedom Matters, and Spoken Word
>>>Revolution.  Beau has two spoken word CD's, Attack! Attack! Go! and Dope 
>>>and Wack. He was a recipient of the California Arts
>>>Council Writer-in-Residence grant for Youth Speaks in 2001-2002, and was 
>>>the lead artist for the Creative Work Fund.  Beau has
>>>appeared on all seasons of HBO's "Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry," 
>>>and has also performed on ESPN's 2000 Winter X-Games,
>>>Showtime! at The Apollo, and the 2003 Tony Awards. He is one of the 
>>>original cast members in Def Poetry Jam on Broadway, a 2003
>>>Special Event Tony Award Winner, and has recently toured with Declare 
>>>Yourself, a project dedicated to increasing the number of young voters
>>>in this past 2004 election.  This year, he plans to further develop all 
>>>aspects of his craft, staying open to what that may bring him.  His home 
>>>base is beausia.com and he does what he wants.
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