Detroit: Trouble Don't Last
Poetry House Entertainment, Ke Event Designs and One Single Rose presents:
Poetry House Entertainment | Ke Event Designs | One Single Rose
presents
Poetically Speaking Detroit: Trouble Don’t Last
ACT 1Mama Rose One Single RoseConflicted Ber-HendaWilliamsTributetoChantayLegacyLeonard CassiePoeGenerational Curse Sasha SpeaksJekyll&Hyde BlkHomeless Knowledge/IntellectFallenSoldier Kevlar
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BlackLivesMatter AziziJasper JuHallFathertoHisSon ShaunMoore-Bey Caesar TorreanoLockedDown Poetic VerlyciaDouglas Saesha Monet`Conflictedpt.2 PhoenixSwaggFightingBack MamaRose&TheKidsLettingGo SheezyBoBeezySocialWorker PEACE
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Shalonda“NaturallyMe”Bell
Angela“Angie”Munoz
ShanteleLindsey
Latoyia Fleming
JulieWalker
KurtonHarrisonJr.
Jaylen“Jay”Watkins
LucretiaJohnson
James Johnson
FeliciaKing
“TheKids”-RejoyceDouglas
DavionJohnson
TaiwanJohnson
KurtonHarrisonIII
KareemHarrison
DevonLindsey
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L.Tylicee HarrisonOwnerofPoetryHouseEntertainmentCreatorofPoeticallySpeaking-Detroit
BornandraisedinDetroit,Tyliceebeganwritingattheyoungageof10,creatingworldsandcharacters thatwouldhelp feedher imagination.
Earlyonshespreadhercreativewritingwingsintoamorestrictjournalisticformofwritingafterfindingagenerallikingforinvestigativeandinformativereporting.Stillshewentbacktoherfirstloveofcreativewritingandbeganto write songs for a local all male singing group. Eventually the groupfellapartbut she foundaway tocontinuehercreativewritingendeavorsand add another element to her portfolio. In 1999 she joined the staff ofSpotlightEntertainmentMagazineinDetroit.Exposedtotheworldofmusicentertainmentonanationalandinternationallevel,TyliceeinterviewedthelikesofDonnellJonesandJoJoandKCiofJodeci.Thisexperiencegarneredanewfoundpassionforentertainmentwritingandafteronlyoneyearsheknewthatthiswashercalling.Fromthatmomentonshesetouttocreateherownentertainmentmagazinethatwouldcombineherfirstlovewithhernewloveandinthefallof2000,PoetryHouseEntertainment®wasborn.
FromPoetryHouseEntertainment®,PoeticallySpeakingDetroit™wasborninthefallof2007.Theideacamefromthedesiretoshowcasetheurbanopenmicpoet.Theurgetoprovidealargeraudienceforthosewhotooktheircraftintothesmokeybarsandafterhourclubswasinstantaneousafterwatchingoneafteranothersignalistthatwentwellafterthemidnighthour.Theseartistswerepassionateandextremelytalentedanddeservedtobecelebratedinawaythathadnotyetbeenprovided.PoeticallySpeaking™wastobethatspotlight.
PoetryHouse Entertainment's® purpose is to continue to provide a plat-formforallthingspoetryandperformanceart.Thisplatform,thoughcur-rently using the stage,will be re-introduced as amagazine in the fall of2016.CreatingPoeticallySpeakingDetroit™isthefirstmajorprojectbutonly the beginning of what Poetry House Entertainment® has in store.
AcheaGist (Kia) isanativeDetroitgirlwhogrewupwitha passion for great food and entertaining. The event
planner and chef is always looking for new ways to satisfynot only her curious palette, but also her love of the historyofthecityshecallshome.TheownerofKeEventDesigns™,a full service event planning company, strives to create eventdesigns that brings your vision to life by producing a varietyof events like themed vignettes, corporate meetings, weddingplanning, and private special events. Working with PoetryHouse Entertainment® with planning for the PoeticallySpeaking™ series has been very rewarding and fulfilling.
Kiaisversatileandcansurely‘RisetotheOccasion’.ShehasadegreeinCulinaryArts&HospitalityManagement,andwasafood&beveragebloggerforDetroitGirlsAboutTownMagazine.AmongbeinganavidDetroiter,shespendshersparetimesearchinghistoriccitysites/spaces/buildingsandtakingphotographsoftheundiscoveredgemsDetroithastoofferanddoingcraftprojects.
Achea Gistwww.keeventdesigns.com
Rosemarie WilsonOne Single Rose™
RosemarieWilsona.k.a.OneSingleRose™is an award winning poet, spoken word
artist, singer, actress, playwright, author ofthree self-published poetry collections and anaughty chapbook. Rosemarie is a DavenportUniversitygraduate,eighttimeNationalPoetryAward (NPA) nominee, 2010 recipient of theNPA’s New& Upcoming Poet, PoetryAuthor
of theYear award and her CD Poetic Truth was voted 2015 SpokenWord/PoetryAlbumoftheYear.SheisafourtimeWho’sWhoinBlackDetroithonoree,firstplaceandthreetimehonorablementionrecipientof the Detroit Writers’ Guild Paul Laurence Dunbar Poetry Contest,2012 SAFE (SistersAcquiring Financial Empowerment)AmbassadorAward recipient, SVMixMedia.com’s 2012 PerformanceArtist of theYear,DetroitMetroTimes’reader’schoice2014/2015BestLocalPoetand she was nominated in the 2014 SpokenWord BillboardAwards.
UponenteringaslamcompetitionforthefirsttimeattheMotownMuseuminDetroit,RosemariewasnamedMotownMic2014PerformanceArtistoftheYear.In2011,RosemariedebutedasanactorinDetroit.Shehassince performed both nationally and internationally in a few amazingproductions.Herworksareavailableworldwideinvariousanthologies,publicationsandwebsites.Rosemariealsohostsopenmicpoetryevery1stand3rdFridayintheSpotlightatManilaBayCafé,whichwasnamed2014OpenMicoftheYearbytheNPA’sandDetroitMetroTimes’reader’schoice2015BestOpenMic,locatedat4731GrandRiverinDetroit,Michigan.
2014markstheofficiallaunchofhernon-profitmotivationalworkshopseriesOneSingleRosesBloom™,workshopscenteredoninspiringbrightyoungSTARS and seasoned adults to fearlessly follow their passions.2014wasayearof“firsts”forRosemarie—shereleasedtwospokenwordcds,(PoeticTruthavailableoniTunesandStraightUp,NoChaser)andherfirstfull-lengthcomedicstageplayentitledADDICTIONsoldoutinitsdebutattheBollFamilyTheater,onBroadwayinDetroit.FormoreinformationonOneSingleRose™,pleasevisitwww.onesinglerose.com
Born and raised in Detroit,MI, Intellecthastraveledthedarknessandknownthe
light in capacitiesmany people only see inmovies or hear about in folklore.A studentoflove,sheisonajourneytousethesoundofmusicandwhateverothertoolsshecantoblazeanewtrailthroughthecenteroftoday’ssociety thatwillmakeyouandyourpeoplefeelthemovement.
JoinIntellectandher tribeas theytirelesslyworktocaptureandtransformtheenergyofawar-tornplanetintothegreatestrevolutionoflovetheEarthhaseverknown.Wagelove.
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Intellect
KnowledgeKnowledgeborntruthallah,(kbta)
is known as one of the pillarsofDetroit's poetry scene.Anative ofthe city he's spent much of his life(20+years) indulging in his craft andpassion by performing at variousevents and open mic venues acrosstheglobe.He isanactivememberofP.O.E.T which is a organization thatcaters to thedisenfranchisedyouthofurbancities.AsacommunityactivistsKBTAstandsfortheempowermentofhis people, theunifyingof resources,and having knowledge of self. "Lifeis simple tome...you live, youwrite,you learn...Now teach!" -KBTA
SheezyBoBeezyMartez “Sheezy Bo Beezy” Hoganconverts natual elements of hip-
hop into modern prophecy with hiscombinationofbeatboxingandspokenwordskill.Heisamemberandonehalffounderof the “DetroitPoetrySociety”poetryfoundation,whichisdedicatedtothepreservation,growth,andexpansionofDetroitpoetryanditspoets.He,verysuccessfully, hosted two of Detroit’smostpivotalpoetryopenmics.“SoulfulSundays”poetryseriesandanothereventcalled the “Get Ya Mind Rite” poetryseries.Sheezyalsocurrentlyhostsabi-weeklyopenmicpoetryeventcalledthe“OpenWordArt” SpokenWord PoetryExperienceatDetroitInkTattooShopon61W. Palmer in theWayne State area.YoucanfindhimonFacebookat“SheezyBoBeezy”,and“DetroitPoetrySociety”.
CassiePoeCassie Poe is a Detroit poet and
mom.ManymoonsagoshehostedahugelypopularopenmicseriesattheCamillianCafe` indowntownDetroitfor a wonderful 4 years. She hascompetedasamemberofthe‘03,‘04and ‘05 Detroit Poetry Slam Teamsand served as Slammaster/Coach forthe‘06,‘08and‘09DetroitByteThisteams. Cassie was immensely proudto be co-chair for the 1st and 2ndannual Woman of the World PoetrySlamcompetitionthatwasbroughttoDetroitin‘08and‘09andshecurrentlyserves as treasurer on the ExecutiveCouncilforPoetrySlam,Inc.Finally,takeadeepbreath,sheisworkingonanoveloffiction.Wishhertonsofluck!
ShaunMoore-BeyisaproudMoorishAmericanandDetroitnative,whose
two major passions are working withyouthandthearts.Asabigballofartis-ticenergy,he'sapoet,artist,motivation-alspeaker, actor,host,model,record-ingartist(with5poeticalbumstodate)andcurrentlyworkingonapoetryandchildren'sbook.Atruckdriverbypro-fession,Shaunalsoholdsa2nddegreeblackbeltintheartofsmiling!Connectwithhimonallsocialmediaunderhisname (ShaunMoore-Bey) or [email protected] or 313-648-6874.
ShaunMoore-Bey
PoeticPoeticwasbornStyronT.Batcheloron
Nov7,1983inNaples,Italy.MovinghometoDetroit,MI.Poeticwasenrolledin the Detroit Public School system at-tending Malcolm X Academy throughmiddleschoolandMumfordHighSchoolwhere he graduated in 2001, shortly af-ter graduation Poetic joined the U.SArmywherehe served forfiveyears in-cludinga16month tourofduty in Iraq.
Asaperformer,PoetichasopenedforWillDowning,LalahHathaway,SkyCoving-ton,PaulMooney,SinbadandGeraldAl-bright.PoetichasalsogracedthestageatDetroit'sAnnualAfricanWorld Festival.Poeticworkedasanon-airpersonalityforWGPRandWCHBasanapprenticeWtoDetroit'slegendaryradioicon,JohnMason.
h t t p : / /www.poe t i cmus i c313 . com
VerlyciaDouglasVerlycia is a proud Detroitnativethatbelieves in loving
others thewayGodlovesherandsharing her life with others theway that Yashua sacrificed Hislifeforher.Hergoalistomotivateothers through her personal story of redemption;going fromvictimtovictor.Youcanreadherstoryinher collection of autobiographicalpoetry, "The Wilderness: ASpiritual Journey". She is also acertified group fitness instructorandyoucanfollowhertogetmoreinfoonfacebook,VerlyciaDouglas.
PhoenixSwagg Phoenix Swagg has competed inRustbelt and took 1st place in firstbout against several teams fromacross the nation. Phoenix gift haslanded her a position as a radiopersonality on RStudioz internetradio onWorldWideCore Radio aswellasbecomingateammemberofDefPoetrySpeakRadioonTalkShoeradiothathousespoetsfromaroundthe world for the last ten years. In2014 Phoenix released her firstAlbum "Poetry Possessed Vol 1. Isaywhat Iwant",which consist ofsixtracksofpersonalanduniversalpieces. Along with her album shealso developed a Sound Cloud sofansofherworkcanlistenandshare.Sheoftensays"Poetrychoosesme,Idon't choose it."PhoenixbelievesthatsheisGod'sartisticpoetrychildandifsheisnotleavinghersignatureon theearthwith thegiftGodgaveher, she is doing nothing at all.
Sasha Speaks
Dorian Parnell aka Sasha Speaksstartedwritingasaway tocope
withchallengesinherlife.Itsoongrewintosomethingthatsheloved,andbe-fore she knew it, Sasha Speaks wasbornandshewasperformingatven-ues.Shefoundperformingincrediblyhelpfulindealingwiththecurveballsthatlifethrowsyourway.Shehasper-formedatvenuesallacrossthecityandhasdoneafeatureattheformervenue1917AmericanBistro.ShecanalsobefoundperformingatManilaBayCafe.SheisanativeDetroiteranddedicatesher personal time to volunteer ac-tionsandhelpingtoimproveDetroit.
SaeshaMonet’ isamulti-tal-ented artist from the city
of Detroit. She is a singer,song-writer,poet,andclassicallytrainedpianist.Ms.Monet’hasbeenafeaturedatvariousven-uesaroundthecityandabroad.She is currently working on adebutalbumsettobeavailableSpringof2016.Youcancontacther via email: [email protected] and https://www.facebook.com/saeshamonet
SaeshaMonet’
Ber-Henda Ber-Henda Williams is someone who livesherlifeincolor.TheWayneStateUniversity
graduateholdsaBachelorofArtsinSpanishandaMinorinInternationalMarketing.Bilingualformore than 10 years, the femolutionary poWet,teacher, author, television and film producer,youthadvocateandpublicspeakerlivesaccordingto her name’s Germanic-Greek origin, “TheBear Hearted Protector” of multiculturalism,artandwomanhood.Williams,alsohasseveralmedia credits that include her works as hostforCSTRadioTheHoneyBChronicles,aCW50 Community Correspondent, Poetry, Pages,and Scribes Co-Producer for Channel 15 andconsultant for the spoken word documentary,Televising a Revolution of Spoken Word inDetroit. She has served as Detroit’s HenryFordAcademy’sSpanish,PoetryandFordPASteacher and served as anESLCoordinator andtutor, translator and interpreter in SouthwestDetroit’shighlypopulatedHispaniccommunity.Art is life forBer-Henda andyou canfindoutmoreaboutheratwww.thepowerofgirlhood.org.
Ceasar TorreanoCaesar Torreano is an author and poet& host of Nandis Knowledge Cafe“Poetry Can Be Anything” series. Hestrives to express the artistic beauty ofpoetry in every aspect. Poetry is thefriend that never abandoned him; thelover that has always been faithful tohim and the entity that never judgeshim of his past discretions. He hasfeatured, participated and performed inmany poetry showcases in the DetroitWMetroarea.IhaveperformedinaplayforpoeticallyspeakingproductionsandperformedattheMusicHallJazzCafé.“Itrulybelieveittakesavillagetoraisea child especially a child of poetry.”
PEACE
P.E.A.C.E.hasbeenwritingpoetrysincetheageof9,onlytoevolvetoconsciousrap,performancepoetryandmusic.Afteryearsofputting
herwritingon thebackburner to focusonfamily,sheacceptedachal-lengebyaoncestranger,nowclosefriendtopickupthepenandwriteagain.Aftermuchprocrastination,sheacceptedthechallengeandsteppedouttoparticipateinherfirstpoetryslam,andwon1stplace.Shortlyaf-ter,P.E.A.C.E.enteredintotheDetroit"BringIt"TalentCompetitionandagainwon1stplaceinthecategoryofSpokenWord,RapandComedy.Since2009shehasconsistanlywon1stplaceinvariousslamsthroughoutthecity,andcreditsherformerD.I.experience,training&nationalteamchampionships toher loveofcompeting.Manydoorsandopportunitieshaveforgedsincethewin,whichledtoa40schooltourthemed,"ProjectPride"withDetroitCityCouncilman,KwameKenyattaandSpokenWordArtistandMcee,MicWrite.Shewasanintricatepartofthe"CeaseFire"tourinitiatedbyradiopersonalityReggieRegDavis,communityleaders,activist,andlocalartist.Hercurrentprojectsincludewritinginprepara-tionforpublishingherfirstbookentitled"LateBloomer",workingonhersecondrecordingprojecttoaccompanyherbook,touringandfeatureper-formances.
Recentaccomplishments2014GrandSlamChampionHostofTheySay'sweekly"OpenMindMicSeries"OwnerofFunnyActingEntertainmentLLC
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