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Big Poppa E is the stage name of slam poetry performer Eirik Ott. His live performances combine poetry, stand-up comedy, and dramatic monologue in high-energy rants about relationships, pop culture, and hot button issues of the day. Image File history File links BigPoppaE.jpg‎ [edit] Summary i made this myself. ...
Slam poetry is a form of performance poetry that occurs within a competitive poetry event, called a slam, at which poets perform their own poems (or, in rare cases, those of others) that are judged on a numeric scale by randomly picked members of the audience. ...
Year 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday and the summer of 1967 was known as The Summer of Peace and Love (link will display full calendar) of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. ...
Nickname: Location of Bakersfield, California Coordinates: , Country United States State California County Kern County Founded 1869 Government - Mayor Harvey Hall Area - City 131 sq mi (339. ...
Slam poetry is a form of performance poetry that occurs within a competitive poetry event, called a slam, at which poets perform their own poems (or, in rare cases, those of others) that are judged on a numeric scale by randomly picked members of the audience. ...
His best known work is the performance poem The Wussy Boy Manifesto, a humorous rant championing sensitive men that elevates such cultural icons as Duckie from Pretty in Pink and Lloyd Dobler from Say Anything to role models. Debuting in 1999, The Wussy Boy Manifesto garnered widespread attention, prompting Ms. Magazine to name Big Poppa E "an icon for effeminate males" and The Los Angeles Times to proclaim him the "leader of a new men's movement." [citation needed] Pretty in Pink is a popular 1986 film about teenage love and social cliques in 1980s American high schools. ...
This page is about the film Say Anything. ...
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The Los Angeles Times (also L.A. Times) is a daily newspaper published in Los Angeles, California and distributed throughout the Western United States. ...
He is the author of five chapbooks of poetry and prose (The Wussy Boy Manifesto, Missing, Exploding Heart, Big Poppa E's Magic Poetry, and his latest Come Destroy Me), two collections of haiku, two CDs of live recordings (Wussy Boy and B-Sides), and a DVD (Couches Across America). He has also published nearly twenty zines since 1992 as well. A modern day chapbook. ...
Haiku ) is a mode of Japanese poetry, the late 19th century revision by Masaoka Shiki of the older hokku ), the opening verse of a linked verse form, haikai no renga. ...
CD re-directs here; see Cd for other meanings of CD. Image of a compact disc (pencil included for scale) A compact disc (or CD) is an optical disc used to store digital data, originally developed for storing digital audio. ...
Size comparison: A 12 cm Sony DVD+RW and a 19 cm Dixon Ticonderoga pencil. ...
A zine—an abbreviation of the word fanzine, and originating from the word magazine—is most commonly a small circulation, non-commercial publication of original or appropriated texts and images. ...
Big Poppa E currently resides in Austin, Texas and continues to be an active member of the National Poetry Slam community. Although retired from poetry slam competition, he hosts slam bouts at the National Poetry Slam each year and serves as deejay for the Austin Poetry Slam (as DJ Hot Wings) every Wednesday night. He has held a number of day jobs since he began writing poetry in the early '90s, but now makes a living by performing at universities and high schools across the U.S.
Career
- Featured on HBO's Def Poetry showcase three times (2001, 2006, 2007).
- Featured on BET's The Way We Do It comedy / variety show.
- Appeared on CBS's 60 Minutes for 3 seconds.
- Member of the 1999 San Francisco Poetry Slam Team, co-champions of the 1999 National Poetry Slam in Chicago.
- Also member of slam teams from Chico, Austin, and San Antonio.
- Headlined at more than 200 showcases in 33 states, including more than 60 major universities.
- Featured performer at the Bumbershoot Festival (Seattle), South By Southwest (Austin, TX), and FronteraFest (Austin, TX).
Def Poetry, also known as Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry or Def Poetry Jam, is an HBO television series produced by hip-hop music entrepreneur Russell Simmons. ...
Not to be confused with a BBC news magazine program of the same name. ...
Bumbershoot is a colloquial word for umbrella, probably coined in the 19th century as a portmanteau of umbrella and parachute. ...
Downtown Austin, Texas, where SXSW is held each spring Bloc Party performing at Stubbs BBQ in 2007 Carrie Rodriguez, a SXSW 2007 performer Morrissey at SXSW 2006 South by Southwest (SXSW) is a set of interactive, film, and music festivals and conferences that have taken place every spring in...
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