Poets Hala A., Britta B. & A. Lyric + Open Mic w/Host/Def Poet Gemineye

The Inspired Word presents three wonderful poets, albeit of wildly diverse styles, Hala A., Britta B. (in from Toronto), and A. Lyric, plus our amazing 20-slot open mic open to all types of artists. Hosted by 3-time HBO Def Poetry star Gemineye. ***** BIOS:
Hala A. is a doctoral student, a psychologist-in-training, and a poet. She writes relentlessly and has been featured at various venues throughout the New York City poetry scene, including the Nightingale Lounge, Cornelia Cafe's Son of Pony and the Bowery Poetry Club. She is currently working on her first full-length manuscript, due to come out in the following year by Three Rooms Press. As an Arab-American, Hala has lived all over the world, spanning from Oklahoma to Beirut. Her poetry is deeply influenced by these distinct geographic spaces, as well as the intimacy of imagination. Mythical figures, literary characters, and inanimate objects alike are reworked and transformed in her work.
“Britta B.” Badour, 23, is a rising star in Toronto's spoken word poetry community. In addition to performing at the famed Nuyorican Poets Cafe, opening for HBO Def Poetry star Carlos Andr