We have been told since childhood to beware of strangers. Don’t talk to them, don’t get into the car and don’t make too much eye contact. In the age of socia...

It was a cold November evening in 2013, I was about to do a spotlight performance at one of my home venues, Be Free Fridays in Baltimore, MD. My friend Olu a...

top picture dated 2009 bottom picture 2014 In the Spring of 2009, I venture into a poetry venue called “The Art of Conversation,” in Baltimore, MD. As I nerv...

Confession: I am a hopeless romantic; I believe there is a perfect mate for everyone and still hold on fast to the hope that one day I will find mine. My fai...

Coworker: “Sherri, who is this playing?” Me: “Poet out of Baltimore called LOVE the poet; I’ve known her for years.” Coworker, amazed: “You know her?” I gues...

Kelilah “Butterfly Free” Washington: Have you ever heard the greatest love song ever written? No, truly! I’m talking about a song that makes you feel as good...

We met in the summer of 2008 at one of the first Poetry Fest events in Myrtle Beach, SC. His personality is just as warm and open in person as it is online. ...

Her quiet demeanor and guarded performance style truly disguise the power in the poetry she writes. She writes about the good and bad side of growing up in W...

For over a decade Leroy Geotzendanner, III poetically known as TwistNWordz, has been a fixture in the Washington, DC poetry community. I was introduced to Tr...

David “Native Son” Ross with Simply Sherri. Photo Credit: Images by Comfesta David “Native Son” Ross is considered a living legend within the Baltimore poetr...

If you wish to contact any of the Poets who participated in the Open Mic Portion of the event their contact information follows: Twitter: 4MKsoul Instagram: ...