april S. (aka A.p~)

About me:

____________________________________________________________ april S. is a poet and performing artist from Decatur, Georgia who proclaims, “poetry is like the salt in my stew: without it, life just wouldn’t taste right.” ____________________________________________________________ Sometimes humorous, April, also known as A.p~, is a visual and imagist poet who bends the corners of expectation and perception around the day-to-day and makes the mundane political. She has been speaking for over eight years presenting her work both locally and nationally in venues that range from small coffee shops to colleges and/or universities and theaters. She is currently one of five members on the 2009 Art Amok Slam team, an affiliate of Rock Star Poets on Tour with poets/activist, Theresa Davis, Alice Lovelace, and others; and the only poet with Atlanta based company, Anonymous Entertainment. ____________________________________________________________ April’s recent accomplishments include winner of the Knight Tyme Enterprise $1,000 Poetry Slam, winner of the Art Fusion 40 $500 Poetry Slam, representing Atlanta as a member of the 2008 Art Amok Slam Team at the National Poetry Slam in Madison, Wisconsin, representing Atlanta as a member of the 2009 Art Amok Slam Team at the National Poetry Slam in West Palm Beach, Florida (where she and her team placed 4th out of 64 teams in group piece finals), a book of poems entitled, From Radical to Natural, and publications in The Eclectic and Creative License.

____________________________________________________________ April is a graduate of Georgia State University with a Bachelor of Arts in journalism. She copy edits a variety of written works from novels and books of poetry to essays and scientific articles. For more information and bookings: pAtsuj@gmail.com ____________________________________________________________ CATCH A.p~s next performance (@ calendar above)!