Rob Sturma has spent the better part of the 21st century writing and performing under the nom de plume Ratpack Slim. Using this alias, he infiltrated the Los Angeles slam poetry scene, first by being a regular at Da Poetry Lounge in Hollywood, and then by becoming the permanent host of Green, a weekly open mic he co-anchored for four years with DJ Jedi and beatboxer Joshua Silverstein. He has been on three nationally ranked slam teams, including making it to the finals stage in 2005 with Team Hollywood. He's performed with a number of luminaries on the spoken word and music scenes, including but certainly not limited to DJ Z-Trip, Buddy Wakefield, Kid Beyond, Mighty Mike McGee, and a cast of thousands. He is a former poetry editor for GetUnderground.com, the current poetry editor for Kotori Magazine, and produced a series of webstories for kcet.org called "Children Of Slam". This fall, he is proud to release his first full-length collection of poetry on Write Bloody Press.
Rob's latest books, "You Sensitive Bastard" and "Nerdplay" are available for sale via PayPal and in person.
His friends still call him Slim. His mom still calls him Rob.
yo what up yo thanks 4 the add! much propers 4 being 1 of the dopest muthafuckers i know!!!!LOL!!!!! hope all is well with your shows dog,keep up the realness, my album is 1 song away from done,comin soon!!!!
,,What Up Sir!?!?! Here still tripin off the fun from the last night... this promises to be special occasion. If you are wanting/willing to show support on the mic let me know. Otherwise spread the word... (waitin' on the book)
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Happy Holidays and Merry Show Spam to YOU Rob! Seriously....I want you to check out some of the sh*t we got going right now!!!! Come join us in a massive toast (not THAT kind of toast!) Here's to our heads not being nearly as confused as they were a year ago right now!
hahahaha yesss indeed sir they are yours...i am sorry i had to cut it down a line to make it fit lol but i love that piece and it was really relevant to me so i had to put it on.. on my quote next to my pic on my page i have another one of your lines "this isnt ramance; this is Sparta!" i love it! anyways thank you for writin pieces so honest and continually inspiring hope to see u at GiLL's holiday Bash! Peace!!!!
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