Ryler Dustin has performed on the final stages of the Individual World Poetry Slam and the National Poetry Slam. His careful attention to craft and powerful stage presence have earned him recognition within both slam and academic poetry circles, and he's headlined at venues from the Nuyorican Poets Cafe to Washington State University. A winner of the Sue C Boynton Award and the Bart Baxter Competition, he was recently nominated for a Pushcart Prize.
"Ryler Dustin is hands down the most exciting young poet I have encountered in ten years of coast-to-coast travels through the poetry underground. His assurance is astonishing. He knows exactly when to be oracular and when to be funny, and exactly how funny to be (often, very). You'll find him telling you truths, like all great poets, that he has no right to know." - Jack McCarthy, official Poetry Slam legend
"He sees nearly 360 degrees." - Buddy Wakefield, author of "Live for a Living"
"For the first time I actually liked a poem." - Dallas Quick, Mrs. Nichol's Eight Grade Class
HEAVY LEAD BIRDSONG available for purchase from WriteBloody.com/store, Amazon, and Fairhaven Books - or by sending me a friendly message.
***NOW BOOKING SHOWS AND WRITING WORKSHOPS***
-MARCH 14-20: CHICAGO AND THE MIDWEST (WITH SLAM POET JESSICA LOHAFER)
-MAY 15-23: THE SOUTH (WITH NATIONALS FINALIST DENISE JOLLY)
Wow your teaching freshman english? That's amazing, holy crap! I'm still working on the poster, they're at the printers. I'll let you know about it a little later. Have you been in contact with any teachers or people from Western? Great to hear from you, congratulations you are really going places! Have a great day, bye.
Thanks for your great work at the Cantab last night, Ryler. I can't wait to see what our open mic looks like next week, after having heard you. Come see us any time.
Life is good with rock. hahaha not rocks! Its fun to jam with friends. "Gimme the beat boys and free my soul, I wanna get lost in your rock and roll and drift away"
i'm very excited about your new book! i'm waiting for my tax return so i can pay some bills and then splurge on all the cool stuff i want to get, and your book is number one on my list :)
lol, you're welcome, should come through Zippy's sometime. The Wired crew more or less combined and now we're a mega open mic, pretty cool! R u in Texas now? (it says so on your page)
