SBPF FEATURED ARTIST

DASHA KELLY:
An eloquent and accomplished writer who is able to unfold the spoken word into a variety of precision tools: as a performer, lecturer, or instructor. Dasha is a nationally-respected advocate for writers and the art of spoken word.

KEN ARKIND:
"this whole bio thing seemed to take a lot of creativity. I spent all of it earlier talking to a hipster chick."

ALVIN LAU:
a writer or poetry and prose. An avid competitor, he is a two-time Chicago youth poetry slam champion, two-time national youth poetry slam champion, the Grand Slam Champion of both the Mental Graffiti poetry slam and the Green Mill Poetry Slam.

GRACE:
comes from New York City where she studied at the acclaimed Third Street Music School Settlement. Her song "Ordinary Sentiment" was featured in the Edward Burns film "Purple Violets" and premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in the spring of 2007.

ARTIST FEATURED IN 2008