Spoken Stories

Jermaine "mainMAN" Monroe Artist/Activist/Poet/Emcee/Painter/Author/Playwright/Illustrator/Designer -Founder/CEO of mainATTRACTIONs, a Multimedia Marketing Firm -Founder/EnVisioneer of mainTAINment, a production company -Executive Director of the Greensboro School of Poetry, a Nonprofit Afterschool         Collective that teaches literacy & life skills through poetry & Hip-Hop -Program Director of M.A.D.E., a neighborhood youth leadership program that empowers teenagers to career development -Member of W.O.R.D. Society, an artistic conglomerate of writers -2017 Greensboro Wordplay Grand Slam Poetry Champion and host of the Gatekeepers Slam​ With musical artists, T. Walker.

True Butterfly has been writing poetry for about 15 years. It started as a way to get her feelings out and process her thoughts. Poetry has proven to be a good outlet for her. Adrienne believes that everyone should have an outlet. Her outlet has led to her becoming a published author. Her first book, is a book of poetry entitled Butterfly Flow. Adrienne has since written 2 more books, Finding Your Flow: A Butterfly’s Secret to Happiness (workbook) and the Butterfly Flow Journal. You can find more on Adrienne at:  www.adrienne-charleston.com. With musical guest Allie Capo, this amazing songbird is a master of many crafts from modeling to singing, to thrifting to playing her guitar.. This episode will be sure to sooth your artistic side, stay tuned...

Greatly en-kindled by the many poems of Langston Hughes, "Tr1umph@nt!" began to write his own poetry by age 12. Inspired by the "Motown Sound" with which his parents surrounded him, the artist began to write songs. Inspired by 90's 'Boom Bap' and 'Hiphop' culture, "Tr1umph@nt!" embarked on the journey to find his voice as an MC. Nine states and many years later, "Tr1umph@nt!" remains true to his name.

William “Endlesswill” Davis, author of Broken Perception and Falling apples, is a spoken word artist who is dedicated to continuing the tradition of poetry in living form. Ambitious in his craft and performance, Endlesswill offers audiences unforgettable performances that evoke thought, introspection, and connection as a community. With musical guest Marquis Goddi.

Blaize writes poetry that carries a profound appreciation for heartfelt honesty and a passion against all prejudices in powerful spoken word art form. With musical guest Sofree Wisdom. Representing Raleigh, North Carolina, the beautiful singer-songwriter SoFree Wisdom has positioned herself to capture the eyes and ears of the industry. With her harmonic melodies, soulful style and charismatic performance energy, the world will soon know of her incredible ability to produce classic material with ease. 

Ajani Kambon, was born in Fort Riley Kansas.  A published author, his most recent book and first book "Najir and the Teaching Fruit," has been embraced by the Triangle masses with open arms.  A noted Feature artist through his writing of books and music, he hopes to continue to share his vision and fulfill his purpose as an artist. With musical guest Cyrano,  who says growing up during the Golden Age of Hip Hop was the perfect backdrop to creating an emcee.

Maestra is a Hip Hop artist from Durham NC. She graduated from Purdue University in West Lafayette NC with a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre-Acting and Bachelor of Science in Psychology. She centers her music from her experiences growing into a young adult and important things for the youth to be taught (hence the name Maestra). Maestra not only evokes the essence of hip hop with her lyrics, she is a brillant songbird who always leaves her audience wanting more. With your host Endlesswill, spitting the poems for the hour.

Nate Mask and Ryan J are internationally touring spoken word artists based out of Atlanta, GA. Both have competed and found success in the Slam community at national, regional, and local levels, and whose poems have received over 900,000 views online. They are tolerated in their local scene because their poems are somewhat entertaining, but nobody actually likes either of them. With music from Kain and Jrusalam.

Ayanna Albertson is a poet and  writer amongst many other things. Spending most of her life in North Carolina, Ayanna's poetry embodies the lifestyle of a southern black woman mixed with wit yet simplistic substance. In the last year, Ayanna has participated in various slam poetry competitions across the county, has won Grand Slam Champion at the Bull City Slam for a consecutive 2 years, and has used her gift of words in various platforms in order to impact and inspire others. Ayanna is very passionate about social justice, human rights, and civil rights, and desires to be a voice for anyone who would allow her to be. Ayanna's motto is "I don't wish to be famous, I just want to be heard." With God, her family and friends by her side, Ayanna believes her gift of words will take her far. With musical guest, hand picked by the feature poet herself; A. Yoni.

Fuze Aquene Namid (fuse a/keen nah/meed) is a poet, creative writer, author, visual/graphic artist, philosopher and spiritualist.  For the past 17 years, his expression entity known as i*stimyouleye (eye/stim/you/lie) has provided creative writing, visual and audio concepts for book, music, film, commercial, and workshop purposes.  His latest work is book #14 from his Langston Fuze Publishing collection entitled, LOVE POEMS FROM ASAR. In the words of a 6th grade student who witnessed Fuze speak at her school: "He's class without pretend... style without offense...A field beneath the freeways and New York with country ways… He never talks of freedom because he lives it everyday." With musical feature, Nacynze a local group who focuses on being hip/hop back to its roots.