The feature for October 3rd will be William Evans III don’t miss this poetry fans!

William H Evans III

William Evans has been writing for several years, but only recently came onto the poetry scene at large. In a short period of time this poet has become a fixture of the poetry scene in Columbus, winning slams throughout the state of Ohio, including the Dayton Poetry Slam, the infamous Green Mill Tavern Poetry Slam (finalist), University of Dayton Litfest Slam (2nd place), the 2006 Comfest Slam (champion), and took 2nd place in the 2006 Grand Slam which earned him a spot on the 2006 Black Pearl Poetry National Slam Team. A graduate of OSU with a BA in Business Mgmt., Will was hired and is now the Vice President of Black Pearl Productions, LLC which owns and operates Black Pearl Poetry. Since then, Will has performed throughout Ohio at open mics, featured at the local level as well as several prominent universities (Dennison, Ohio State University, OSU Newark, Wright State University), serves as co-slam master of Black Pearl Poetry and has his first national tour beginning in the fall of 2006 until spring of 2007. Already having shared the stage with international notables such as Talaam Acey, Ed Mabrey, and Umar Bin-Hassan to name a few, Will was a part of a compilation CD, “The Black Pearl Sampler-Unfiltered” and recently released his own full length album, “Living in the Hour Glass”.

Pearl Dive newsletter cited his work as, “Riveting, honest work. A complex yet conversational rhyme pattern laced with a focus on social empowerment, politics, and the internal struggles all human beings face when forced to look at themselves…”

For more information on Will, go to www.myspace.com/williamevans3rd

For booking information, interviews, etc., send requests to: blackpearl@blackpearlpoetry.com

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