Slam Poet Sensation Taylor Mali Comes to Lincoln and Sudbury

Taylor Mali is one of the few people in the world to have no job other than that of "poet.” He has studied drama with members of The Royal Shakespeare Company. He was one of the
original poets on the HBO series Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry and was the "Armaniclad villain" of Paul Devlin's 1997 documentary film SlamNation.

Mali is an advocate of teachers and of the nobility of teaching, having spent nine years in the classroom teaching everything from English to history and math. He has performed and lectured for teachers all over the world.

His goal: create 1,000 new teachers through "poetry, persuasion, and perseverance." Mali’s poems are hysterically funny, sentimental and smart.

During the week of April 12 - 15, Taylor Mali will be the artist in residence at both the Lincoln School in Lincoln and at Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School in Sudbury. He will conduct
poetry workshops, lecture, perform and inspire both students and staff.

In addition, Taylor Mali will present two very different FREE evening performances to which the public is invited:
• For parents and kids, he will perform at the Brooks Auditorium at the Lincoln School in Lincoln at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, April 12
• For a more mature audience (age 14 and over), he will perform at the Kirshner Auditorium at LSRHS in Sudbury at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 14

If You Go:
What: Taylor Mali, spoken word performer
Where and When:
for parents/kids Brooks Auditorium, Lincoln School at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 12
for a mature audience Kirschner Auditorium, LSRHS at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 14
Cost: Free
Information: annalisa_notaro@lsrhs.net or (978) 443-9961, ext. 4384
On the Web: www.taylormali.com

The high school program is supported in part by grants from: the Lincoln and Sudbury Cultural Councils, both local agencies supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council,
a state agency; SERF; and the LSPO.