The Spark File with Susan Blackwell and Laura Camien

Makers: Taylor Mali: Poetry, Performance + What Teachers Make

April 19, 2021 Susan Blackwell, Laura Camien, Taylor Mali Season 2 Episode 23
The Spark File with Susan Blackwell and Laura Camien
Makers: Taylor Mali: Poetry, Performance + What Teachers Make
Show Notes

This week, Susan and Laura talk to poet, teacher, speaker Taylor Mali. Called "a ranting comic showman and a literary provocateur" by The New York Times, Taylor is one of the most well-known poets to have emerged from the poetry slam movement and one of the original poets to appear on the HBO series “Def Poetry Jam”.  He is a four-time National Poetry Slam champion, in fact, we've read one of our favorites Taylor Mali poems, “What Teachers Make” on a previous episode of The Spark File and we're so thrilled to get this time with him to catch up and talk shop!