The Third Annual Poetry Competition Featuring the Def Jam Poetry Spokenword Artist: Tehut Nine

If you are interested participating in the competition, please email Tamara Denmark at denmark_t@wvwc.edu by Thursday at 4:30. Performance line-up will be displayed by Cat’s Claw at 4 o’clock on Friday.

Prizes:
1st Place: $30
2nd Place: $20
3rd Place: $10

Tehut-Nine has long been a favorite at Colleges, Universities, social and corporate entities across the country. His lyrical dexterity and passionate performance creates an embracing energy, that draws audiences in to be inspired. He was a member of the World Famous Apollo Theatre Poetic Battles Slam Team and Nuyorican Poets Cafe 2000 National Slam team. Tehut has also been featured on CNN, MTV, HBO, BET, Amateur Night at The World Famous Apollo Theatre, Madison Square Garden, The Cotton Club and The Black Expo to name a few.

“Tehut-Nine [is] one of the most gifted talents ever to storm the international spoken word scene.” -London’s Pride

“Tehut-Nine’s poetry will definitely touch the intangible parts of you.” -MC LYTE

“…at the core of his art is a social commentary of force.”
-The New York Amsterdam News

“Playing with words and deconstructing language, Tehut-Nine and his fellow performers proved themselves to be astonishingly compelling writers and artists.”
-Edinburgh Evening News