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Derrick C. Brown 

makes me nervous. A feat that few can achieve I assure you. But something about his undeniable talent, effortless demeanor and disarming humility can frankly, leave you drooling slightly. This is the only way I can describe experiencing his poetry live.  Or should I say witnessing. Rest assured, when you see Derrick Brown perform, you feel that you are in the presence of true and tangible grace. . . Reading it ain't so bad either.

It's like eating cotton candy. Except those little speckles of sugar you see are actually fine shards of glass. His words can be sweet and melt on your tongue. Yet gritty. Sharp, raw and sensual. Poignant, tender and a pinch sinister. It feels like watching your life pass before your eyes, but less frightening. More like an exciting ride that feels personal. Deeply personal. Trust me, you LOVE this guy. You just don't know it yet.

Try it 

seeing is believing go to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrpN2_oEi1M

to get up close and personal go to www.brownpoetry.com 
to support this genius go to brownpoetry.com/store OR   writebloody.com

More on the Artist

Derrick Brown, former paratrooper for the 82nd Airborne, gondolier, magician, and fired weatherman, now travels the world and performs his written work.  From Long Beach, CA and Nashville, he is dedicated to bringing  American poetry and prose into rock and roll status. He has also been  applauded for his copy writing work and his romantic and comedic screenplays.  Brown was the director for the children's television show, KIDMO. He has consistently been the opening act for Indie rock act, Cold War Kids  and has been booked with The White Stripes and performed with  Clap Your Hands Say Yeah. His work has been featured in books with  Jeff Tweedy of Wilco, Billy Corgan of Smashing Pumpkins, Viggo Mortensen,  Jeff Buckley and Jim Carrol. As one of the most original and well-traveled writer/performers in the country,  Derrick Brown has gained a cult following for his poetry performances  all over the U.S. and through Europe. A poetic terrorism group has taken  to sticking and tagging his metaphors across the globe. To date, Brown has performed at over 1300 venues and universities  internationally including The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,  La Sorbonne in Paris and The Nuyorican Poets Café in NYC. Known for being  a page poet who can also perform, Brown's word show incorporates spoken word,  minimalist music, and even sound fx. He has won the California Independent  Book Critics' Award in 2004, and his performance poetry has won six  first-place poetry slam finishes in Venice Beach, England, and Germany. Brown is the owner and president of Write Bloody publishing.  He funds many of their poetry and prose projects on his own through freelance work.