Nov. 7: SLEEPLESS NIGHT MIAMI BEACH-See http://www.sleeplessnight.org/ – We’re talking terrific fun here – and FREE [Culture in the City presents exciting poetry from 10:30 – 11:30 on Lincoln Road – at Base 939 (next to Books & Books).]

Will “DaRealOne” Bell, five time nationally televised spoken word artist, has accumulated a wealth of experience through performances throughout the USA, was Canadian World International Poetry Slam Champion, and has performed with an amazing array of popular entertainers. See www.myspace.com/willdarealone1

Shamele Jenkins, 1992 National Poet Laureate with the National Association of North America, 2000-2001 Grand Slam Poet for the State of Florida Poets, has toured internationally. She is Founder and Artistic Director of Lip, Tongue & Ear Productions. https://sites.google.com/a/urgentinc.org/rites-of-passage-convention/call-for-presenters/featured-topics

Puerto Rican actress Deborah Magdalena, sister of Latin Grammy winner Nestor Torres, has acquired numerous film & television credits. She’s released two Spoken Word CDs, was commissioned by Arts For Learning to create a poetic class called After School Zen.
http://media.cyloop.com/deborahmagdalena

Diego Quiros is a poet, artist, and Electrical Engineer living in South Florida. His poetry has been published in Ocho, Mipoesias, and Verse Libre Quarterly. Diego has co-hosted the MipoRadio show “Deconstructions” and has published “Alchetry,” his first collection of poems. http://www.diegoquiros.com/Bio.htm

Jonathan Rose is an immigration attorney and poet and writer published internationally. Nominated for a Pushcart Prize in 2001, Jonathan is Program Director of the South Florida Writers Association, publishes CULTURAL BULLETIN, moderates last Friday poetry readings at Books and Books. http://www.mipoesias.com/Florida/rose.htm