January 8 Madison, WI A Poet's Delight Bourbon Street Grille 7:30 pm January 15 Milwaukee, WI Felix Ramsey's Road to the Grammys Scottish Rites Hall 3 pm January 14 Milwaukee, WI The Ink Spot Coffee Makes You Black 11 am January 19 Detroit, MI Poetry Night Nandi Knowledge Cafe 8:30 pm January 19 Detroit, MI The Main Course They Say 10:30 pm January 20 Detroit, MI Lyrical Vibez Manila Bay Cafe 8:00 pm January 21 Toronto, Canada When Sisters Speak St Lawrence Centre for the Arts 8 pm January 22 Ottawa, Canada When Sisters Speak Ottawa University Alumni Auditorium 7 pm |
Photo Credit: Karama Sadaka (c) 2010 |
Dasha Kelly has performed spoken word and delivered creativity workshops to writers, youth, co-eds,
executives, inmates and artists throughout the U.S.
She is founder and director of Still Waters Collective, an arts initiative that provides youth
programming to local schools and community groups, as well as curates a series of performance art
showcases for adults. Dasha is widely sought for experiential workshops and motivational
presentations.
As a poet, novelist and essayist, Dasha’s writings have appeared in anthologies, text books, magazines
and online. She's been invited to perform on HBO's Def Poetry Jam, in Opium Magazine's Literary
Death Match, at the National Performers Network Conference, with Grammy-nominated Angie Stone
and a host of colleges, conventions and open mic venues. In November 2010, Dasha joins local NBC
affiliate WTMJ as a regular guest on "The Morning Blend."
Dasha's first novel, All Fall Down, earned her a position on Written Word Magazine's Top Ten List of
Up-and-Coming Writers of the Midwest. A featured story from her latest collection of work, Hershey
Eats Peanuts (Penmanship Books 2009), was a finalist in the Abbey Hill Literary Awards. Dasha
earned her MFA in Creative Writing from Antioch University.
Dasha is currently working on her second novel and a new collection of essays. Dasha was recently
listed on OnMilwaukee.com's list of "Top 100 Coolest Milwaukeeans," where she lives with her two
daughters and a cat named Shkoobi.
executives, inmates and artists throughout the U.S.
She is founder and director of Still Waters Collective, an arts initiative that provides youth
programming to local schools and community groups, as well as curates a series of performance art
showcases for adults. Dasha is widely sought for experiential workshops and motivational
presentations.
As a poet, novelist and essayist, Dasha’s writings have appeared in anthologies, text books, magazines
and online. She's been invited to perform on HBO's Def Poetry Jam, in Opium Magazine's Literary
Death Match, at the National Performers Network Conference, with Grammy-nominated Angie Stone
and a host of colleges, conventions and open mic venues. In November 2010, Dasha joins local NBC
affiliate WTMJ as a regular guest on "The Morning Blend."
Dasha's first novel, All Fall Down, earned her a position on Written Word Magazine's Top Ten List of
Up-and-Coming Writers of the Midwest. A featured story from her latest collection of work, Hershey
Eats Peanuts (Penmanship Books 2009), was a finalist in the Abbey Hill Literary Awards. Dasha
earned her MFA in Creative Writing from Antioch University.
Dasha is currently working on her second novel and a new collection of essays. Dasha was recently
listed on OnMilwaukee.com's list of "Top 100 Coolest Milwaukeeans," where she lives with her two
daughters and a cat named Shkoobi.
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PODCAST: Poetry, from the page to the stage
July 22nd, 2010|By Mark Metcalf
In week two of Backstage’s series on poets, Mark ventures into the mysterious and lively world of slam, exploring such concepts as poetry
as performance and freeing oneself from the traditional narrative forms of the medium.
Mark talks with spoken word artists and slam performers Dasha Kelly and Dan Vaughn, both of whom were featured on Russell Simmons’
Def Poetry Jam. Kelly is also the founder and director of Still Waters Collective, and outreach program that works primarily with youth to
provide creative writing skills and outlets as a means to build leadership skills and empowerment.
Dasha and Dan share their thoughts on the craft, what makes a good performance piece and how they found their respective creative
salvation through spoken word. And as a special bonus, they both perform riveting original pieces in the studio.
July 22nd, 2010|By Mark Metcalf
In week two of Backstage’s series on poets, Mark ventures into the mysterious and lively world of slam, exploring such concepts as poetry
as performance and freeing oneself from the traditional narrative forms of the medium.
Mark talks with spoken word artists and slam performers Dasha Kelly and Dan Vaughn, both of whom were featured on Russell Simmons’
Def Poetry Jam. Kelly is also the founder and director of Still Waters Collective, and outreach program that works primarily with youth to
provide creative writing skills and outlets as a means to build leadership skills and empowerment.
Dasha and Dan share their thoughts on the craft, what makes a good performance piece and how they found their respective creative
salvation through spoken word. And as a special bonus, they both perform riveting original pieces in the studio.
| Click here to book Dasha for your next event. |
