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Drake will give a workshop from 4-5 p.m. in the Student Union Forum, located on the first floor of the Student Union Building. Sign-ups for the slam begin at 6 p.m. outside the Jordan D Ballroom, with a competition from 6:30-8 p.m. Drake will give the featured performance from 8-9 p.m.

Drake is the 2008 Berkeley Grand Slam champion and a four-time national slam team member and semi-finalist. He has been selected twice for feature performances on the National Poetry Slam finals stage, and his work has been covered around the United States and Europe by poets such as Andrea Gibson and Gayle Danley. Drake describes himself as “a former urban forester, planetarium guide and aquarium naturalist … the world’s only ‘eco-billy’ poet: a little bit environmentalism, a little bit rock and roll.”

Drake’s appearance in sponsored by Student Activities. For more information, contact Charlie Varland at 426-2224 or charlievarland@boisestate.edu. 


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Media Contact: Julie Hahn, University Communications, (208) 426-5540, juliehahn@boisestate.edu

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Last reviewed on Friday, February 13, 2009