ForWord's Upcoming Show

At the Derrick Barry show on Friday, a fellow was going around Badlands handing out leaflets promoting his upcoming poetry show. It doesn't sound like poetry for the faint-hearted, though:

ForWord
Featured @ Queen Sheba Restaurant
1704 Broadway, Sacramento, CA 95818
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
9:00 pm - 11:00 pm
$5 cover

After being in the slam scene for only 2 years, ForWord is already proving he has something to say. Born in the Bay Area and raised in Sacramento, he has been winning slams all over Northern California. A member of the 2008 Sacramento Slam Team and also a freestyle hip-hop lyricist, ForWord is not only breaking stereotypes with his controversial content, but has also gained respect in communities that historically have not been supportive of artists of his nature. Early in 2008 he was the first openly gay MC to win the grand prize at the popular Oakland venue "Tourettes Without Regrets" and has won numerous battles and poetry slams throughout the valley and Bay Area. he proved himself to be a fierce competitor after being hand selected in Modesto's highly respected "Ill List 5" poetry slam, where he performed in front of a crowd of 600 at the Modesto State Theater.