G Yamazawa
G Yamazawa
Friday, September 7, 2018 . 8PM
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This performance will last approximately 1 hour.
Born and raised in Durham, NC with a Buddhist background, poet-emcee G Yamazawa blurs the lines between poetry and rap to challenge American perspectives of race and culture. He is the youngest poet to be a National Poetry Slam Champion, is a two-time Individual World Poetry Slam Finalist, and a three-time Southern Fried Champion. G has also been a featured performer at the Sundance Film Festival, TV One's Verses and Flow, the Pentagon, and the White House Initiative for AAPI.