Apollo Poetry
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Biography
Apollo Poetry was born in Jerusalem, Israel, raised in New Jersey, and now live in Arizona. Apollo started off his career by making a name for himself in New York. He appeared on Metro Channel, Showtime at Apollo, MTV'S TRL, & won the Interscope Records Talent Show for 'Best Solo Artist.' In 2004, Apollo moved to Phoenix, Arizona, where he won the Source's Unsigned Hype battle in front of 15,000 people at America West Arena. He went on to have his own show on MTV's True Life, appear in VIBE Magazine, and worked with producers from G-Unit, Swizz Beats, & Ruff Ryders. In 2005, Apollo signed one of the largest independent record deals for an Arizona hiphop artist. As the music industry came crumbling down on him, he took a couple years off to focus more on his true passion. In 2007, Apollo Poetry made his comeback on the national scene, by becoming the first spoken word poet to perform at the Billboard Awards. He also competed in the National Poetry Slam, where after the first round, his team was ranked 4th place out of 75 teams. In 2008, Apollo Poetry went on to become the Vice President of a health-based non-profit organization and focused his time on community projects. Apollo was also featured on the Sway & Tech Wake Up Show twice and had his song played during the Utah Jazz game on TNT. Apollo Poetry's latest project involves www.TravelingPoet.com, where he will be traveling throughout the USA shooting a documentary covering the national poetry scene.
Poetry
CheckMate by Apollo Poetry (2008)
It doesn't take melting rainbows for me to see beauty. Because even the colorblind can play games of chess. I cross my eyes in order to get into a staring contest with my third It seems to always win. My reflection seems to always grin... as if it's holding a secret within. Why should I attempt to arm wrestle the hands of time, when all it wants to do is give my soul a massage? And sometimes my ego becomes so inflated... that I look for nails on the road of life to give myself a flat tire. Because that's the only thing that would get me to submit to my knees... That's the only thing that would allow me to fix something that's broken...To uplift myself. My soul is a blank canvas... My thoughts are the paintbrushes that create the art that I call experience... Or is it the other way around? There are times that I get so sad that I have to do headstands in front of mirrors to convince myself that I'm smiling... Taking upside down pictures in an upside down world just so I can see straight. Listening to jazz while staring at art, during a breathing session... just so I don't feel hate. I take the hands on the clock and put them in a straight jacket so I can try to control . Keep my mind busy... Keep my mind busy... If the voices are in my head, then my existence is only in yours. And there are times that I'm not allowed to write poetry anymore... As if my pen gets claustrophobic when I wrap my fingers around it. As if my pen has been raped so many times that it shivers the second I try to touch it. For writing poetry is the best example of death breeding life. The pen must lose its blood, in order for me to create. The pen must die, in order for my words to live. If only it knew, that its ink will now be tattooed onto the paper. That its ink will now be painting a timeless piece of art in my brain. That its ink will now become a sound vibration through my voice. That its ink will go from its safe shell, leading a meaningless life... into the eardrums of complete strangers, creating internal rhythms of motivation. You are a hero, my pen. And you will never be forgotten. Through poetry, you will live forever. Through time, you will ripple waves of inspiration. It doesn't take melting rainbows for me to see beauty. Because even the colorblind can play games of chess.
Published Works
HomeStead Review Death to Apollo
Awards
-National Spelling Bee Finalist -Nuyorican Slam Champion -NJ State Slam Champion -Arizona Slam Champion -Arcosanti Team Winners (Tempe) -PoExplosion 3 Team Winners (Sedona) -13 time Mill's End Slam Champion -2007 Billboard Awards -#1 Voted Artist on MTV2.COM's (On The Rise Contest) -#1 Voted Poet on MyYearBook.com
References
TravelingPoet.com Myspace.com/ApolloPoetry
