Taylor Mali

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Taylor McDowell Mali is an American slam poet and high school teacher. His most popular poems include "What Teachers Make", "Like Lily Like Wilson" and "The the Impotence of Proofreading". Many of his poems are in praise of teaching; he has stated that his goal is to be "the poet laureate of passion in the classroom".

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[edit] Bibliography

  • What Learning Leaves, 2002, Hanover Press
  • Top Secret Slam Strategies
  • Of Fathers, Men, and Other Things, 1993, Kansas State University (Thesis - M.A.)

[edit] Discography

  • Best of NYC-Urbana 2003: The Very Best of 2003
  • Best of NYC-Urbana 2002: Bowery Poetry Club
  • Conviction
  • Best of NYC-Urbana 2001: Spoken Word Underground
  • The Difference Between Left and Wrong
  • Poems from the Like Free Zone

[edit] Filmography

  • Taylor Mali & Friends Live at the Bowery Poetry Club
  • SlamNation - 1998

[edit] External links