Performance Poet Robbie Q. Telfer Has First Collection of Work
By The ArchivesPerformance Poet Robbie Q. Telfer Has First Collection of Work
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Poet Robbie Q. Telfer has been working with young students since joining the staff of the teen literacy group, Young Chicago Authors. He’s known for his powerful poetry performances, which have been praised for their self-reflective and humorous qualities. His first published book of poetry—Spiking the Sucker Punch—is out now on Write Bloody Publishing. Telfer stopped by recently to tell Richard Steele how his storytelling skills began.Music Button: Capsula, “Mundi”, from the CD Sense of a Drop, (Waveform)
Related:
Robbie Q. Telfer reads his poem, “Mental Graffiti”
Event:
Book Release Party
Tonight at 8
Chopin Theatre