Antwian M. Crawford

Antwian M. Crawford pen named Intellect, is a Poet and is the author of a book of poetry called A Look Into My Third Eye. He is also the creator of the which has been in existence since July, 2000 and officially turned into a 501(c)3 Non-Profit Organization in 2007. Mr. Crawford is also a Project Manager for an Architectural Firm in South Florida, among many other things. He was born in Jersey City, New Jersey (Dirty Jersey) but was raised in Radford, Virginia. He now resides in South Florida since 1993 after moving from Newton, North Carolina. Poetry has been his passion since Eric B. was president in 1986 and he uses it as a form of self-expression due to the limitless potential of creativity that comes from writing. Antwian goes on to say that whether it be hip-hop, poetry, spoken word or anything that uses the art of expression through words, whether written or verbal, it is considered to be poetry because it all fits under the same poetic umbrella.
Mr. Crawford has made a living using the creative side of his brain through the art of Architecture and Poetry and brings at least 15 years of professional experience to the table. He feels that poetry does not get the respect that it deserves across the board due to its lack of professionalism which chokes the art form from within. He goes on to say, “Not showing up for performances, being late for meetings or publicly “acting a fool” does not a professional poet make. It’s time to hold ourselves accountable for who we are and the things that we do and the excuse of “that’s what poets do” just won’t do anymore.” Lastly, the Founder of The Underground Poet’s Society, Inc. says that we owe it to ourselves to step our game up as poets, as professionals and as a people, because everything that we’ve done in the past can be used in what we do in the present which, in turn, leaves a mark on our legacy.
Antwian's words have been recited on stages, at poetry venues and on radio stations as far away as Lagos, Nigeria. His work has been admired and even studied in High Schools and at Colleges across the country. Student's have written papers on his work and he receives tons of emails from readers expressing their appreciation of his poetry from all over the world. He is currently working on his latest book called Third "Eye"solated...
Favorite Quote:
"I've known both misery and happiness... lived in so many different skins, it is impossible for one skin to claim me." - Gordon Parks
Poetic Achievements
*Created - The Underground Poet's Society (The Un.P.S.) - (July 2000)
*Featured Writer of the Month - TimBookTu - (November 2000)
*Created - The Un.P.S. On-Line Open Mic - (2001)
*Featured Poet in TimBookTu Anthology - Journey to TimBookTu: An African-American Poetic Odyssey - (2001)
*Poet of The Month - Wordsport.com - (April 2001)
*Contest Winner - Def Poetry Jam Web Site - (May 2001)
*Contest Winner - The Dream Chaser Poets Society (DCPS) - (January 2002)
*Guest Poet for Black History Month - PoeticallySpeaking.net - (February 2002).
*Featured Poet - Powertalk FM - The Spoken Word Hour (March 2005)
*Published his first Poetry Book - A Look Into My Third Eye - (May 2005)
*Featured Guest Artist/Poet of the Month - The Black Poetry Cafe - (July 2005)
*Poet of the Month - NubianPoets.com - (July 2005)
*Slam Idol Winner - Slam Idol Podcast - Contest 3 (2006)
*Featured Poet - Virginia Tech Magazine - Memorial Issue (May 2007)
*Featured Poet - Bodies At Rest - Show No. 18 (May 2006) & Show No. 23 (October 2007)
*Founded - The Underground Poet's Society, Inc. - An official 501(c)(3) Non-Profit Corporation (2007)
*Poem about the Virginia Tech Tragedy called "Virginia Tech" featured in - The Archiver (Winter/Spring Issue) - Virginia Tech's Educational & Upward Bound Newsletter (February 2008)
*YUR Magazine feature - (April 2008)
*Started The Underground Poet's Society, Inc. National Poetry Conference 2008 - (May 2008)
*Featured Event - The Underground Poet's Society, Inc. National Poetry Conference 2008 - South Florida Sun-Sentinel (May 2008)
*Started The Underground Poet's Society, Inc. Variety Show aboard the SeaEscape Cruise Ship - (May 2008)
*Featured Writer - Toronto Poets SNL (Saturday Night Love) Newsletter located in Toronto, Canada. (April 2009)
*Featured Poet - Jackknife Express, which is a poetry broadside done twice a year and distributed to over 84 targets from Berlin to LA. (April 2009)
*Featured Event - The Underground Poet's Society, Inc. National Poetry Conference 2009 - Broward / Palm Beach New Times (June 2009)
*Featured Business Owner - Business in the Black hosted by Twanda Black, KISS 104.1 Atlanta - (June 2009)
*Hosted The Underground Poet's Society, Inc. National Poetry Conference 2009 - (June 2009)
*Started the Cause, Support Starving Artists: The Underground Poet's Society, Inc. - (July 2009)
*Featured Poet in honor of National Poetry Month - The Poetry Corner WJAB 90.9FM Huntsville, Alabama at Alabama A&M University - (April 2010)

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