Featured Poem on ILL List Vol 1 DVD

"Employee of the Month"
"Empress"
"Colony"

Rupert Estanislao

"We wanted a strong start to the season. He was such a strong voice, so talented, that we had to put him on the season three series premiere." - Stan Lathan, Executive Producer, HBO's Russel Simmons presents Def Poetry (Rupert's show was Friday, April 4th, 2003.)
Rupert holds Quezon City, Philippines close to his heart and pens his immigration and experiences from his native home into performance poetry. Since coming to America in 1993, he has become a favorite on the national performance poetry scene and the frontman for the multi-racial and bilingual hardcore band ESKAPO (and as a result, screams a lot in Tagalog and English). An immigrant, a punk, a perpetual novice who wishes to learn poetry from life on a day-to-day basis, he writes from beauty and brutality - attempting to pen
his experiences from two cultures into the language of poetry.
Honors, Awards, and Stagemates: HBO's Russell Simmons presents Def Poetry (Season Three) Radio appearances on NPR (Pacific Time) and Pacifica (Flashpoints) Berkeley Slam Team (2002, 2003)
West Coast Regional Slam Team Champion ensemble member, The Suicide Kings and Proletariat Bronze

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