"Here to manipulate emotion out of your hearts onto your faces..." - SION
Originally from East Greenwich, Rhode Island, SION has been performing spoken word poetry around the world since 2007. His work has been heavily influenced by underground hip-hop where its focus is lyrical prowess; flexing one's creativity stanza by stanza in the hopes a painting a picture and evoking sentiment from your audience. SION has honed his craft in the same light to bring his audience outside of their normal day-to-day, which has afforded him with numerous feature opportunities both within the U.S. and abroad.
Having been featured at numerous poetry events in Orlando and Providence, and at poetry slams in London, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Jerusalem, Vienna and various cities in Germany (where he currently resides); his body of work has been highly influenced by his life abroad. With poetry slam victories in London and Providence, his most prized poetic accolade includes his selection as a Finalist to compete for the Providence Poetry Slam Team in 2011. SION hosted his own poetry events in Italy in 2010, and an open mic for 6 years (2012-2018) in Germany. Working with fellow artists and friends, he is working to further solidify its presence within the creative community.
Below is a poetic CV to highlight his career, tenure in the scene and wonderful travel performance opportunities...
Accolades
· Finalist - Kaiserslautern Poetry Slam - 12/3/2013 - Kaiserslautern, Germany
· Finalist - Providence Poetry Grand Slam - 5/2011 - Providence, RI USA
· Winner - The Spot Underground Slam - 4/4/2011 - Providence, RI USA
· Winner - Providence Poetry Slam - 12/2010 - Providence, RI USA
· Winner - Providence Poetry Slam - 12/2009 - Providence, RI USA
· Winner - Farrago "Love" Slam - 2/2008 - London, England
Work with Students/Schools
· Landstuhl Middle School - 6/1/2012 - Landstuhl, Germany
· Woonsocket High School - 4/17/2011 - Woonsocket, RI USA
· St. Patrick School - 8/23/2010 - Singapore
Poetry Events Hosted
· Soul Sophistication - 2/2014 to 2/2018 - Club E’ - Ramstein, Germany
· Morris and Friends Farewell Concert - 5/14/2016 - Ramstein, Germany
· Freiraum 1.0 German/American Slam - 10/7/2014 - Kaiserslautern, Germany
· ::NOSTALGIA:: - March-May 2010 - Caffé Nuovo - Pordenone, Italy
Features
· Lange Nacht Der Kultur - 6/24/2017 - Kaiserslautern, Germany
· POETRY SLAM BADEN-BADEN - 9/22/2016 - Baden-Baden, Germany
· Morris and Friends Farewell Concert - 5/14/2016 - Ramstein, Germany
· Farrago Poetry Slam - 4/21/2016 - London, England
· Temporäre Produzentengalerie - 4/2/2016 - Kaiserslautern, Germany
· Rheinland-Pfalz Regional Slam - 10/17/2015 - Kaiserslautern, Germany
· Lange Nacht Der Kultur - 6/13/2015 - Kaiserslautern, Germany
· Freiraum 1.0 German/American Slam - 10/7/2014 - Kaiserslautern, Germany
· FREIRÄUME Kulturfest - 5/17/2014 - Kaiserslautern, Germany
· Words of the World - 6/20, 8/12 & 12/8/2012 - Kaiserslautern, Germany
· Rheinland-Pfalz/Saarland Regional Slam - 10/26/2012 - Landau, Germany
· ReSlam the Q-Kaff - 4/24/2012 - Mainz, Germany
· Trier Poetry Slam - 4/21/2012 - Trier, Germany
· Mark Seawell PhotoWorld Exhibition - 4/21/2012 - Ramstein, Germany
· PoetryKUS: Der Kuseler Poetry Slam - 4/20/2012 - Kusel, Germany
· Melovin Vino's Wine Tasting Dinner - 2/25/2012 - Heidelberg, Germany
· TextStrom Poetry Slam - 12/28/2011 - Vienna, Austria
· The SPOT Underground Slam - 5/2/2011 - Providence, RI USA
· Café S.O.U.L. - 4/23/2011 - Providence, RI USA
· Got Poetry? Live - 4/12/2011 - Providence, RI USA
· The Roots Café - 3/31/2011 - Providence, RI USA
· Spoken Word Revolution - 3/11 & 2/8/2011 & 12/2009 - Orlando, FL USA
· Jerusalem Poetry Slam - 11/21/2010 - Jerusalem, Israel
· MapKL Poetry Slam - 8/27/2010 - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
· Sound UP! - 8/20/2010 - Telok Ayer Performing Arts Center, Singapore
· Farrago Poetry Slam - 7/24/2008 & 10/26/2008 - London, England