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Buddy Wakefield
Buddy Wakefield (born June 4, 1974) is an American poet, three-time world champion spoken word artist, and the most toured performance poet in history. His latest works have been released by Righteous Babe Records (album) and Write Bloody Publishing (books). He has lived in Sanborn, New York, Baytown, Texas, Seattle, Washington, Los Angeles, California, and currently lives in Porto, Portugal.
Buddy Wakefield (born Kenneth Zane Beasley III) was born in Shreveport, Louisiana and raised in Baytown, Texas. Upon being adopted by a stepfather in 1979, his name was changed to Buddy Marshall Stevens before finally becoming Buddy Wakefield in 2003.
In 2001, he left his position as an executive assistant for a biomedical firm in Gig Harbor, Washington, sold or gave away everything he owned, and moved into a Honda Civic to tour North American poetry venues.
In 2004 and again in 2005, Buddy Wakefield won the Individual World Poetry Slam Championship title, becoming the first poet to win the title two consecutive years. Wakefield has been a member of several poetry slam teams, including Team Seattle in 2006 and 2007. When asked about his thoughts on "Poetry Slam" and "Slam Poetry," Wakefield responded:
"Poetry Slam" is an effective gimmick to get folks excited about poetry. It’s the competitive art of spoken word. It’s a competition, judged and so on. It’s accessible to everyone, and a great starting point for many... It’s an event available to every voice, no exclusions ... I’ve been watching at close range since 1998. The styles of the poems entered into Poetry Slams are clearly infinite in scope.
In addition to touring the world solo, Wakefield has also been a core member of several traveling poetry groups, including 2007's Solomon Sparrow's Electric Whale Revival, 2008's Junkyard Ghost Revival, 2009's Elephant Engine High Dive Revival and 2010's Night Kite Revival, where he shared the stage with poets such as Derrick Brown, Anis Mojgani, Andrea Gibson and Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz, among others. Wakefield has performed his poetry in every state in the U.S. except North Dakota. On purpose.
Wakefield was the first author released on Write Bloody Publishing founded by Derrick C. Brown. He has published five subsequent books with Write Bloody Publishing: Some They Can't Contain (2004, originally The Wordsmith Press; reissued by Write Bloody Publishing), Live for a Living (2007, Write Bloody Publishing), Gentleman Practice (2011, Write Bloody Publishing) and Stunt Water: The Buddy Wakefield Reader 1991-2011 (2015, Write Bloody Publishing).
Wakefield and Stephen Snook have published an entertaining table book on chicken rearing: Henhouse: The International Book for Chickens and Their Lovers (2012, Write Bloody Publishing) ISBN 978-1-938912-05-4
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Buddy Wakefield
Buddy Wakefield (born June 4, 1974) is an American poet, three-time world champion spoken word artist, and the most toured performance poet in history. His latest works have been released by Righteous Babe Records (album) and Write Bloody Publishing (books). He has lived in Sanborn, New York, Baytown, Texas, Seattle, Washington, Los Angeles, California, and currently lives in Porto, Portugal.
Buddy Wakefield (born Kenneth Zane Beasley III) was born in Shreveport, Louisiana and raised in Baytown, Texas. Upon being adopted by a stepfather in 1979, his name was changed to Buddy Marshall Stevens before finally becoming Buddy Wakefield in 2003.
In 2001, he left his position as an executive assistant for a biomedical firm in Gig Harbor, Washington, sold or gave away everything he owned, and moved into a Honda Civic to tour North American poetry venues.
In 2004 and again in 2005, Buddy Wakefield won the Individual World Poetry Slam Championship title, becoming the first poet to win the title two consecutive years. Wakefield has been a member of several poetry slam teams, including Team Seattle in 2006 and 2007. When asked about his thoughts on "Poetry Slam" and "Slam Poetry," Wakefield responded:
"Poetry Slam" is an effective gimmick to get folks excited about poetry. It’s the competitive art of spoken word. It’s a competition, judged and so on. It’s accessible to everyone, and a great starting point for many... It’s an event available to every voice, no exclusions ... I’ve been watching at close range since 1998. The styles of the poems entered into Poetry Slams are clearly infinite in scope.
In addition to touring the world solo, Wakefield has also been a core member of several traveling poetry groups, including 2007's Solomon Sparrow's Electric Whale Revival, 2008's Junkyard Ghost Revival, 2009's Elephant Engine High Dive Revival and 2010's Night Kite Revival, where he shared the stage with poets such as Derrick Brown, Anis Mojgani, Andrea Gibson and Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz, among others. Wakefield has performed his poetry in every state in the U.S. except North Dakota. On purpose.
Wakefield was the first author released on Write Bloody Publishing founded by Derrick C. Brown. He has published five subsequent books with Write Bloody Publishing: Some They Can't Contain (2004, originally The Wordsmith Press; reissued by Write Bloody Publishing), Live for a Living (2007, Write Bloody Publishing), Gentleman Practice (2011, Write Bloody Publishing) and Stunt Water: The Buddy Wakefield Reader 1991-2011 (2015, Write Bloody Publishing).
Wakefield and Stephen Snook have published an entertaining table book on chicken rearing: Henhouse: The International Book for Chickens and Their Lovers (2012, Write Bloody Publishing) ISBN 978-1-938912-05-4