Sekou Andrews: The Power of Your Poetic Voice

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Sekou Andrews defies every preconceived notion you might have in your head about the voice and role of poetry in business, society and life. In his words, when he "tells people that, before creating a new inspirational speaker category, he was a successful 'full-time poet,' you would think that he had said 'full-time mermaid,' or 'freelance unicorn' based on the reactions he gets." A former elementary school teacher turned musician, national poetry slam champion, Sekou discovered the power of delivering larger ideas, stories, missions and even strategies to audiences not by traditional keynote or slides or visuals, but by meticulously crafted spoken word performances. He calls this "Poetic…