Ryler Dustin
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Ryler Dustin helped establish the Basement Poetry Series in his hometown of Bellingham, Washingotn, edited the literary magazine Jeopardy, and has twice been on the Seattle Slam Team. He's competed on the final stage of the Individual World Poetry Slam and is a winner of the Evergreen Invitational Slam and the Bart Baxter competition. He's also won the Sue C Boynton Award, the Verlaine Prize from Inprint, and twice been nominatd for a Pushcart Prize. He's currently and MFA student at the University of Houston, where he teaches and serves as Assistant Poetry Editor for Gulf Coast.
His book, "Heavy Lead Birdsong," was released by Write Bloody and can be found at Houston's Domi and Brazos bookstores, Bellingham's Village Books, and WriteBloody.com.
"Ryler Dustin is hand's down the most exciting young poet I have encountered in ten years of coast-to-coast travels through the poetry underground." - Jack McCarthy, Poetry Slam Legend featured on "Slam Nation"
"Ryler sees nearly 360 degrees." - Buddy Wakefield, two time Individual World Poetry Slam champion
"For the first time I actually liked a poem." - Dallas Quick, Mrs. Nichol's Eight Grade Class
Ryler's book available from Write Bloody:
Opening for Saul Williams on YouTube:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DSSXJZKIa0
Reading for Taping for the Blind's "Poet's Corner:"
www.tapingfortheblind.org/Audio_Archives/Poets%20Corner/POET_DUSTIN,RYLE...
MySpace with audio files:
Glenn Shaheen's Poetry Blog featuring Ryler Dustin and others:
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Feb 13, 2010
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