In an effort to bring poets and audiences closer together we’re starting a new web series called The Blah Poetry Spot presents Words and Sh*t!

Each week we’ll be featuring and interviewing a author for our audiences so that you can get to know the person behind the poetry!

This week we kick it off with Write Art Out’s own Executive Director, former PuroSlam Champion, and National Poetry Slam winner Rooster Martinez!!! This was taped at the beginning of April after a couple of weeks of sheltering in place, so we talk about his work, how he's getting through quarantine, the future, the NBA, and more!

C.L. "Rooster" Martinez is a writer and spoken word poet from San Antonio, Texas. He earned an MA/MFA from the Creative Writing, Literature & Social Justice Program at Our Lady of the Lake University. In 2011, Rooster co-founded the Blah Poetry Spot, an open mic poetry event and community organization. His works have been published in Write About Now Poetry, Button Poetry, The Huffington Post Latino Voices, Pittsburgh Poetry Review, Pilgrimage Press, Fifth Wednesday Journal, and the Accents Review.

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