Live Poetry Reading with Tiriq Rashad

Tiriq Rashad is a spoken word artist who states that his work is "where poetry lives in rhythm, and rhythm lives in truth."Recently, he unveiled the music video for the album's lead single “No Regrets,” a deeply personal song that sets the tone for Kiss My Art (out 10/17).Opening with the line “Grief hits like a ton of bricks,” “No Regrets” honors his late mother, who died while helping a stranded motorist. It’s a raw entry point into Kiss My Art, which blends spoken word, jazz, and hip-hop to explore grief, healing, and identity. Tiriq’s lived experience inspires the album: the loss of his mother, his brother with cerebral palsy, and, most recently, the devastating loss of a child during pregnancy.His poignant artistry garnered critical acclaim during his TEDx talk, The Power of Innovation Through Compassion, which moved one viewer to say, “My goodness, this man has such talent." Even acclaimed poet Nikki Giovanni has recognized his work, stating that, “Tiriq has vision beyond his years... his poetry is simple but expressed powerfully, and viscerally captures both the universal human experience and the particular struggles of an African American man today”For more information, or to listen to his work, visit his Website, his Bandcamp , or his Instagram.