Mayda Del Valle Biography

Mayda del Valle, who was named one of 20 women on Oprah's first O Power List, has been described as having "a way with words" by the Chicago Sun-Times. Indeed, the renowned performance poet is a force to be reckoned with. She was the first Latina to win the 2001 National Poetry Slam Individual Championship after winning the 2001 Nuyorican Grand Slam Championship. Del Valle has appeared on HBO's Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry several times, and was an original cast member and contributing writer in the Tony Award-winning Broadway production of Russell Simmons Def Poetry Jam. She was also a part of Norman Lear's Declare Yourself Spoken Word Tour, a nationwide effort to urge young people to vote in the 2004 presidential election. Del Valle has also earned a name for herself outside of the poetry field. Her one-woman play The Insecurities of an Eagle earned an Audience Favorite Award at NYC's 3rd Annual Downtown Urban Theatre Festival, and as an Artist in Residence with Youth Speaks, she just performed an excerpt of a new show Salida as part of the Living Word Festival. She's been featured in Latina, The Source, and the New York Times, and she's performed for President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama. Del Valle is a singular, strong voice that blends deeply personal and thought-provoking work with Hip Hop culture's rhythm and pulse.

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