Everyone has a poem inside of them. Everyone has a story to tell.
“While replete with references to parts of black culture I was not versed in, Darrien also invited me in to explore with him the strange and persistent disconnect between America as I see and America as it is for people of color.
Some of the poems made me laugh out loud! And he has a way of pulling one into the unique flavor of his world that is shocking, unsettling and immensely enjoyable.”
– David Bayard
Kansas City Poetry.
The Uptown Arts Bar was the first stage that ever gave me a voice. It closed down 2 months before this documentary launched and displaced our entire poetry family. Thankfully, Bryce Benlon proactively captured the ambience of our community for an entire year so we could showcase this piece of our history.