Alvin Lau is a writer or poetry and prose. An avid competitor, he is a two-time Chicago youth poetry slam champion, two-time national youth poetry slam champion, the Grand Slam Champion of both the Mental Graffiti poetry slam and the Green Mill Poetry Slam, the Midwest regional poetry slam champion, a three-time individual finalist at the National Poetry Slam and Individual World Poetry Slam, and he is currently ranked #2 in the nation individually. He has been featured on the Amnesty International's Spoken Word Tour, HBO's Def Poetry Jam, and dozens of universities and slam venues across the country. He believes that all his success stems from having incredible teachers when he was part of the Young Chicago Authors writing program. Currently, he is working on a new chapbook, his first official CD release, and a planning a college tour with the poet-run talent agency Layman's Lyric. Favorites include red hair, Tequila, and Kanye West.
