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.
Alvin Lau's Profile
Member Since: 2006