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The beginning of my poetic journey started with me performing in front of four or five people and trying to captivate their time,” he told USA Today. poems are the product of his findings. Brandon Leake proves that there is power in words.
… I really want my art to be a reflection of the times, but also an aspiration of what the times can become.”. These poems are the product of his findings. Brandon Leake is an award-winning spoken word poet, artistic educator and motivational speaker from Stockton, California. Mandel said his Golden Buzzer winner left him “speechless.”.
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The lack of an “AGT” audience “was like stepping back in time to say, ‘Brandon, you remember this feeling trying to get three people to pay attention to you? “This has been a hard time for all of us, but I thought that the win and the vote for him has given me and the world hope. Leake, a Stockton native who graduated from Edison High, first starting writing poetry in middle school at Commodore Stockton Skills School, but focused more on sports as he grew older. A spoken-word poet “is something you would not have thought of. He is also the founder and CEO of Called To Move - CTM. It grew to include Major Jackson, Carl Phillips, Tisa Bryant and Kevin Young, along with Pulitzer Prize winners Tracy K. Smith and Natasha Tretheway, who was also honored as the poet laureate of the United States.
In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. Being born and raised to a single parent household with his mother, Carla Leake-Gibson, Brandon was accustomed to the complexities of playing this game of life with the decks stacked against you. He often speaks of his struggles growing up in south Stockton amid a difficult home life, and inspiring youth is a big part of what Leake, 27, a teacher and counselor, devotes his life to. And this is what’s missing right now: understanding, humanity and justice,” Mandel told USA Today. It was a poignant finish to an unprecedented season riddled with COVID-19 restrictions, injuries and illness. Don’t miss this powerful poem from Brandon Leake, performing at IWPS 2019 in San Diego, CA. Poems written with no intent to be performed or rehearsed, but for cathartic purposes. America's Got Talent Season 15 has been different in a lot of ways. He earned him the coveted Golden Buzzer from Mandel, a groundbreaking moment for the spoken word community. Brandon Leake's poetry is impactful, spiritual, and it can move me to my core, but is that what I'm trying to have happen to me while on vacation in Las Vegas? “It isn’t really a political statement – it’s my mother’s desire for me to make it home,” he said. I don’t normally read poetry. Leake shared a little of his journey to “AGT” leading up to the finale and what it took to get there. This journey came with its many trials from the loss of integral members of his family and abusive home life, but these trails mixed with this spiritual collegiate journey would soon blossom into a beautiful poetic journey. Spoken word never gets top billing. As the minutes counted down, Silva was eliminated, then Battaglia. Christopher Nolan Handwrites Travis Scott A Sweet Note As Rapper’s New Video Gets IMAX Debut, 2020 Fall TV Premiere Schedule: List Of New And Returning Shows, Enter For A Chance To Win $3500 To Upgrade Your Streaming Setup, How Chris Rock Handled His First Tonight Show Visit After Jimmy Fallon’s Blackface Backlash. (Then) someone like him just walks in and pulls the rug out from under your feet.”. Adds An Empire Star To Tackle Police Reform In Season 8, Kajillionaire Interviews with Evan Rachel Wood, Gina Rodriguez and Miranda July, The Broken Hearts Gallery Interviews with Dacre Montgomery, Geraldine Viswanathan & Natalie Krinsky, Tenet Interview: Elizabeth Debicki Talks Christopher Nolan, Car Chases And More, Scream 5 Has Already Hit A COVID-Related Setback.