Author Archives: dansully

Haiku for you…

Posted on March 13, 2013 by dansully

Last week, as writers tend to do, I hit a bit of writer’s block. To force myself to write something, I challenged myself to a deadline. I posted a Facebook status that stated I would write a haiku for each … Continue reading →

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Roger Bonair-Agard performs at Urban Sandbox

Posted on November 9, 2012 by dansully

Posted in YouTube | Tagged Chicago, Louder Than a Bomb, open mic, Poetry, Roger Bonair-Agard, Slam, urban sandbox | Leave a comment

Natalie Richardson Live at Urban Sandbox

Posted on October 30, 2012 by dansully

National Youth Poet Laureate, Oak Park River Forest High School Slam Team member, and Louder Than a Bomb participant Natalie Richardson performs her poem The Things My Mother Craved live at the Urban Sandbox on Friday October 12th, 2012. To find … Continue reading →

Posted in Reading, YouTube | Tagged Chicago, Louder Than a Bomb, LTAB, Natalie Richardson, oak park river forest high school, poem, poet, Poetry, Slam, urban sandbox | Leave a comment

The NBA is making fun of me.

Posted on October 25, 2012 by dansully

Yesterday, Tom Hanks was making fun of me. Today, The New York Knicks take a stab. At least Poetry Slam is in the public eye enough to get the NBA’s attention. Iman Shumpert, point guard for the Knicks was one … Continue reading →

Posted in Reading, YouTube | Tagged bullying, iman shumpert, new york knicks, oak park river forest, poetry slam, spoken word, teasing, tom hanks | Leave a comment

Tom Hanks is making fun of me.

Posted on October 24, 2012 by dansully

Posted in YouTube | Tagged Jimmy Fallon, Poetry, Slam, tom hanks | 1 Comment

Urban Sandbox – March 2012

Posted on March 6, 2012 by dansully

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Urban Sandbox Friday February 10th!

Posted on February 7, 2012 by dansully

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Of This Red Blood: For The Bulls, Derrick Rose, and Chicago

Posted on April 16, 2011 by dansully

Here’s a piece I wrote for MVP candidate Derrick Rose. I am of this city. I love it so much. This is dedicated to my Chicagoans and my Bulls. To download the song for free right click here: Of This … Continue reading →

Posted in YouTube | Tagged Basketball, Bulls, Chicago, Chicago Bulls, D. Rose, Dan "Sully" Sullivan, Derrick Rose, MVP, NBA, Poetry | Leave a comment

Oak Park River Forest High School: Louder Than a Bomb

Posted on March 10, 2011 by dansully

Louder Than a Bomb is the Chicagoland area youth poetry slam. It’s put on by a wonderful organization called Young Chicago Authors (www.youngchicagoauthors.org). You may have heard about them recently because of Mayor Rahm Emmanuel’s generous donation to the non-profit. … Continue reading →

Posted in YouTube | Tagged Cailynn C'mone, Christian Robinson, David Gilmer, High School, Kris Murray, Louder Than a Bomb, LTAB, Milton McKinney, Natalie Richardson, Oak Park, Peter Kahn, Poetry, Raven Hogue, River Forest, Sherry Reuter, Slam | 2 Comments

14th Anniversary of Notorious B.I.G.’s Passing

Posted on March 9, 2011 by dansully

“The greatest rapper of all time died on March 9th/God bless his soul rest in peace kid/It’s because of him now at least I know what beef is.” -Canibus I didn’t listen to much music until I hit middle school; … Continue reading →

Posted in YouTube | Tagged Biggie, Biggie Smallz, Black Star, Canibus, Danny Hoch, gangster rap, Hip Hop, March 9th, Mos Def, Notorious B.I.G., Poetry, Skateboard, Skateboarding, Talib Kweli, White Boys | Leave a comment