Category Archives: YouTube

Write Bloody Publishing Finalist

Posted on May 23, 2013 by dansully

Each year, Write Bloody Publishing holds an open competition. Hundreds of people submit three poems in hopes of becoming one of about 25 finalists. Those 25 then submit their full manuscripts in hopes of being one of about 4 to … Continue reading →

Posted in Publishing, Reading, YouTube | Tagged Poetry, poetry slam, publishing, whitney, wife, Write Bloody, youtube | Leave a comment

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

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