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Lindo Jones: Exploring Life and Masculinity - Spoken Word Poetry as a Tool and Superpower

February 22, 2022 • Row House

Lindo Jones is a Spoken Word Artist, Creator of LindoYes! Clothing Line, and an Event Host who was born and raised in Uptown Philadelphia, PA. He is an unapologetically Black fusion of theatrical poetics and visual art, whose work addresses the constructs of love, masculinity and social injustice. Lindo builds curriculum to help youth express themselves through creative writing, visual arts, and performing arts, centered around social activism and personal development.

In the conversation today, Lindo shares some insights about a book he’s reading on apologizing. He talks about Black superheroes and his own personal superpowers. Lindo tells us about his creative process, and about how imagination has no budget. We hear about how Lindo is helping support students, offering and sharing his superpowers as tools to carry through our lives. He expands on social anxiety and how this has played into his spoken word poetry, and what a “flash of Genius” is!

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Lindo’s Website: LindoYes.com

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