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Maurice "Soulfighter" Taylor is a Lyricist, Spokenword artists, Dj who dabs in Photography, Videography as a grassroots cultural organizer working to bring community together via cultural expression and giving other artists doing the same a platform to be seen and heard on the Poetic Recovery Platform.
Poets Soulfighter uese culture to encourage healing and addressing social political issues plaguing our communities. Founder of Community Against Hate to educate and Poetic Recovery is the space and platform for healing and being heard. Has been involved in community cultural work for the last 30 years. Performing at area colleges and universities I have performed at Harvard University, Indiana University, 2010 Social Forum. I created an after school poetry/hip hop program called P.E,A,C,E for k-5 students at Elias Brookings Elementary school.
EDUCATION:
- Associates - Computer Systems Engineering: Springfield Technical Community College
- Bachelor – Liberal Studies: Westfield State Universities
CULTURAL POSITIONS:
- Director of the East Coast Hip Hop Congress / North East Region Hip Hop Congress
- Founder of Poetic Recovery Cultural Exchange: An Open Mic and cultural space where different artists connect for cultural exchange and encourage healing to facilitate connecting ,build community, and cultural healing from social political issues, trauma through reading, cultural expressions,
PERFORMANCES
- 1997: Created African American Cultural Society at Springfield Technical Community College.
- 1998: Created Community Against Hate.
- 1999: United Nations. Performed for Economic Human Rights Campaign during March for Our lives. http://economichumanrights.org
- 2000: Hartford Poetry Slam Team. Maurice was a member of the
- Hartford Poetry slam team which came in 16thin Providence Rhode Island.
- 2000: Performed and organized artists to perform at the United States Social Forum on behalf of the Economic Human Rights Campaign.
- 2000 – 2005 Voices For the Voiceless. Maurice has had the honor to perform at Voice For The Voiceless for 5 years in a row created by Jaime “Shaggy” Flores, sponsored by La Causa at Amherst College in Amherst, Ma.
- 2006: Tent State University @ Umass organized panel and performance.
- 2006: Created Poetic Recovery first Open Mic was in Northampton, Ma.
- 2007: Featured in article in for Valley poetry on MassLive
- http://blog.masslive.com/valleypoetry/2007/09/maurice_soulfighter_taylor.html
- 2008: Competed for the Main Springfield Library poetry slam and won.
- 2009: Performed at Obama inauguration celebration at American International College in
- Springfield, Ma
- 2010: Co-founded P.E.A.C.E (Peace through Education Acceptance Courage and Expression) with Gianna Allentuck Adjustment counselor at Elias Brookings. https://valleyadvocate.com/2010/07/29/soulfighting-man/
- 2010: Performs at Justice for Charles event, a Movement he supported.
- 2010: Created the Poetic Recovery radio show at Westfield State University.
- 2011: Co-Created P.E.A.C.E, Peace through Education Acceptance Courage and Expression poetry program with Gianna Allentuck, Student Adjustment counselor at Elias Brookings elementary school .That teaches elementary students in the most violent part of Springfield, Ma to express themselves through poetry to lessen the impact of the trauma of violence.
- 2013: Performed at Trayvon Martin Rally in Northampton
- 2016: Performs Improv with Philly Street Symphony
- 2017: Performed at Trumps Anti-Inauguration event at Flywheel in Easthampton, Ma.
- 2018: Developed DVD project for The Movement Project so they can promote themselves.
- 2019: Poetic Recovery resides in 3 different locations. Springfield, Ma, Holyoke, Ma, and Easthampton, Ma. www.poeticrecovery.net
- Gazzette article https://www.gazettenet.com/Poetic-Recovery--Hampshire-Life- 22513426
- 2019: Developed a mini document about Spotlight Entertainment artist Kaliyah, titled "Coming for Age" https://studio.youtube.com/video/1LLFxUBGUUw/edit
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GOING ON 20 YEARS OF CHANGING THE NARRATIVE OF BLACK CULTURE VIA CULTURAL EXPRESSION & BLACK HISTORY AND CIVIL ENGAGEMENT WORKSHOPS, ENCOURAGING HEALING & RECOVERY FROM TRAUMA, ALCOHOLISM, ADDICTION, DV, AND CREATING SPACE FOR ABUSED FOSTER CHILDREN TO SPEAK AND BE HEARD. POETIC RECOVERY HAS GROWN TO BECOME A NETWORK AND COMMUNITY THAT INSPIRES PEOPLE ONCE THOUGHT TO BE BROKEN, WHEN ALL THAT WAS NEEDED WAS SPACE TO FIND SELF AND EACH OTHER. POETIC RECOVERY ENCOURAGES HEALING AND RECOVERY THOUGH CULTURAL EXPRESSION WHICH HAS INSPIRED MANY AND CREATED A CURRENT OF HEALTHY ACTION. COME GET SWEPT AWAY
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Poetic Recovery has a fiscal agent Hip Hop Congress.
Hip Hop Congress 95-4822739
On Sept 27th 2024, Poetic Recovery will present “Cultural Healing” featuring keynote speaker,world famous Dj Johnny Juice, who is not only an iconic Rock N Roll Hall of Fame Inductee and member of the iconic Hip Hop group Public Enemy, he also works a full time job. Dj Johnny Juice’s Full Time employment and global fame allow us to speak to youth and their parents about the responsibility we have to our communities and ourselves with being an accomplished artist, and this can be done while being gainfully employed and without nefarious, destructive, abusive behaviors to one self and community.
One of the greatest results of the exploitation and appropriation of Hip Hop culture is the increase of murder, abuse to women, and self destructive behavior in all our communities, especially Black and Brown communities. As a result, too many youth today want to be famous rap artists, thinking that being an artist will make them rich and that the way to get there is joining a gang, selling drugs, and disrespecting women. Part of my work as the founder of Poetic Recovery has been to change that narrative. While other youth struggle to find positive outlets, of which there are few, I have worked with both populations of youth to help maximize positive impact on their lives, our communities, and the world through cultural education and opportunities. With your support, we can expand that work to re-educate and increase opportunities, and I have the network of over 600 individuals and organizations to get it done. While this will not be our first Cultural/Hip Hop community conference, this one comes with the once in a lifetime opportunity to access cultural projects with world famous artists to help bring positive attention to local artists in their youth, recovery, and older age with positive messages. With your support, these projects will be a great success.
Approximately 20 years ago, I founded this Alcohol and drug free open mic I called Poetic Recovery to be an aide for those like myself in recovery from alcoholism, addiction and trauma from the foster system due to various levels of abuse. This open mic has led to the development of artists with performances that encourage peace, education, healing, and recovery while developing a compassionate and healthy community. In that time, I was the North East Regional Director of Hip Hop Congress, worked with national social and human rights organizations, performed on stage for Wyclef James at Amherst College, Performed for Pete Seegar and Bernice Johnson Reagon (Founder of world famous Sweet Honey on the rock) at Marlboro College in Ct. Under my leadership, Poetic Recovery has grown from our open mics, events, and workshops to a national network with a virtual Cultural Exchange social media website that has over 600 organizations and members (www.poeticrecovery.us) and an online radio station to support the artists (www.poeticrecoveryradio.com). We are currently getting some of the work done, and with your support, we will do even more. You can donate by clicking here or contacting me directly at
For more information about me you can go to www.mcsoulfighter.com and for more information on Poetic Recovery you can go to www.poeticrecovery.net. To donate, please scan the QR code above.
Thank you
Sincerely
Maurice Taylor
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