Brian Omni Dillon
Biography:
Brian Omni Dillon is a spoken word poet, author, educator, and organizer from New York City. Currently a professor of spoken word and performance poetry at NYU's Gallatin School, he is the coach of the four-time regional champion SUNY New Paltz Slam Team which is currently ranked in the top ten slam teams in the nation. His debut novel "Eat The Rich" will be published in the summer of 2010 by DefWords Press. Omni is a 2010 Nuyorican and Urbana Grand Slam Finalist and a member of the 2010 Urbana National Slam Team. He has performed, competed, and spoken at colleges, prisons, homeless shelters, rehabilitation facilities, hospitals, high schools, churches, and theatres from Los Angeles to Montreal, from Chicago to Florida, San Francisco to Wisconsin. In his free-time, Omni is an afficianado of youth ice hockey, designer lighting, and bad music.
E-Mail:
omni@intangiblecollective.com
Blog:
brianomnidillon.tumblr.com