Def Jam Poet to Perform Feb. 26

Georgia Me, a def jam poet from Atlanta, Ga., who has been featured on "Def Poetry Jam" on HBO and on Broadway, will perform at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 26, in the Old Main Room at Illinois State University's Bone Student Center.   Admission is free and open to the public, sponsored by Diversity Advocacy.

Born Tamika Harper, Georgia Me became a poet a few years after graduating from high school.  She was discovered by a producer of HBO's "Def Comedy Jam" after being names Poetry Slam Champ of Atlanta in 2001.  She appeared on the Simmons show three times and then joined the 10-member company that took the show to Broadway.  She also has played the Aspen Comedy Festival, toured Europe with "Def Poetry Jam" and performed on the 2003 Tony Awards program.

Georgia Me has done readings with Danny Glover, Phylicia Rashad and Jeffrey Wright and, while in Scotland with "Def Poetry," was invited to appear in "The Vagina Monologues." Her work was published in 'Russell Simmons Def Poetry Jam on Broadway," a book of poems and interviews.