William Evans
Poetry /
Storytelling
William Evans is a writer, instructor and performer from Columbus, OH. As the founder of the Writing Wrongs Poetry Slam (September ’08), William has created the largest weekly poetry open mic currently operating in the city. William also founded the NuGrowth Youth Poetry Slam in Columbus, OH in addition to hosting the first ever Columbus All District High School Poetry Slam in April 2009.
As an artist, William is one the most successful performance poets to come from Columbus and the state of Ohio as a whole. He is currently the 18th ranked performance poet in the world according to Poetry Slam Inc. He finished11th overall as a Finalist at the 2009 Individual World Poetry Slam (IWPS). He has been a member of a Columbus National Poetry Slam team five consecutive years (winning the Grand Slam twice) as well as being a representative for the IWPS in Vancouver, 2007 finishing 22nd. He has also shared the stage with iconic notables such as Chuck D, Cornell West and Sonia Sanchez..
William released his first full-length manuscript, In the Event You are Caught Behind Enemy Lines in August 2009 on Penmanship Books of Brooklyn, NY. Previous to that, he released a chapbook, Humble Shell Casings on JK Publishing in addition to two poetry CDs: Living in the Hour Glass (2006) and Measure (2007).
Currently, William tours the country and facilitates writing workshops thru Projecting Murals LLC, a non-profit organization that connects facilities such as schools, community centers & correctional facilities to artists from the community. He founded the company in April 2009.
As an artist, William is one the most successful performance poets to come from Columbus and the state of Ohio as a whole. He is currently the 18th ranked performance poet in the world according to Poetry Slam Inc. He finished11th overall as a Finalist at the 2009 Individual World Poetry Slam (IWPS). He has been a member of a Columbus National Poetry Slam team five consecutive years (winning the Grand Slam twice) as well as being a representative for the IWPS in Vancouver, 2007 finishing 22nd. He has also shared the stage with iconic notables such as Chuck D, Cornell West and Sonia Sanchez..
William released his first full-length manuscript, In the Event You are Caught Behind Enemy Lines in August 2009 on Penmanship Books of Brooklyn, NY. Previous to that, he released a chapbook, Humble Shell Casings on JK Publishing in addition to two poetry CDs: Living in the Hour Glass (2006) and Measure (2007).
Currently, William tours the country and facilitates writing workshops thru Projecting Murals LLC, a non-profit organization that connects facilities such as schools, community centers & correctional facilities to artists from the community. He founded the company in April 2009.