Andre Bradford
Slam poet who uses the art form and its raw vulnerability to cultivate transparency and encourage dialogue in the audiences he performs to.
Topic Categories:
- Spoken Word Artist
- Empathy Expert
- Inspirational Speaker
- Author
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Andre Bradford, a.k.a. S.C. Says, is an Austin based slam poet who has been performing slam poetry since 2013. He’s toured and featured at venues, universities, and conferences across the country, and his work has been featured in the Huffington Post, The Edge radio, The Culture Trip, and Blavity. He is a two time Austin Poetry Slam Champion, a three time Texas Grand Slam Finalist, and was a member of the 2015 National Championship Team. He also once popped a bag of popcorn without burning a single kernel, which is arguably one of his greatest achievements.
His poetry covers a gamut of topics ranging from being mixed race, to gun control, to mental health awareness, to never settling in relationships. Slam poetry is an art form he loves due to its raw vulnerability and it’s ability to cultivate transparency and encourage dialogues into many different walks of life.
This interactive program is designed to engage audiences on a mental and emotional level about the power of Purposeful Empathy. Utilizing original and moving spoken word poetry, S.C. Says creates emotional anchors for audiences to truly comprehend and appreciate how practicing more empathy can improve their relationships, careers, and communities. The presentation, titled Kintsukuroi: Building with Purposeful Empathy, is funny, heartfelt and truly transformative and will absolutely change the way you see empathy and the people around you.
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