Clinton D. Powell

Who was Clinton D. Powell?

Reportedly born in Reidsville, Georgia, Clinton D. Powell grew up in Savannah, where he graduated from Alfred E. Beach High School and participated in the Upward Bound Program at Savannah State University. He later studied at both Tuskegee University in Alabama and again at Savannah State. He is one of he most popular spoken word artists and creative arts advocates to come out of Savannah, Georgia.

Famous Quotes:

• “I want to be able to touch every part of our community with poetry.”
• “These kids will make you cry, laugh… They make you feel all kinds of emotions through their writings and they share a lot with me, as an instructor, that they might not normally share with other people because they are young artists and they need a platform for pulling that stuff out.”
• “Once you do a piece on the stage, you become that poem or you become that piece. That’s really who you are. I think that’s why some artists have stage names, you know? I don’t have a stage name, it’s pretty much just me.”