SHAWN WILLIAM A R T I S T | W R I T E R | E D U C A T O R | A C T I V I S T

Raised in Oakland, CA, Shawn William is

a captivating and multi-talented artist who has

toured nationally for spoken word performances,

poetry slams and workshops. Shawn's vivid and

sometimes comical storytelling style is not only

relatable to many audiences, but riveting as well.

He was also 1/5 of the critically-acclaimed spoken

word group Fiveology, which toured with Jill Scott

and made several appearances on Verses and Flow

(TVOne). 

For the past two years, Shawn has pushed his

artistic brand by creating thought-provoking

content on numerous social media outlets and

receiving over 15 million views and 4 million re-

posts from well-known celebrities such as

Gabrielle Union, Russell Simmons and NFL Hall of

Famers. He is also a loving father of two children

and uses his talents to inspire and elevate his

surrounding community.

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“My talents are a blessing, dreams that wake me up in the middle of the night to create visual and verbal artistry. If I cannot spark dialogue and make people feel something, then

why should I waste their time and my talent?”

D O N ' T F O L L O W T R E N D I N G T O P I C S - C R E A T E T H E M

SPOKEN WORD WORKSHOPSHOSTINGTHE GOLDEN STATE SLAM

(OAKLAND 2009-2013)

NATIONAL POETRY SLAM

GROUP PIECE FINALS

(OAKLAND 2015)

NATIONAL POETRY SLAM SEMI-

FINALS (OAKLAND 2014)

THE COLLECTIVE FEAT. BILAL

(OAKLAND 2008)

THE COLLECTIVE FEAT. ERIC

ROBERTSON (OAKLAND 2008)

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THE ARSENIO HALL SHOW

(CBS)

VERSES AND FLOW (TVONE)

MCDONALD'S 365 AWARDS

(BET)

THE APOLLO THEATER, NYC

ESSENCE MUSICAL FESTIVAL

RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL, NYC

STEVE PERRY S.O.S. (SAVE

OUR SONS) TOUR

CREATIVE WRITING (UCLA)

'MAKE THE POETRY JUMP OFF

THE PAGE' (OHIO STATE)

'BUSINESS & ARTISTRY: HOW

TO BALANCE BOTH'

(CAL STATE)

'HOW TO BE BIGGER ON STAGE'

PERFORMANCE POETRY

(UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON)