Phil Kaye

Phil Kaye is an Japanese-American poet. He is the co-director of Project VOICE, and writes and performs as a spoken word artist both in solo and group projects. Kaye is the author of two books, A Light Bulb Symphony (2011) and Date & Time (2018).

Early life
Phil Kaye is originally from California, and began performing spoken word poetry at the age of seventeen. He is currently the co-director of Project VOICE. He later also made the National Poetry Slam Finals.

Spoken word
Phil Kaye writes and performs both solo spoken word pieces and duets with partners including Sarah Kay. In 2015 Kaye performed with the Dalai Lama as a part of his 80th birthday celebration. He has also performed on NPR and at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. As of 2017 Kaye has performed in fifteen countries across several hundred events. His poetry has also appeared printed on a clothing line by Uniqlo. In addition to his poetry, Kaye has worked as a filmmaker and as the head coordinator of the Space in Prisons for the Arts and Creative Expression.

Books
Kaye released his first poetry collection A Light Bulb Symphony in 2011, which covered themes including his family life, ancestry, and stories from his grandfathers. In 2018, Kaye’s second book Date & Time was ranked on an Amazon bestseller list.

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Category:Living people
Category:American spoken word artists
Category:American spoken word poets
Category:21st-century American poets
Category:Poets from California
Category:American people of Japanese descent
Category:American poets of Japanese descent
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)