Scott Woods is an African-American poet, writer and musician from Columbus, Ohio

Columbus, Ohio

Columbus is the capital of and the largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio. The broader metropolitan area encompasses several counties and is the third largest in Ohio behind those of Cleveland and Cincinnati. Columbus is the third largest city in the American Midwest, and the fifteenth largest city...

. He is a slam poet as well as the current and longest-running president of the national non-profit organization, Poetry Slam, Inc.

Poetry Slam, Inc.

Poetry Slam, Inc. is the official 501 non-profit organization charged with overseeing the international coalition of poetry slams...

, and was the first poet to ever complete a 24-hour poetry feature. He has since repeated this feat six times, without repeating a single poem. On April 5, 2009, Scott completed his fourth annual 24-hour poetry feature. On March 28, 2010, Scott once again completed his fifth straight 24-hour poetry feature at Kafe Kerouac in Columbus, Ohio. On April 3, 2011, Scott completed 24-hour poetry feature number six at Kafe Kerouac.

Woods also records under a number of pseudonyms as part of his musical career and has released over a dozen albums through the Black Air Press Music label.

External links

¤ http://www.answers.com/topic/scott-woods Biography of Scott Woods in Contemporary Black Biography

¤ http://www.blackair.org Official site