ROBERT LAWRENCE

Moved by the performance of young slam poets and the untimely death of poet Harvey Plotnick, Robert Lawrence, author of several plays produced at Chicago community theatres, set out to write and perform poetry. He has performed at various Chicagoland venues, including the Green Mill, Weeds, the Mercury Cafe, Cafe Express, Coffee Chicago, the Cafe, the Subterranean, and the Chicago History Museum. He was selected by the Poetry Center of Chicago to perform at the 2005 Around the Coyote festival and by Chicagopoetry.com to perform at the 2006 Printer's Row Bookfair. Poems of his have been published in American Open Mike and The YCA Anthology. Bob has taught writing at Columbia College, Triton College, and DeVry University.