ARTIST SPOTLIGHT

Hailing from Italy, Simply Sil currently resides in Nashville, Tennessee. Poet, Writer, Producer, Social Activist, Mother she is known worldwide for her amazing ability to be a lyrical vessel, she soulfully connects with her audience using her gift ofpoetic testaments and conscious lessons. Her versatilityis enough to sway you romantically or touch you spiritually. Simply Sil’s crafty word play entices the mind andsooths the soul.Her ecliptic lyrics harness reality, experiences and current events.She takes you to a higher state of mental elevation to entice self awareness.Simply Sil has had the great opportunity to share thestage with many amazing artists and has opened for several DEF PoetryJams artists, including Triple Black, Black Ice, Red Storm,Georgia ME, Cocktails, Abyss and J-Ivy to name a few.

In her travels as a motivational speaker and spoken wordartist, Simply Sil has performed in several venues including NewYork’s Nuroyican Café, Atlantas 7 stages Theatre, The Loft TheRoof, The Jaya Monkey Café, Tennessee State University, The FrothyMonkey, Vanderbilt University, MTSU, African Street Festival,The Homeless Power Project, MLK Day, Nashville Peace and Justice Center, The Bellcourt Theatre and many Coffee Shops throughout the USA andEurope, Public schools, local Cable TV, correctional facilities andeven Street Corners!

Her calendar included hosting Lyrical Lava at Scojos on 2nd Ave North every Thursday evening and a monthly event she hosted at the Famous Kijijis Coffee House on Jefferson Street, in Nashville Tennessee. Currently she is the host for "The New Open Mic Event" at Stillwaters Cafe' every 2nd and last Friday, she is working on her third CD project, hopes to publish her first book as well as getting ready to tour the USA in the summer.

As Founder of Ink Diva Productions, she takes on the diligent role of Director and Producer for her annual "Women of Words"fundraiser, in which funds have been donated for 3 years to the YWCA Women Shelter. This year the event, scheduled to be held in June, will benefit the Women Research for HIV/AIDS cure. In addition to being nominated for the Southern Entertainment Awards, Simply Sil is a writer for a bi-monthly online magazine andco-hosts a weekly online radio show entitled "Every Woman",focusing on the struggles, victories, strengths and thesurvival tactics of artists and how their art form has helped themthroughout their journeys.

Her work has been featured in many publications including the Nashville RAGE", "The Scene", "The Tennessean" as wellas online magazines and e-anthology publications. She is also the recipient of several Poetry awards and the winner of Slams and Spoken Word/Poetry competitions. Fame and notoriety has never changed this “city girl” and hermessage...there is NOTHING SIMPLE about her INK. We invite you to indulge in the pleasure of hearing Simply Sil.

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