ISBN-10: 0982148879
ISBN-13: 978-0982148877
Taylor's latest book, published by Write Bloody Books, is available in hard cover and paperback. United States Poet Laureate Billy Collins says, "Not since Taylor Mali, has there been a poet of the likes of Taylor Mali—which is to say he is a man of unique properties. He is tagged as a performance poet, but his performances, rather than being frontal assaults, are leavened by charm and wit and could survive happily on the page.” Clicking the link below will take you to the Write Bloody store.
"WHAT TEACHERS MAKE" BANNER PENS! A great way for new teachers (or veterans!) to remind themselves why they chose to do what they do. Each pen has the entire text of "What Teachers Make" on a pull-out banner rolled up inside like a spring-loaded window shade. The reverse outlines Taylor's quest for 1,000 new teachers. Five pens for $24.90 (includes shipping). Bulk discounts available by emailing Taylor directly.
Taylor’s first live spoken word CD since 2003, “Icarus Airlines” contains 34 tracks including “Miracle Workers,” “Holding Your Position,” “The Entire Act of Sorrow,” and Taylor reading Billy Collins’s “The Lanyard.” Click the CD image for complete contents. Price $15 (plus shipping).
With young poets, we forgive their early missteps. With old poets, we forgive their faltering voices. “Icarus Airlines” is proof of a world class performance poet at the pinnacle of his powers. Simply the best Taylor Mali CD so far. (Steve Marsh, Executive Director of Poetry Slam Inc.)
One of the most entertaining, and thought-provoking spoken word albums I've heard in the 21st century. “Icarus Airlines” totally flies. (Mighty Mike McGee, World Poetry Slam Champion)
Published in July of 2002 from Hanover Press, What Learning leaves has text versions of many of the poems that appear on Taylor Mali's first two CDs. Price $12 (plus shipping).
ISBN: 1-893972-06-2
Taylor Mali’s first 100% live album. Twenty-two beautifully recorded tracks from seven different performances between 2000 and 2003, Ann Arbor to Anchorage. With artwork designed by Vadim Litvak (based on the work of 1940s illustrator Jim Flora) and liner notes by Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz, CONVICTION also contains many multi-voiced poems which existed for only a summer or, in one case, one single live performance. NEW! All tracks available for separate download from Audible.com for 79¢. Cost for all CDs is $15.
ISBN: 1-887012-17-6
UPC: 9 7818870 12171
This was my first recording, made in 1995. It was originally released as a cassette tape, and later re-released as a cd. Half of it is live from a performance I did in Key West, and the other half was recorded in a garage on Cape Cod. Fresh out of graduate school in Kansas, I certainly show a broader range (more lyrical, more lascivious) than in my more recent work. Click the title for a list of poems included. Cost for all CDs is $15.
This DVD gathers together some of the biggest names in contemporary poetry and spoken word including Taylor Mali, Roger Bonair-Agard, Celena Glenn, Beau Sia, John S. Hall, Ishle Yi Park, Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz, Rachel & George McKibbens, and Shappy. In addition to 15 live performances shot beautifully by filmmaker Kristen Loeb, the DVD also contains an in-depth interview called “Bookends” in which Mali talks candidly about poetry, spoken word, and the art of teaching. All after-tax profits from the sale of this DVD are donated to educational charities. Cost is $19.99.
I recorded this cd at the William Morris Agency's in-house audition studio during the SAG voiceover strike of 2000. The quality of the recording is pristine, but those who have heard me live say that the performance of the poems is too relaxed. Seven of the 13 tracks are teacher-related. Click the title for a list of poems included. Cost for all CDs is $15.
The first four Best of Urbana CDs all together for a bargain price of $30! Particularly useful for forensics teams that are looking for good poems to use in competition. Enjoy some of the best spoken word poets on the poetry slam scene performing at the most successful poetry slam series in the history of slam: NYC-Urbana! Poets include Regie Gibson, Patricia Smith, Jeffrey McDaniel, Celena Glenn, Beau Sia, Alexis O’Hara, Shappy, Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz, Galway Kinnell, Rachel McKibbens, Billy Collins, Dawn Saylor, Mike Henry,Corinna Bain, Sage Francis, Queen Sheba, Rives, Andrea Gibson, Taylor Mali, Kid Beyond, The Suicide Kings, and many more! Also includes several team pieces and duets! [NOTE: This product is sold and distributed by the Urbana Poetry Series and cannot therefore be shipped together with other items purchased from this website.]
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The newest compilation of spoken word and poetry from the most successful poetry slam series in the history of the poetry slam: NYC-Urbana! A big hit with speech & debate teams and students looking for pieces to cover in the National Recitation Contest. Includes memorable tracks by well known spoken word artists such as Sonya Renee, Buddy Wakefield, Andrea Gibson, Anis Mojgani, Christa Bell, Beau Sia, Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz, Taylor Mali, Iyeoka Okaowo and many more! [NOTE: This product is sold and distributed by the Urbana Poetry Series and cannot therefore be shipped together with other items purchased from this website.]
NYC-Urbana 10th Anniversary: GROUP PIECES
Containing the best group pieces and music-backed poems to come out of Urbana over the course of its 10-year history! Produced specifically for NYC-Urbana’s 10th Anniversary Show in December 2007, you’ll hear favorite poems from The Suicide Kings, Shappy (with Station Wagon), Alexis O’Hara (and her Loop Station), not to mention all of the best group pieces ever recorded by the most successful poetry slam series in history! [NOTE: This product is sold and distributed by the Urbana Poetry Series and cannot therefore be shipped together with other items purchased from this website.]
NYC-Urbana 10th Anniversary: The INDIE Pieces
Limited edition CD! Only 50 made. Once they’re gone, they’re gone. Quite simply, the best individual poems ever recorded at NYC-Urbana, the winningest poetry slam series in the history of the genre. Includes poems by Celena Glenn, Jeffrey McDaniel, Rachel McKibbens, Rives, Beau Sia, Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz, Taylor Mali, Anis Mojgani, and many more! [NOTE: This product is sold and distributed by the Urbana Poetry Series and cannot therefore be shipped together with other items purchased from this website.]
I had a whale of a time narrating this exciting and gruesome tale by Nathaniel Philbrick about the true story of the Essex, the only commercial whaler ever to be sunk by a whale. Herman Melville based much of Moby Dick on the story of the Essex. Publisher’s Weekly says, “Mali performs a keen reading that matches the gripping tone of Philbrick's work [making] sure that listeners ride the waves of exhilaration, fear, tragedy and joyous relief.”
I won a Golden Earphones Award from Audiophile Magazine for my narration of this account of the fire that consumed much of Chicago in 1871 byJim Murphy. “Slam poet Mali conveys the terror, rage and hope reborn experienced by the stunned Chicagoans, making this Audio Bookshelf production one that will burn in memory long after the recording ends.”
In narrating this great book by Jennifer Armstrong about Sir Ernest Shackleton's ill-fated expedition to the South Pole, I had to learn how to imitate five distinctly different accents for various members of the crew: English, Irish, Scottish, Australian, and New Zealand.
Edited by Neil Philip, this collection of fairy tales by American authors was the first book I ever narrated on tape. I still like many of the stories, especially the ones by L. Frank Baum, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and Carl Sandburg.
Author Jim Murphy won several awards with this historical account of the great blizzard of 1888, “the storm that changed the world.” I learned a lot about New York while narrating it.
This wonderful book by Michael Capuzzo chronicles the behavior of a rogue great white shark which terrorized the New Jersey shore in 1916. The movie Jaws was actually based on this series of attacks. It’s a gruesome story, and I had a lot of fun narrating it.
Sid Fleischman is a Newbery Award winning writer, and this biography of Houdini won the School Library Journal Best Book of 2006 award. I actually began to identify with the great escape artist while narrating this book. It’s a wonderful read.
Other Products
Stickers! "This Is A Like-Free Zone" (package of 50)
Do you know a few "Like Addicts"? Remind them to speak with conviction with this package of 50 stickers. Each sticker is 4.5 x 4.5 inches. Cost is $10 (plus shipping).
High-Resolution Downloadable Video
Download a high-resolution "clean" version of Taylor Mali performing "What Teachers Make" and "Miracle Workers" for $10. Click the "Buy Now" button on the right and wait until the Access Code gets emailed to you. Then come back to enter the code and download the videos.
What Learning leaves
Close To Shore
ESCAPE! The Story of the Great Houdini
