If you are picking Taylor up at the airport, below is a picture of what he is likely to look like.

If you have been tasked with introducing Taylor, feel free to write your own introduction mixing whatever facts and anecdotes you would like. But if you are pressed for time and want something that will get the job done, use this:

INTRODUCTION CUE CARD

“Our featured reader today/tonight, New York performance poet Taylor Mali, measures his life in a variety of ways: He has 10 years of experience as a professional spoken word artist; he has one book, one DVD, and four cds; for 10 months, he was the official voice of Burger King; he was a national poetry slam champion four times; three times he appeared on the HBO original series "Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry"; for nine years he taught college, high school, and middle school; and once, in a single SCRABBLE game, he earned a score of 581; but MOST IMPORTANTLY OF ALL, after hearing his work, 526 people have told him they will now become teachers. Please help me welcome the man who wants to create one thousand new teachers, Taylor Mali.”