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Annie Lesser distinguished herself as a poet in 2007 by recieving an Honarable Mention from the National Foundation for the Advancement of the Arts and a recognition from the Illinois Foundation for the Advancement of the Arts. Beyond that in 2006 she was a finalist in the annual Chicago teen slam poetry festival "Louder than a Bomb" and a semi-finalist in the 2008 New York "Urban Word" slam poetry festival. At the end of Summer 2008 Annie recorded her first poetry album A. Lesser Poet Presents Just Another Cluck Sucking Extended Play. It can be purchased on iTunes, Amazon, Napster, eMusic, Audio Lunchbox, and many other popular music download sites. She has been a feature multiple times at the La MaMa E.T.C's monthly poetry series, Poetry Electric. Most recently Annie was named first runner-up in the 2009 EuroGlobe International Poetry Slam Battle. Please feel free to visit the A. Lesser Poet myspace by clicking here. You may return to the homepage here. |