Photo by Bryant HuaAlexis Marie s a 17 year old Brooklyn native with a passion for social justice and change. Actress, poet, writer, spoken word artist and community activist Alexis is young in age but mature in her craft and passion for performance art. Along with being a member of Urban Word NYC's Youth Leadership Board (Word Wide), she was also a member of the 2008 Urban Word NYC Teen Poetry Slam Team that took second place at the national competition in Washington, D.C and won The Green Mic sponsored by Robert Redford—the prize for which she was able to travel to Utah this past January to perform at the Sundance Film Festival. The 2008 Urban Word NYC Team was also featured in HBO's Brave New Voices.

This past year she also took second place at the NY Knicks Poetry Slam, and premiered her first one-woman show, Diary of a Young Black Girl, at Dance Theater Workshop. She has performed on many stages including the Nuyorican Poets Cafe, The Bowery Poetry Club, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Madison Square Garden, The Hammerstein, The Kennedy Center, The Lincoln theater and many more. Alexis aspires to be a English professor and ultimately share her gift of word with the world.

Poetry Slam Credits

* Winner of the 2008 Urban Word NYC Youth Poetry Slam Finals
* 2nd Place winner of the 2008 Knicks Poetry Slam
* Winner of Speak Green sponsored by Robert Redford
* Finalist in the 2009 Nuyorican Neophyte Slam
* 2nd in the nation at Brave New Voices International Youth Poetry Festival 2008