Poetry is Liberation

Nick Courmon is an international poet, spoken word artist, recording artist, workshop facilitator, and motivational speaker from Greensboro, NC. Nick has been writing poetry since 2009 and performing since 2011. Nick graduated from the University of North Carolina at Pembroke in 2019 with a B.A. in Political Science with a Pre-Law concentration. Nick is currently enrolled at North Carolina Central University where he is studying to receive his M.A. in African American History.

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Nick also serves as the Community Engagement Coordinator for the North Carolina Coalition for Alternatives to the Death Penalty (NCCADP). In addition to his work with the NCCADP, Nick is also currently serving as the spokesperson for the campaign to free Billie Allen from federal death row. 

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Nick uses his art to teach African American History, address a myriad of social issues, and advocate for mental health awareness. Nick has been featured in the Los Angeles Times, NBC's Today, VICE News, and Narratively. Nick has work published in Teen Ink Magazine, Social Soundtrack, and BROAD Magazine, a digital and social justice publication born from the Women's Studies and Gender Studies program at Loyola University Chicago. He has participated in the Southern Fried Poetry Slam and has been a featured performer at the North Carolina African American Cultural Celebration, the National Black Theatre Festival, the International Folk Festival, the NC African Film Festival, and the Mother Drum Healing Arts Foundation Festival.

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Nick has also used his art to collaborate with Beats by Dre, Gushers, USA Today, the Museum of Contemporary Art: North Miami, Where Is My Land, Missourians Against the Death Penalty, Democracy NC, NC Black Alliance, the Wounded Warrior Project, Palta, and the Athletic Department at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke.