What gravitates you to poetry over other styles of writing?

Every day life gravitates me to poetry.  I see so many things that move me to write.  I write short stories and other things but with poetry; you can sum up a lot with very few words.  It’s  intimate,  its direct, it’s more concentrated.

What motivates your muse?═ What's the inspiration behind Kahn Davison?

My past, my present and my future.  Losing my parents and my grand parents motivates me.  I want to make sure their faces are smiling in heaven.  My family motivates me.   My kids Malachi, Jaylen, Maykia, and my fiancée Tasha motivate me to write and be successful.  My family’s success in the future depends largely on me.

How long have you been writing and performing poetry/spoken word?

I’ve been writing for well over 10 years and performing for only about 3.

What is your most important conveyance in your art? How do you want people to feel once being exposed to Kahn Davison?

I really just want people to feel like they “know me” when I they read me or hear me.  I am a very personal poet.  I put all of my indiscretions, flaws, mistakes,  skeletons, trials and tribulations out there for all to see.  I’m not ashamed of my life nor embarrassed of it.  A lot of people have been through similar things as me, and I just try to connect with everyone.

Tell us about your experiences in Europe.

I was in London for 10 days and it was great.  I had six performances and I enjoyed and I feel I was appreciated at all of them.  The vibe and the flavor of the people is so different there.  I met brothers and sisters from different parts of West Africa, as well as lot from the states.  There were parts of London that were full of beautiful buildings form 3 different  time periods and there were Ghettos and rundown parts of London.  They were very appreciative of my poetry and enjoyed my performances.  Its nothing like leave the U.S. to open your mind.  The world is so big!  Traveling not only opens your mind but it broadens your work.  Content in poetry is largely based on personal experiences so traveling and venturing out will improve your work.

Tell us about the new CD "Nothin' But Kahn".

Its my best and most current work.  My goal was to make a well balanced poetry CD for people who like poetry.  There are tracks with music, there are live tracks, there are a cappella tracks and there are even live tracks that have had music added to them later on.

In my poems I address social issues like wars going on in the Sudan, Uganda, Middle East.  I address problems going on in schools,  I have inspirational poems, erotic and love poems and poems about jazz.  It’s a diverse CD.

What is next on the agenda for Kahn?

In the coming weeks I’ll be filming my first independent movie (tentatively titled A Poet’s Love)……..That’s the main project.   I’m a member of the 2005 Detroit Slam Team, and of course I’m still wiring poems, etc..  but all other major project have been put on hold.

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