Amir Safi is from College Station and is based out of Houston, Texas. He is a graduate of Texas A&M University. He is the co-founder of Mic Check 501(c)3, the Texas Grand Slam Poetry Festival and the founder of Write About Now. He is a 2017 Houston Poet Laureate Finalist, a 2013 and 2015 Southern Fried Poetry Slam Champion, a 2013 National Slam Poetry semi-finalist and his work has been featured by A plus, Upworthy, The Huffington Post, Whataburger, Total Frat Move and more.
Today Matt, Xach and Amir discuss how Amir got started in poetry and how his organization Write About Now has grown to over 1 million followers across all social platforms. We discuss community building, the importance of partnering with others and how the new virtual age is helping organizations stay connected.

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