Coming to the Stage 11/8/10: Huggy Bear da Poet

Performing at Cometry Night, November 8, 2010

Huggy Bear Da Poet was born and raised in the city of Mobile, Alabama. Though his talents have allotted him the opportunies to travel the world. Huggy has grace the stages of venues in states from Greenway theatre in L. A.; Apache Café in Atlanta; to the Nuyorican Café in New York City. He has opened up and for such greats as Nikki Giovanna and Jesse Jackson. He has graced the stage with some of the biggest poets, comics & entertainers in the industry. He was also a big Break finalist on the Tom Joyner Sky Show. Through his socially aware poetry he has captivated and evoked social change in each and every venue he has performed. Huggy writes from the heart and performs from the soul. He uses spoken word to motivate, empower, and agitate people toward social change. His in your face style of performance provides a catalyst to make one look deep within one’s self and face those things that might be one of your own personal fears. Huggy is self-published poet. In his book titled Love, Laughter, Heartache and Pain, he takes the reader on a journey through his own personal walk in life. In this book he shares very intimate details of his battles with the pain of deception, social political awareness and the struggle of the black family. As the reader takes the ride with this “Lyrical Beast,” it becomes obvious that he writes from real experiences which were brought forth from the pain, happiness, and learned lessons of life. His CD Where I Was followed the book to continue to entice his listeners with the raw truth. In his travels Huggy has become painfully aware of the struggles his people still endure. He spits poems of social resistance, as he captures the pain and triumph of being black in today’s society. This inspired him to create the Africa Town Poet Society. He wanted the rich cultural history of his ancestors in Mobile to live on. Through his poetry, guidance, and teaching, he has insured that the legacy of his ancestors will continue to be passed on through the tradition of oral history. Through spoken word Alex “Huggy Bear” Lofton II, hopes the social change will not be revolutionary, but evolutionary in the sense that it will be ultimate tool in our struggle to make Black America better.