This page has been developed to help you get to know The Man, The Spirit, The Poet we call Khiry Malik.....
Who he is...
The date.....1-6-1975 6:01 am in Sacramento, California......he was born to Mary and Albert Moore
In the beginning..........Khiry wrote poetry to little girls.......not aware of his talents, he never kept copies for himself...............
The year.......1990, after writing poems for several years,
Khiry began to keep journals of his work, but it wasn't until years later, after several people told him that he needed to get published,
that Khiry actually took poetry seriously.
The year....1994..Denise Moore, Khiry's sister, purchased a computer, and soon afterwards, the files began to fill up with poetry from Khiry.....
The Month....May 1996...The release of Poetry from the Heart by Terry Moore.......
Terry would soon release best selling books that featured poetry by himself, other poets, and Khiry Malik
...the response was incredible........
Khiry Malik comes from a family richly rooted in poetry and art....
His brother, Terry Moore, His mother, Mary Moore, and her Mother the late Sallie Williams, are all poets.
At the funeral of Khiry's Great Aunt, Evna Mitchell,
Khiry Malik penned the heartfelt poem
entitled Rain, as a means of comforting his mother, who was shaken by the death,
Mrs.Moore then sent the poem to all of her friends,some of which passed the poem on to others,
the poem was featured on the obituaries at several funerals.....
The response from the few poems that Khiry had released was so great that Khiry soon found it almost impossible to not share his works........
The Date.........June 1997...
The opening of the poetry club "Aunties" was supposed to mark the spoken word debut of Khiry Malik as a poet....Khiry had worked there as a photographer,but gave up photography momentarily due to the death of his partner, Lanier Benoit.
Unfortunately, the club closed the same week that Khiry was booked to perform...
Two weeks later, Khiry came to On Broadway House of Jazz, where he was greeted by Sacramento's Most elite poets.
After several prompts from poets Sean King, Angelo Williams, Marianna Sousa, and local radio host Ebro,
Khiry grabbed the mic and read his piece.......
He went on in later weeks to read 3 more times before the club was shut down....During the duration of the club, Khiry was featured in the Sacramento Observer, as he penned the popular poem in tribute to the late Betty Shabazz.......
The Date......Jan 1998...The Opening of The Blue Room
Khiry signed up for the open mic, afterwards due to the buzz created by his poetry, he was given a feature at the club...shortly after that,and again to his growing popularity,
Khiry was asked to join the Poetry group that ran the club, once called 360/365,now called The Blue Room Players, he then impressed the crowd almost weekly with freshly penned poems that tackled subjects from revolution, world issues, and of course, love........The Blue room took a hiatus in July 1998
Since then, Khiry Malik has been featured at several events along with the Blue Room Players,and also without them, also in several newspapers including:
The Sacramento Observer(3 times),The Sacramento News and Review(4 times),
The Cosumnes College Connection, Khiry has performed at several events, inlcuding Luna's Cafe in Sacramento, The Blue Room,On Broadway House of Jazz in Sacramento,Boat cruises both in Sacramento and also in the Bay area,Carol's Books in Sacramento ....this is just to name a few......
Khiry's focus is on poetry as a means of expression, a means of communication, a way that people share similar experiences.......like therapy.
What's next? Khiry plans to release his book, "The Birth Of Soul Poetry", sometime in the very near future.....
Khiry has recently been selected to host the Annual Valentine's Poetry Dedication to Women for the year 2000 at Carol's Books....
Each Year a group of male poets gets together and reads poetry in tribute to our women, this event has gained wide spread attention, it is with great honor and pride that Khiry has accepted this responsiblity.
If you are or know of any male poets who would like to be part of this event, or if you would like additional Information, Contact Khiry Malik.....
If you'd like Khiry Malik to bring his word to your city, or if you would like to pre-order your book,(that way you will recieve an advanced, signed copy, or if you have questions, email us.......
Thank you for your interest.......
-article by Cory Moore
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