Taylor Mali

Spoken word poet, educator, TED Speaker (“Best of the Web” pick), 12th-generation New Yorker, inventor of @MetaphorDice.

[Taylor Mali @TaylorMali]

Hello, @NYCDOE! I think you might have the date of Diwali wrong in the 2025–26 calendar. Everywhere I look, it seems to be 10/21/2025, but currently your official calendar is giving October 20 as the day off from school.

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Is the teacher at my kids’ @NYCSchools allowed to give the Class Parent a simple roster of who is in the class? Each fall, Class Parents try to create accurate class contact lists, and it would be so much easier if we knew who we were missing!

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@PodSaveAmerica When Harris said her father always told her at the playground to “run, and be fearless” (I forget the exact words), did you not think we would hear those words again at the end of the speech?

[Taylor Mali @TaylorMali]

@asasser1 @kaysarahsera Sounds like I should visit your class via Zoom and give them a day to remember.

[Brooklyn Poets @BrooklynPoets]

In this weekly, in-person drop-in class w/ @TaylorMali, we’ll explore the way in which poems can emerge from “saying the quiet part out loud,” which is generally considered to be a bad thing.
https://t.co/ubVTT7AaB3

[Butler Center @butchilitcen]

📚 The Teachers I Loved Best by Taylor Mali and illustrated by Erica Root. #dailybutlershelfie #BackToSchoolMonth #TheTeachersILovedBest @TaylorMali @erica_draws @doubledaybooks

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The official release party for POETRY BY CHANCE next Friday @BrooklynPoets is free in person or on Zoom, but still requires registering in advance. Please join us.
https://t.co/yEQbPIERhT

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The book launch at @BrooklynPoets for the anthology of poems (I helped edit) all written using @MetaphorDice is FREE for all and will be broadcast on ZOOM! But you need to register here for either one: https://t.co/yEQbPIERhT

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This new Tuesday drop-in class w/ @TaylorMali will delve into the poetic consciousness of Chat GPT. We'll examine the intricacies and limitations of its syntax and discuss the creative possibilities that arise from using computers as inspiration. https://t.co/FciHNFsEjM

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New weekly drop-in workshop at Brooklyn Poets starts 6/20 at noon. Pre-registering is advised. Robots beware! https://t.co/Nntzsn1atq

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@JenGuyorJowett Yes! That one was one of my favorites! I love it for how SHORT it is, too.

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Can anyone get me in touch with my school friend Ali, seen here in one of the photos on his senior page? He’s had his ups and downs (who hasn’t?), but I’d love to find him again. We wrote our 7th grade term paper together! Alexander Maximilian Benedetto #AliBenedetto

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Fate has me resting my head at The Andover Inn tonight, which I didn’t realize was on the campus of @phillipsacademy where I have never performed or taught! I wish I had time to crash the English Department tomorrow!

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Alexander Benedetto, my old friend, you “pig-headed oxygen,” partner on our 7th-grade project on the Battle of Midway . . . where have you gone?

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I am at AWP! Tonight I have two readings at @HugoHouse, starting at 7:30, and I will have by new children’s book published yesterday. Come by: https://t.co/H7cKqz0S7J

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I’m teaching in-person again at @BrooklynPoets, and because it’s a drop-in class you can start on ANY Tuesday at noon (thru 2/28)! And remember: It takes a village to close the barn door after milk has been spilled! https://t.co/6iGq2l1Tfh

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@jcalkins_wb @MrClikestoteach “To teach is to learn twice.”

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@GiftedTawk Ummm, maybe you become a motivational spoken word poet who writes poems about ONCE HAVING MADE a god damn difference?

[Taylor Mali @TaylorMali]

@pswordwoman Thirty-five years ago, older gatekeepers were likely saying that about legends in the poetry slam, no?

[M. Da Glyde Woodrow @GlydeW15]

Brand new episode has dropped! Peace and big thanks to @TaylorMali for this one!

Check out my podcast, The Corner, on Spotify! https://t.co/DVNw80KBUP