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A native of New York, D-Rod moved to Tampa in 1999. After winning the Bay Area Poetry Competition over multiple years, he was invited to join Black On Black Rhyme Poetry Troupe in 2004. He created and co-hosted Island Vibez Poetry and its subsequent shows The Event & The Vibe. As a traveling artist, he has graced such iconic stages as the Nuyorican Poetry Café, the Bowery, and the Apache Cafe. As host of "Poetry Is..." on 88.5FM WMNF Tampa he has covered Spoken Word events all over the country & internationally as the "Poetry Ambassador" since 2011. Recently he has entered into the realm of national Poetry Slam competition and placed 9th in the nation in 2022.