
Ryan Mergen, a 26
year old performance poet from California. Originally bred
to be a supercomputing dot-communist, he short circuited when he
discovered
performance poetry. He has performed his work at poetry venues
across
the U.S. He was the San Jose Grand Slam Champion of 2001, and
has competed at the National Poetry Slam. Currently, he lives
in Prague
and hosts Poetry in the Twilight, an English language poetry
and music showcase. This show celebrated the release of his third
self-published
Chapbook, "Rhymes Per Minute".