He first started speaking at open mic poetry events in 2011 in Hampton, Va. He has since launched 2 open mic venues in LA as well as Hampton Va. Sipho’s passion for poetry begin at a very age. As a boy he would read Langston Hughes, Pablo Neruda, Walt Whitman to name a few. It wasn’t until in his teens when he found his own words and started writing poems. Since the start of his open mic career he and his team Poetic Expressions(POEX) has put on showcases at numerous churches, univesities and business across the U.S.. With a mission to spread the word that poetry is still very alive and vibrant art. Also to give other future poets a place to create and share there words.