Jair Trice, “The Literary Masturbator™” is a poet, spoken word artist,  Minister of Musings, Director of Dialogue, and activist recently relocated to the Bay Area of Northern California from Los Angeles where he was a regular with PoetsJazzHouse at Sonny’s Spot www.myspace.com/poetsjazzhouse in Leimert Park.

His work has appeared in/on ION TV Presents PoetsJazzHouse, Myne Mic Radio Show, Sequoia Magazine, DownSideUp, In The Meantime “Statements of Pride Issue” GentleChaos, ThirdThursdayLA, and he is the author of the chapbook “Sacred Sensual Secrets”. Look for his upcoming book and spoken word CD, “Confessions of a Literary Masturbator™”

He has appeared at/or coordinated events for numerous festivals and spoken word venues around Southern California including The African Marketplace, Pan African Film Festival, Sabor Con Fusion, Carlotta’s Fine Art, Soulful Salon ATB Event, Los Angeles Black Book Expo, The Love Movement, Abbot’s Habit, UnUrban’s “ReallyBigShow” 5th Street Dick’s, and others. He is also part of the spoken word/vocal duo BettaWayz with vocalist Regi Perry.

You can read his work at his blog literarymasturbator.spaces.live.com/ or connect to him on MySpace www.myspace.com/theliterarymasturbator Jair is a Libra and an avid fan of the Los Angeles Lakers.
 
Contact him at theliterarymasturbator@gmail.com