Corbet Dean is a police officer in Phonenix and an amazing "slam poet".
Check out this powerful piece here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMtwLWgEEdkAmazing, awesome and powerful is all I can say, and I didn't know what a "slam poet" was before I heard Officer Dean interviewed on Nova M Radio...
Corbet Dean is entered in FameCast, an international talent competition, and he's made it into the top 10 finalists...
If he wins first place, he intends to donate half the prize money, $5,000.00 to a domestic violence shelter located on his beat in Phoenix. He's also trying to get local businesses to come up with matching donations for the shelter as well. So it would be a really good thing if he were to win.
We here at DU can help out by checking out his work, and if you feel moved, (like I did) follow this link to vote for him. Voting ends Wednesday, and you can view his entry here:
http://www.famecast.com/contest/centerstage.php?stage_id=15&round_id=93Free registration is required to validate your vote.
You can also check out his website at
http://www.corbetdean.com/Much mahalo to Jeff Farias at Nova M Radio for shining the light on this awesomely inspiring man.